Knowledge Heroes

Oliver Young, an analyst at Forrester Research, stated that despite there being a lot of buzz about the consumer market for web 2.0 applications, “the greatest opportunity today for vendors is in the business-to-business collaboration space”.

The trends is definitely on social networks and mashups. What about the B2B collaboration spaces. Tools like basecamp started early by providing a simple SaaS solution where one can manage projects with their clients. This trends is clearly growing to bigger needs in enterprises. More than project management, knowledge management can be done with your clients as well.

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This article from Harvard Business Publishing looks at the challenges facing boardrooms across the world in the face of the economic crisis. From creating value to harnessing network effects, the core of the article speaks to those pushing Enterprise 2.0 and KM 2.0 as well as senior management.

“How should boardrooms respond to the macro crisis? Is it just a case of recession-as-usual: budget-paring, personnel-slashing, and portfolio-trimming?
Not a chance. The tactics of recession-as-usual are neither necessary nor sufficient for firms to weather the global economic superstorm - because it’s no ordinary squall, but a once-in-a-lifetime gale ripping up the very foundations of the global economic order. Rather, the macro crisis requires decision makers to confront fundamental transformation on three levels.”

Read the full article at discussionleader.hbsp.com