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“Access trumps possession. Access is better than ownership.” #SocBiz Aha!

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“Access trumps possession. Access is better than ownership.” – Kevin Kelly, Founder, Wired This is the incredibly prescient KK from 2009 on the power of access. Of course, this message speaks powerfully for the opportunity of social/open business; and what tools like ESNs (Enterprise Social Networks) offer: giving others access to shared knowledge trumps possession/ownership of the same. Gosh, I hope there are “Aha!s” all round. ←This Much We Know.→     Continue reading “Access trumps possession. Access is better than ownership.” #SocBiz Aha!

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Did I Just Pat Microsoft On The Head?

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I am a confirmed fan of Yammer, my Enterprise Social Network (ESN) of choice. I suppose I might be considered a super-user, in that I sponsored Yammer in my organization, use it every day, and am the main user in my network. So the above may colour my perspective, but reading an overview of how Microsoft is using Yammer inside the company, I felt like giving them a hug and saying “It’s OK, everything will be alright. It will work out in the end.” It just seems weird that the company that owns (through a $1.2b purchase) the(?) leading ESN … Continue reading Did I Just Pat Microsoft On The Head?

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Ten startling reasons to use an Enterprise Social Network

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Originally posted on The ESN Surgery:
In today’s climate, it is not about drafting in more resources to get more done; the challenge is to get more out of the resources you already have. So how do you do this? By using a collaborative environment such as an Enterprise Social Network you can improve productivity and hence profit. Below I have assembled a collection of startling statistics relating to issues that can often be addressed by using an Enterprise Social Network. 1.     Companies that have highly effective internal communications had 47% higher returns to shareholders over the last five years,… Continue reading Ten startling reasons to use an Enterprise Social Network