Reason and logic in the internet age
I think nowadays we have to rely far more on our own powers of reason and logic and indeed investigation in order to determine the validity of an idea, review, comment, etc. A good example is the Orlando Figes case – look it up on Google. We become the ultimate arbiters of truth and we don’t rely on any intermediaries to determine it (although certainly we are influenced by our peers and co-contributors). But I think this is preferred and I for one would not want to put this genie back in the bottle.
Thriving in the next 10 years – 10 boxes to tick
So I’ve looked backwards and now its time to turn my gaze forward. These are my thoughts on what capabilities or areas need attention in the next 10 years if we are to remain relevant and even thrive. They are focused on organisational relevance, not personal (this comes later :). I’d love to get your thoughts on what you think is important? (more…)
Thinking outside the inbox
Love this cheeky dig at email, how distracting it is and ultimately how we need to move beyond mail :)
New directions for Socialwrks and I
Finally I have a chance to make a big announcement on a new direction I’ve been working on for some time. Towards the end of last year, after about 6 years of running Socialwrks and helping organisations get to grips with social business and new social technologies as an independent consultant, I thought it was time to re-evaluate and explore my future direction. (more…)
A venny good description of Social Business
Perhaps a poor play on words but the real point is to use a good tool to capture some key insights that I recently got from an article that was a riff on a book. Which makes this brief post a “riff on a riff”. I’m talking about JP Rangaswami from Salesforce who was writing about Haydn Shaughnessy’s book, The Elastic Enterprise. In particular these key thoughts: “Haydn argues that for businesses to become truly social, they must be transformed, and radically at that. This transformation takes place in three dimensions. First, there is a change in how people are connected and how they communicate, both within the enterprise as well as beyond the enterprise, supply chain and distribution network, all the way to the customers themselves. Second, this transformation affects the very fabric of the industries involved, its participants, structures and processes as they evolve into open platform-based ecosystems rather than vertically integrated silos. These two facets, when taken in combination, then yield the third dimension: a genuine focus on the creation and evolution of shared value.” I took some creative license and embellished somewhat to come up with the Venn diagramme. What do you think of this as a description of social business?
Five enduring themes around social business that ensure its longevity
This is again one of those blog posts done for personal reasons, to collect my thoughts and to reaffirm my inspiration but hopefully it resonates with readers. This post has been rumbling around in my head for some time but I was prompted to finally get it out there by a similar post from Susan Scrupski that she wrote last year on the back of the Salesforce.com Dreamforce 11 Conference (I only just found it by chance). Unlike Susan I have not had a crisis of faith but I did want, as mentioned in my opening line, to reaffirm my faith and somehow go back to my roots and discover what inspired me to start on my current path as a proponent for the benefits of social business. Please chime in if you feel inspired to, or otherwise. (more…)
10 Commandments for Social Business
These are merely my views on what aspects of Social Business (see definition) are critical and should be taken into consideration before any initiative in this area, by an organisation of any kind is undertaken. I have looked at these before, each item in isolation at least, never before as an an entire list. I am compiling this list as a means of reference but I would dearly love to get other views. Is it worth compiling such a list (i.e. does it have value) and are the points I listed relevant? Have I missed any or got any wrong? If you have an interest and a moment I’d really appreciate your input in a comment. (more…)
Internal/external social networks and management fear
This is just a brief series of thoughts (hence the featured image :), I’d like to think inspired, triggered in passing by some interesting article or a discussion. In this case I shared one of my blog posts on LinkedIn, in the Intranet Professionals Group, which is closed, so I thought I’d share it here. I received some feedback and there was some discussion in the post comments. After the jump you can catch the gist of it. (more…)