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Blog Entry - Tue, 2006-10-10 11:17 by jim wilde

Creative Collaboration - "We-think"

There's a new online book from Charles Leadbeater about creative collaboration. I snagged a couple of paragraphs from his site/blog because it jibes with what we've been yaking about, less eloquently, here, here, and here for the last

Blog Entry - Fri, 2006-10-06 10:38 by jim wilde

Your job, km, and other people

One of the most thoughtful bloggers, Dave Pollard, on knowledge managemt (km) and adaptive learning has an interesting post. Here's an abbreviated version but do check out his full post.

Blog Entry - Thu, 2006-10-05 09:59 by jim wilde

Government Blogging and Citizen Influence

"Government Blogging" by Shel Israel on red couch.

"The sim

Blog Entry - Tue, 2006-10-03 13:48 by jim wilde

Twelve Steps Of Business Change

These twelve steps are based on AA. Most of them are counter intuitive and apply on a personal level. I know there are thousands of books on change but none of them are as effective or as open source like as AA. Besides, the idea of spirituality - having an open mind and getting over your ego - has a direct correlation with web 2.0 and social software applications. Strange stuff, huh?

Blog Entry - Tue, 2006-10-03 10:13 by jim wilde

Broken Business Models

Forbes has several articles on the many changes that are disrupting business models. I posted on this subject last year, Why Do Good Companies Fail?

Blog Entry - Mon, 2006-03-13 12:21 by jim wilde

RETAIL REVOLUTION - PUTTING YOUR CUSTOMERS TO WORK WITH SOCIAL NETWORKS

With web 2.0 tools and social software applications, retailers and marketers are using customer feedback to improver products and services.

Retail Revolution - Fortune by Oliver Ryan.

Blog Entry - Fri, 2005-04-01 17:02 by jim wilde

Ideascaping the Long Tail for Mind-boggling Ideas

Passion lives with diversity on the long tail. Yep, it's an adventure going there. I discover awesome things - from niche markets - that blow me away and really cool people - bloggers - who have mind-boggling ideas about everything.

Blog Entry - Wed, 2005-03-23 22:35 by jim wilde

Blogs, Everyone? Weblogs Are Here to Stay, but Where Are They Headed?

In a recent artical (reg req) from Wharton Business School, "Blogs, Everyone? Weblogs Are Here to Stay, but Where Are They Headed?"

Blog Entry - Tue, 2005-03-22 12:26 by jim wilde

The Creative Class

Dwelve 2005: A Participatory, Online Journey by Evelyn Rodriguez at Crossroads Dispatches offers an invitation to participate in an online experiment being conducted over the next month. She is starting a journey of the creative process and wants you to join her. "To astound the world, you must sink into creativity as a heroic act."...to come up with your own breakthrough ideas.

Blog Entry - Thu, 2005-03-10 14:15 by jim wilde

Fun, Work, Innovate

One of the best ways to energize people is to engage them in fun.

Misc. 2

Most Emailed

One

Scenario 1. An internal customer has come to you with a problem. Her team is consistently missing deadlines because of poor communication. E-mails frequently go unread for days, members do not respond to questions in a timely fashion and too many meetings are required to get everybody back on track. Read more about Web 2.0 and Social networking behind the firewall...

Two

Scenario 2. You are losing business. Customers are defecting to competitors. Your web site is like a museum - look but do not touch and customer experience is non-existent. Your information is outdated, hard to find and reflects poorly on your brand. There is a significant cognitive difference between browsing, shopping, comparing, choosing and buying.
Redesign your site - join the social web.

Three

Scenario 3. You have problems - gaps - that your business strategy and IT applications fail to address. Your employees, customers, and stakeholders want to get work done. You need to innovate and help people find solutions.
There is no easy way to capture, share, and track important yet informal information. The kind of information that is not organized or reused - it should be - but tends to get lost. The kind that helps you make better decisions, improve work flows, and customer support. Read more....