IBM Lotusphere 2009 Highlights – We Can Work Smarter, Together

As I have mentioned in a previous blog post, over the course of the next few weeks, I will be putting together a number of entries, a posteriori, about some of the major highlights from this year’s IBM Lotusphere 2009 event that took place in Orlando, FL, in January and which I think would be … Continue reading IBM Lotusphere 2009 Highlights – We Can Work Smarter, Together

Giving up on Work e-mail – Status Report on Week 51 (SNBC – Connect, Collaborate, Innovate)

And we are back at it again, folks. Time for that weekly progress report on giving up e-mail at work where I am getting really, really, close to the one year anniversary of such remarkable quest: reducing my incoming e-mail count consistently over the last few months and, instead, use more and more social software … Continue reading Giving up on Work e-mail – Status Report on Week 51 (SNBC – Connect, Collaborate, Innovate)

On Humanising Titans

After a pretty intensive and eventful weekend, from which things have started to settle in quite a bit already, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on something I witnessed on Sunday morning, local Canary time, which will be rather difficult, if not impossible to forget. Or, at least, I hope not! … Continue reading On Humanising Titans

The Impact of Corporate Culture on Social Media (IBM’s Case Study) by Adam Christensen

While most people out there think that Social Software is all about new, fancy social tools, available on a more engaging and participative Web, I thought you folks would enjoy the following quote from one of my fellow IBM colleagues, Adam Christensen, who happens to know a thing or two (And plenty more! heh) around … Continue reading The Impact of Corporate Culture on Social Media (IBM’s Case Study) by Adam Christensen

Communities of Practice: Conversations to Collaboration by Steve Dale

For a good number of years Communities (of Practice, of Interest, of Purpose, etc. etc.) inside of the corporate world weren’t viewed as important and crucial as they eventually are. For a good number of years, while working as a community builder for various different business units, I have been saying that the major driver … Continue reading Communities of Practice: Conversations to Collaboration by Steve Dale

Giving up on Work e-mail – Status Report on Week 47 to 49 (On a Steady Pace)

Once again, I am on the move! This time on another plane from Raleigh / Durham (RDU) to Atlanta (ATL) and from there on to Orlando (MCO), as I am on my way to attend and participate at the IBM event Lotusphere 2009. This entry will probably get posted when I get to the hotel, … Continue reading Giving up on Work e-mail – Status Report on Week 47 to 49 (On a Steady Pace)