Herb reflects on ten years of being a supply chain consultant, and notes a few differences: – The office is much quieter today than 10 years ago. – The phone doesn’t ring anymore – email has replaced phone calls, and some people route their phone straight to voice […]
Ana comments on the difference between using email to collaborate and using an online collaboration tool: “So despite prioritizing messages and labelling them, the fact is that in a tool such as email it is hard to focus (not to mention keeping track of the discussion when you […]
Chad has been writing about leadership, and one of the words he has been exploring is “collaborate.” In his most recent post, he talks about the difference between contribution and collaboration: “The Transactional leader is looking for contributors. Another word for contributor is ‘producer’. Contribute something to the […]
In article titled The Psychology of Repository Permanence, Deane writes: “I’ve worked in a fair amount of companies, and consulted with many others, and I’m starting to believe that a lot of the problems each one has had with document management boils down to one thing: lack of […]
This is the fourth post in a series about defining collaboration. Previously: – Post 1 looked at the three P’s of collaboration (potential, process, and practice). – Post 2 talked about four types of work. – Post 3 examined the ceiling of opportunity and value. This post looks […]
(With thanks to Alex Manchester for getting the actual slide) In response to my post about making SharePoint not look like SharePoint, Mike asked where the figure I quoted came from. He said: “I would also like to see you cite your source for the statistic you quoted. […]
David at Technology Review interviewed Prof. Tom Davenport on how to best use collaboration IT: “What is the most effective way to use collaboration software? People who work on mapping collaboration and patterns of interaction between people have noticed that less is more. Historically, companies were quite interested […]
Sue wrote last month about intranets based on SharePoint that “don’t look like SharePoint”: “I’m spending this weekend hunkered down with the 433-page Intranet Design Annual 2011 from Nielsen Norman Group featuring what they consider this year’s 10 best intranets. As in the previous several years, about half […]
Ephraim reminds us of the necessity to get the basics right with collaboration, even with Enterprise 2.0 tools in the mix: “Let’s call a spade a spade: Enterprise 2.0 means collaborative and social web tools. Make it more complicated if you have to, but this is the heart […]
Motorola has been working on its own slate tablet, with similar specs to the Apple iPad. Alexander purchased one of the first ones available, and says it’s a huge disappointment: “I couldn’t resist the temptation to get my hands on the first Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) device and wanted […]
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