37signals is getting ready to release a major revision of Basecamp. The calendar has been significantly upgraded: “It’s hard to believe we didn’t have a proper calendar in Basecamp until June of 2011. Before that we had a list-based view which worked exceptionally well for nearly seven years, […]
Mike Richardson from My Driving Seat offers a variety of strategies for having productive / agile meetings, including: “Map your meeting: Create a standing agenda and a master spreadsheet with tabs relevant to each agenda item with the expected inputs, throughputs and outputs. That way, the meetings are […]
Over on The Smarter Office blog, I posted on etiquette and efficiency when collaborating: “From an etiquette point-of-view, if you want to talk to someone directly, I feel that it’s best to ask permission via a text-based instant message first. “yt?” (short-hand for “Are you there?”) is a […]
The CIO of SAP talks about the benefits of deploying iPads to 14,000 of its employees: “The SAP iPad enterprise deployment is one of the biggest in the world, with more than 14,000 employees using Apple’s tablet. For SAP, iPad use has made employees more productive, and the […]
Research In Motion released version 2.0 of the PlayBook operating system. Two of the five new features are: “Integrated email client with a powerful unified inbox: With BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 you have the option to use a unified inbox that consolidates all messages in one place, including […]
In his series of Strategies for Success, Nicholas writes about the need for a system of organization: “A system of organisation, that’s what. It’s got to give you access to what you need, when you need it. It’s got to allow you to focus on the vital few. […]
In four weeks I’ll be in London to present a one-day master class on collaboration: “Many organisations are finding that gaining long-term measurable benefits from collaborative working is a significant challenge. Michael Sampson is a world leader in helping organisations to take advantage of collaboration, and in particular […]
Frank outlines four thinking styles in meetings, by mapping focus (single, multiple) against perspectives (single, multiple): “By FOCUS I refer to: What does the assembled group want to get out of the meeting? What is the intended outcome? Too often we venture into meetings (me included) with very […]
Pete outlines three advantages of desktop computers becoming more phone like, with the first being simplicity. He notes the downside too: “The main reason Apple wants to make Macs work like the iPhone and iPad is simple. Or rather, simplicity. Despite decades of innovation and the invention of […]
Huddle introduced the private beta of Huddle Sync, for synchronization of files across multiple devices and for collaborative work. “What makes Huddle Sync diferent? Unlike personal sync tools currently used in business, Huddle Sync gives you complete visibility of all content across the entire enterprise that may be […]
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