Back in March this year, Gordon Ross wrote this great post reflecting on the role of power in organizations and its impact on social intranets projects. Reading that post left me musing on three topics: power as a relationship and the impact that has on our traditional notion of empowerment: in short, for someone to … Continue reading »
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Stowe Boyd on why the future of work is cooperative
As I’ve shared here before, about a week ago I participated in the Social Now event where I got the opportunity to finally meet face-to-face Stowe Boyd, one of the best thinkers about the future of businesses and work. Stowe did the closing keynote of the event and if you want a summary & tweetable … Continue reading »
Thinking about the Social Web
Photo by Matthew Burpee on Flickr Several articles recently caught my attention and got me thinking about the current state of the Social Web. In the first one, Don Tapscott interviewed one of my favourite authors – Clay Shirky – on the Internet as a Distractor and Disruptor. At some point Shirky says: Five years ago, I was … Continue reading »
Book review: Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky
I remember that maybe one year ago Lane Becker (@monstro) occasionally tweeted some quotes from a book called Cognitive Surplus. At that time I knew nothing about the book and little about the author: Clay Shirky. I made amends of the later when choosing “Here Comes Everybody” as my summer reading last year (check my … Continue reading »
When content finds you
And suddenly a thought: I now rarely search for content on topics that interest me. Instead, content comes to me through my network of connections on the social web, especially on Twitter. Interestingly I would say that this shift happened without me realizing it. Just a thought…
Social networks at the enterprise
The other day I was having an informal conversation with some colleagues around the topic of Web 2.0 tools inside an organization. The main question was “what can these new technologies do for businesses? What are companies using it for?”. The interest arose from their personal awareness/curiosity on the topic and they approached me because … Continue reading »
Book review: Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky
Every once in a while you come across one of those books that goes beyond the mere collection of anecdotes or examples on “hot” topics. “Here Comes Everybody” by Clay Shirky is one of those books. We now have communications tools that are flexible enough to match our social capabilities, and we are witnessing the … Continue reading »
A tale of tools and tribulations
The story repeats itself, only the characters change. “We need a tool to share information/improve access to information/get people to collaborate. What should we use?” At times the plot gets more complicated as the ones seeking advice bring on THE examples. “You know, something like a Wikipedia/Google Search/Facebook”. And there stands the poor Enterprise 2.0 … Continue reading »
The art of being social… online
For those of us blogging for several years, life streaming constantly, establishing worldwide connections via social networks, and having a tweet count with four digits, being social online just seems natural and easy. But for others, regardless of their age or digital literacy, things may not be so straightforward. I’m advising a friend on the … Continue reading »
That’s not my name: the ties of the new social
“…the information we give off about our selves… has dramatically increased our social visibility and made it easier for us to find each other…”, Clay Shirky in “Here Comes Everybody” Last week I was invited to attend an informal after work gathering organized and communicated via Twitter. During most part of the event I stood … Continue reading »
