Cathexistag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-5344162009-11-03T23:00:37-08:00Collaboration in Context: Markets, Technology, Practice TypePadGetting to Collaboration: The Executive and the Evangalisttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834f3ee0569e20120a6a72343970c2009-11-03T23:00:37-08:002009-11-03T23:00:37-08:00This afternoon's Enterprise 2.0 sessions in the main hall were two good bookends to success in collaboration. First, Andrew McAfee moderated a panel, querying Art Fritzson, VP and Walton Smith, Senior Associate at Booz Allen in a terrific session on...Catherine ShinnersMoving to collaboration - moving the culture at Penn Statetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834f3ee0569e20120a6a2ee9f970c2009-11-02T22:16:43-08:002009-11-02T22:16:43-08:00Sometimes the seemingly small story that has the biggest impact. Bevin Hernandez story of Penn State's outreach organization let us in on some important perspectives about moving an organization to collaboration. Bevin presented today at the end of a morning...Catherine ShinnersContext is Crucial - Team Workspaces and the next "Wave" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834f3ee0569e20120a60bd196970b2009-10-21T07:48:33-07:002009-10-21T07:48:33-07:00Oliver Marks wrote a thoughtful piece in his Collaboration 2.0 blog last week. He highlights the dangers of the burnout isolated remote workers experience, and his piece validates some key points about the need for online business practice to incorporate...Catherine ShinnersBusinss Benefits of Web 2.0 - Global Survey Results from McKinseytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834f3ee0569e20120a5bc41b9970c2009-09-12T08:41:47-07:002009-09-12T08:41:47-07:00Business implementations of Web 2.0 (or Enterprise 2.0) have been underway long enough for the benefits and adoption examples to bear some analytical fruit, which is what McKinsey has just documented in their latest report "How companies are benefitting from...Catherine ShinnersEnterprise 2.0 2009 - Pivot Momenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-684492112009-06-24T09:15:23-07:002009-06-24T09:15:23-07:00This year’s Enterprise 2.0 conference shows a marked evolution from two years ago. Andrew McAfee had written his important paper on the topic “Enterprise 2.0: The Dawn of Emergent Collaboration” in April 2006. The E2.0 conference of 2007 was talking...Catherine ShinnersBoston Bound - Enterprise 2.0 Conference 2009tag:typepad.com,2003:post-681122612009-06-15T09:11:38-07:002009-06-15T09:08:50-07:00It’s summer and time to head for Boston for the annual Enterprise 2.0 Conference. I'm looking forward to catching up with colleagues and getting a perspective of what's evolving. When I attended in 2007, Andrew McAfee called for real life...Catherine ShinnersCollaboration: Why It Needs to Be a Real Business Practicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-680805072009-06-13T20:35:45-07:002009-06-13T20:35:14-07:00U.S. business executives often talk about the need to embrace "collaboration," as a means to being more competitive and innovative, with collaboration viewed as an accelerator to both characteristics in the global marketplace. But why? Well, we should probably follow...Catherine ShinnersCollaboration and the Gig Economytag:typepad.com,2003:post-674661352009-05-30T22:56:17-07:002009-05-30T22:55:30-07:00According to Tina Brown in a January Daily Beast article, we’re all doing knowledge piece work, and have entered the age of “The Gig Economy,” where college-educated professionals & knowledge workers find themselves working “Gigs” instead of jobs – short-term,...Catherine ShinnersVirtual World Conference: The Intel User Community Case Study tag:typepad.com,2003:post-402636922007-10-15T19:31:35-07:002007-10-15T19:31:35-07:00A small gem at the Virtual World Conference last week was Paul Steinberg’s prese ntation of the genesis and launch of the Intel user community in Second Life. Humorous and helpful, Paul, of Intel's Software Solutions Group, readily shared the...Catherine ShinnersGetting to Collaboration – Virtually and in 3Dtag:typepad.com,2003:post-401734322007-10-13T17:25:27-07:002007-10-13T17:25:27-07:003D applications and virtual worlds are moving dramatically into the enterprise and not just in the realm of e-learning. Virtual worlds can enhance collaborative work inside the enterprise and deliver value to customers in the marketplace. This week, I attended...Catherine Shinners