Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Olivier Verbeke
At each stage in its extraordinary development, the internet has encountered scepticism and resistance in boardrooms. Alarms have greeted each internet-based technology: would it distract employees or, worse, create unacceptable risks?
Over time, internet tools have been accommodated and have delivered huge benefits. But the same questions are now being asked about the latest generation of internet technologies, such as social networking tools.
Read the full article at www.ft.com
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Eric Rodriguez
Where does knowledge management fit in this climate for law firms? Key points:
Read the full article at kmspace.blogspot.com
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Thomas Vander Wal
In early October 2008, with another legal KM practitioner, I gave a presentation on wikis to an experienced group of legal knowledge managers. Although about a third of the audience had wikis internally, there were still some people without significant practical experience with wikis.
The talk was organized in three parts. I started with an introduction to wikis, starting from the beginning, and highlighting their key features. My colleague then presented on her firm’s innovative use of Thoughtfarmer wikis. Then I discussed how my firm is leveraging Sharepoint wikis.
Read the full article at caselines.blogspot.com
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Olivier Verbeke
“To me, Twitter is fast becoming my personal submarine and periscope to the ocean of the World Wide Web, the personal areas I want to go to defined by my relationships to people and ideas. It doesn’t mean that I don’t use the rest of the web: Twitter is an adjunct to the web, a very important adjunct, but an adjunct nevertheless. The way I use Twitter teaches me something, something about the way things may be going.”
Read the full article at confusedofcalcutta.com
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Gregory Culpin
“Phil, it’s not as simple as you think. Organizations are living, breathing organisms. They are like people – with their own histories, dreams, desires, jealousies, traditions and habits. And they are made up of people, no two of whom are alike, while at the same time they share certain beliefs, values and behaviours. That all wraps up into what we call our “corporate culture,” and it’s worth more to us than a thousand desktop computers or a million mission statements. It’s what makes us a cohesive whole, a team-based organization that is not tripping over itself every second of every day.”
Read the full article at www.pmctraining.com
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Scott Gavin
In addition to the 106 comments(!) these are the top 5 high value benefits identified:
1) Understanding the social circles in our industry
2) Valuable Business Relationships
3) Uncover Opportunities for Online Collaboration
4) Strengthen Existing Relationships
5) Daily nuggets of humor and fun
Read the full article at blog.mrtweet.net
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Gregory Culpin
“A superhero is a hero with superpowers.”
An imaginative article by Matthew Cornell about personal productivity abilities and an enjoyable read.
Read the full article at matthewcornell.org
Thursday, January 1st, 2009
Gregory Culpin
Cisco, Chambers argues, is the best possible model for how a large, global business can operate: as a distributed idea engine where leadership emerges organically, unfettered by a central command.
Chambers wants nothing less than a total redesign of the corporation as we know it. Starting at the top: “You won’t have to depend on the CEO anymore.” About those Cisco execs who left, he says he came to realize that “some people need a command-and-control environment.” But that’s not the way of the future: “We now have a whole pool of talent who can lead these working groups, like mini CEOs and COOs. We’re growing ideas, but we’re growing people as well.” In fact, he says, “where I might have had two potential successors, I now have 500.”
Read the full article at www.fastcompany.com
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