A few months ago I opined on the difference between Innovation and Innovation Cultures here, on this blog. It was a riff inspired by a post by Pat Lencioni on Bloomberg/Businessweek that largely dismissed Innovation programs, saying": As heretical as that may seem to those who want to believe that “innovation is everyone’s business,” consider […]
Headed to Toronto to speak at WebCom Toronto this week. From the site: On November 3rd, immerse yourself in the world of new Web trends, technologies and strategies and gauge their full potential for your enterprise. Learn about key collaboration strategies and techniques, wikis, real-time Web with Yammer, Internet/Intranet communities and professional social networks. All […]
A few weeks ago I did a video cast hosted by IBM on the “Social Workplace”. We talked about what tomorrows workplace will look like, discussed what is a red hot issue these days – preparing for millennials and their expectations for the workplace, and finally, the challenges and the opportunities for HR and performance acceleration in the […]
IBM has recently completed a study on the Social Workplace, based on conversations with over 700 Chief Human Resource Officers worldwide. The study is focused on the following: Cultivating creative leaders — who can more nimbly lead in complex, global environments Mobilizing for greater speed and flexibility — producing significantly greater capability to adjust underlying […]
Next week the GigaOM network hosts yet another addition of its clandestine famous Bunker Sessions. This event brings together a select group of industry thought leaders to discuss the business ramifications of a given emerging technology topic. The setting resembles a town hall format, inviting everyone to participate and share experiences. This time around the […]
The flagship Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston, Massachusetts ended last week. I’m going to pen two posts to cover my thoughts on the achievements and challenges in the Enterprise 2.0 sector based on observations at the conference. This post covers the big (positive) shifts and the conference itself. A quick disclaimer first: I’m on the […]
Next month I travel to Milan to speak at the 3rd International Forum on Enterprise 2.0. A premier event on next generation enterprises and the processes and technologies that will power them, this event attracts business and technology executives across Europe and respected thinkers, advisors and practitioners that play a role driving business performance at […]