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
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
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
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Thomas Vander Wal
This post by John Tropea gives us a good look at Enterprise 2.0 through the lens of knowledge management using these newer tools.
Read the full article at libraryclips.blogsome.com
Monday, November 24th, 2008
Bill Ives
“A recent Computerworld article, Wikis that work: Four IT departments get it right, provides early adopters success stories at Enel, ShoreBank, NYK, and SAP. The first two used Traction Team Page, NYK used Atlassian’s Confluence and the SAP example did not mention a vendor. This is a comprehensive article that goes into good detail on each example. I recommend looking at the complete coverage.”
Read the full article at billives.typepad.com
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Xavier Bartholome
“The current economic climate is having a devastating effect on almost every business around. In order to adapt to changing conditions and opportunities, businesses will need to use flexible, adaptable systems to survive. The days of expensive year-long implementations of behind-the-firewall software look to be behind us.”
Read the full article at www.readwriteweb.com
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Gregory Culpin
Some companies have a much better appreciation of how to apply Web 2.0 than others. The projects described here have been selected to represent the diversity of innovations that fit under that broad heading. Some, such as Dell and PlusNet, show companies using Web 2.0 tools to find out how they can serve their customers better. Others, like Wachovia Bank and Best Buy, demonstrate the ability of Web 2.0 tools to help organisations work together better, document their implicit knowledge and even improve social cohesion.
But every example shows why it is imperative for enterprise IT departments to reach an understanding of Web 2.0, from both a technical and social perspective. Indeed, the advent of Web 2.0 gives IT a unique opportunity to become more innovative, more creative and a more valuable part of business. By enabling collaboration and fostering community, they can inject major value to the activities of business units as diverse as marketing, customer service and business development.
Read the full article at www.information-age.com
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Gregory Culpin
“Today, every larger company has locations spread geographically, and even if it is the same company, usually applying the same business rules, one will find that some of these remote locations are more successful than others.”
Read the full article at barthox.wordpress.com
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