Recent Blog Posts
Efficiency vs. Exploration
post a comment | posted 2 days ago
Originally posted at Collaborative Thinking
FYI, I enjoyed reading the article: Wellsprings of Creation: Perturbation and the Paradox of the Highly Disciplined Organization -- HBS Working Knowledge
Executive Summary:
Many organizations struggle to balance the conflicting demands of eff...
Project Status: Social Networking Within The Enterprise
post a comment | posted 3 days ago
Originally posted at Collaborative Thinking
I thought people would like to know about the status of our contextual research project on social networking within the enterprise. Here's where we are with the field research study after going through this mornings replies to the call-for-partici...
Cisco Finds New Path Towards Collaboration
post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at Collaborative Thinking
Moving into adjacent markets takes time - more than people might expect - in the news items below, Cisco continues to transition from unified communications into a more traditional collaboration space. What's next? I imagine a more definitive move...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Books that might be worth reading
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at Collaborative Thinking
Although summer is winding down, I'm adding these two to my reading list: The Power of Momentum: Companies That Build Their Wave and Ride It
Published: August 20, 2008 in Knowledge@Wharton
How can a company deliver continuous, exceptional gro...
Employee Networks (E2E)
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at Collaborative Thinking
Some insightful company profiles:The new employee connection: Social networking behind the firewallMicrosoft calls it TownSquare. Deloitte hosts D Street. IBM has its Beehive, and Best Buy its BlueShirt Nation. No, it's not a real estate explosion....
Participation In Social Networking Contextual Research Project
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at Collaborative Thinking
Social Networking within the Enterprise
Burton Group is conducting a qualitative research project to assess organizational and technology trends driving interest in social networking within the enterprise. A mix of face-to-face and telephone int...
It's that time of year
post a comment | posted Aug 1
Originally posted at Collaborative Thinking
When the family heads to Cape Cod. For the next week, no computer - just books, newspapers, beach and seafood.
Where we've stayed for the past 15 years or so...
So no blog posts for a while.
It takes a village to raise a social network
post a comment | posted Jul 29
Originally posted at Collaborative Thinking
Great metaphor by Liz Lawley (see below) people should remember if they are involved in the user experience, design and community-building aspects of social networks: Macworld | Researchers help define next-generation social networking...
Communication (and Coordination?) in a Modern, Complex Organization
post a comment | posted Jul 29
Originally posted at Collaborative Thinking
I love the opening quote: "The social system is an organization, like the individual, that is bound together by a system of communication." - Norbert Wiener (1948, p. 24) The PDF is worth reading (follow the citation link below to download the pape...
Reference Architecture For Social Network Sites
post a comment | posted Jul 29
Originally posted at Collaborative Thinking
Today and tomorrow I will be finalizing the reference architecture document below. "Templates" illustrate infrastructure and act as blueprints organizations can leverage as they make decisions on IT architecture. The focus on architecture makes te...