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TRANS-Enterprise Social Networks: Hive Vancouver

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I spend a lot of my time studying, considering, activating in the area of ESNs (enterprise social networks). It has been my entrance to the world of net work (sic). A key issue I face with ESNs is that it always becomes a conversation about technology, rather than about people (deploying that technology). As I an oft to say: the ESN is just a tool. So, I spend quality time reading and exploring around the theoretical and practical edges of ESNs, and lo! what do I find but PEOPLE…everywhere! Inside the firewall, I spent a week working out loud under … Continue reading TRANS-Enterprise Social Networks: Hive Vancouver

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Why do We Need New Presentation Approaches? Because No-one Is Listening

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Everyone hates PowerPoint (notwithstanding all the PPT consultants who proclaim is has cooler transitions and widgets than people know). It doesn’t matter what PPT does. What matters is that we don’t like the outcome – the engorged dataset, the monotonous word-for-word reading of the presenter, the preference for data over learning / take-aways. We are inured to the build and rebuild of PPTs, taking last period’s content and updating it with NEW shiny content. What we want from presentations are memories, when our internal hard drive is bombarded with increasing amounts of data and we outsource everything to google. We … Continue reading Why do We Need New Presentation Approaches? Because No-one Is Listening

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I Am An Artist, You Are An Artist, We Are All Of Us Artists

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Seth Godin has some great content, of course, about people picking themselves. I have written previously about the transformation I went through when I realized the means of creative production were within reach upon first using MiniDV video technology and editing on an early iMac. Embracing the technology, I was effectively picking myself: because Suddenly, I was in control, a one-man shop, a creative force! I was a child again, trying things out, self-congratulatory, experimental, churning, learning. By producing content – where before I was just full of ideas – I was making art. I was a self-proclaimed artist. Modern art … Continue reading I Am An Artist, You Are An Artist, We Are All Of Us Artists

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#SocBiz = I Could Do That + Yeah, But You Didn’t.

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I like modern art. I like it because it is open, available, simple, of the people, with zero barriers to entry. It can capture the cultural zeitgeist, it invites people in to nose around, to have an opinion, without judgment. Modern art does not preclude, it is not stuffy, although it can carry the whiff of insider joke, a certain knowingness. I have a piece of modern art on my kitchen wall. How do I know it is modern art? Because it is a dish cloth on which is printed “modern art = I could do that + yeah, but … Continue reading #SocBiz = I Could Do That + Yeah, But You Didn’t.

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#RelentlessHumanity: Take 3

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I am working out loud on this blog. This means the content and much of the thinking is a work in progress. The work is the learning, and the learning is the work, as Harold Jarche says. One concept I am trying to better articulate for myself is how to have better conversations about the connected enterprise, and the (social) technology that drives us towards the future of work. Currently, these conversations are too technocratic: which service does what, how cool every piece of tech is, how a vendor can deliver a perfect intranet of things, even. Wrong approach. Where … Continue reading #RelentlessHumanity: Take 3

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Organizations Hate Insights

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They say that 80% of change projects fail, and by ‘they‘ I mean the bigwig consultants and Dr Google. Ask her*. Let’s worry not about citation. Instead, why the heck do so many change projects fail?! Here’s my process rough draft: Hey, something’s not right. We need to do something! [be more efficient / become more innovative / downsize.] Let’s investigate what we might need to do. Insight! <Light bulb moment from contemplation / investigation> Oh. It really means that? Hmmm. Let’s rethink this into something more palatable / an existing framework. Yes! That makes sense, right? Right? OK, let’s … Continue reading Organizations Hate Insights

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Digital Is The New Social

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One of the most popular blog posts here is called “Open Is The New Social.” It talks about how naming conventions are important to your business goals – and that no-one can complain about being ‘open’ vs those who complain that ‘social’ is water cooler nonsense. On the same refrain, it has been noted on ‘social’ circles how the word DIGITAL is making a comeback – the late-90s are cool again. In my team at work we recently had a conversation that went something like this: “Digital strategy > social strategy. Sounds better. Sounds good!” Why are we beating up … Continue reading Digital Is The New Social

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Can IT Be The Department of Yes?

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Discussing technology that powers the social enterprise, as I do, one clear distinction I have experienced is how it is MarComms / HR-types that “get it”; and IT-types that fold their arms and harumph about it. I spoke at a couple of Microsoft ‘social’ events this year about adopting social technology in the enterprise – using my company as a case study. Within the enterprise social community there is this natural conversation happening about ‘what if..’ and ‘Yes! And…‘ Conversely, in the MSoft audience were mainly IT-types, and there was a collective head scratching about the meaning of social. Instead, … Continue reading Can IT Be The Department of Yes?

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4 Manifestos To Live By… #4 – Incomplete Manifesto For Growth

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Manifesto: a new idea with prescriptive notions for carrying out change. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Manifesto 1 – Cluetrain. Manifesto 2 – Cult of Done. Manifesto 3 – Passionate Creative Worker. Manifesto 4 – Incomplete Manifesto for Growth. I have become increasingly influenced by design thinking in recent years. This design manifesto was first written by Bruce Mau in 1998, articulating his beliefs, strategies, and motivations. It is chock full [43, count ’em!] of deep thinking, lightly shared. Freewheelin’, obtuse, random, there is forward momentum throughout, replete with forgiveness. Heartening. My personal favourite? Number 26: Don’t enter awards competitions. Just don’t. It’s not good for you. ← … Continue reading 4 Manifestos To Live By… #4 – Incomplete Manifesto For Growth