Following on the heels of the explosive growth of social media phenomena like Facebook, Wikipedia and Twitter, companies are exploring whether they can leverage the “wisdom of the crowds” to solve the problem of connecting the bits of information that can lead to innovative products and improved service. Instead of a process-based technology or a data-centric technology, enterprise collaboration puts people at the center. If this sounds like a dramatic break with how work has been organized in the past, that’s because it is. Along with this change comes all the problems that can derail any major organizational change effort.
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Great article! I'd like to add that not the tools define the success, but more the processes and the people behind the processes who are willing or not willing to collaborate are key to success. Furthermore I'd like to suggest a look at www.agreedo.com which applies a simple interface leaving enough room for company specific processes to take place
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9 Ways to Get Your Staff to Collaborate Like Crazy
Posted by: Jim Nail & Jeff Zabin February 18, 2011 05:00 AMFollowing on the heels of the explosive growth of social media phenomena like Facebook, Wikipedia and Twitter, companies are exploring whether they can leverage the “wisdom of the crowds” to solve the problem of connecting the bits of information that can lead to innovative products and improved service. Instead of a process-based technology or a data-centric technology, enterprise collaboration puts people at the center. If this sounds like a dramatic break with how work has been organized in the past, that’s because it is. Along with this change comes all the problems that can derail any major organizational change effort.
Great article! I'd like to add that not the tools define the success, but more the processes and the people behind the processes who are willing or not willing to collaborate are key to success. Furthermore I'd like to suggest a look at www.agreedo.com which applies a simple interface leaving enough room for company specific processes to take place
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Hannes