I have but 10 hours left in the office before boarding a couple of planes (not simultaneously, mind you) and heading to Sydney for the Intranets 2015 conference hosted by Step Two Designs. The conference is on Wednesday and Thursday next week (May 20-21), with a post-conference workshop […]
I’ve traveled a bit with Air New Zealand recently, and one of the wording changes during most safety briefings onboard is that you can keep using certain gadgets during take-off and landing. The words said go something like this: Since you are onboard an Airbus A320 (or Boeing […]
In 10 Leadership Lessons from the IBM Executive School, August Turak writes about collaboration done wrong. Lesson six from the school is: 6. Great Leaders Stick Their Necks Out. It is a natural human trait to fear being evaluated. We crave wiggle room so we can deflect blame […]
Infoware released an updated version of DomainPatrol Social for IBM Connections. DomainPatrol Social is an uber-admin toolkit for working with, managing, and leveraging content in IBM Connections, providing capabilities not available out-of-the-box in Connections. Capabilities include: – New support for IBM Connections 5 CR2. – Merging two communities […]
Knowledge Hub recently announced a partnering agreement with Socitm, to provide an online collaboration capability for Socitm members. The intent is to provide new ways to facilitate peer-to-peer engagement and knowledge sharing. The new platform replaces a smattering of non-integrated tools: Knowledge Hub, the UK’s largest platform for […]
On slide 29 of my presentation on Cultivating Collaborative Behaviour, one of the ideas is to participate in “30 minute randomly assigned video chats.” One company that is actively encouraging this approach between its employees is Fog Creek: One initiative we’re trying at the moment is CoffeeTime. CoffeeTime […]
In June I will be presenting the User Adoption Strategies Workshop twice in Rotterdam, in partnership with Silverside. The workshop will be presented for two different audiences: – Wednesday June 10, for customers with IBM Connections, SmartCloud, and Sametime. – Thursday June 11, for customers with Microsoft SharePoint, […]
I gave the presentation above a couple of weeks back to a small group of wonderful people, and have finally had the time today to share it here. The presentation looks at the fundamental human practices of collaboration, and gives a series of strategies and approaches for individuals, […]
When I started working with David Ferris in the late 1990s, since many of our clients were in America, I gave up my New Zealand English for American spelling. Even though I should go back to New Zealand English now, I prefer the American way of spelling many […]
Cultured Code released an update to its Things task manager to support the Apple Watch: – Have all of your to-dos for the day easily accessible on your wrist, and mark them complete as you go. – Glance at your upcoming to-dos with a quick swipe on the […]
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