How IBM Uses Social Media to Spur Employee Innovation

I have mentioned already a couple of times how my first contact with social software tools inside IBM, my current employer, was around the year 2000, when one of the communities I still belong to (And still one of my favourite ones, too!) decided to put together a wiki where we could all contribute and … Continue reading How IBM Uses Social Media to Spur Employee Innovation

A World Without Email – Year 2, Weeks 49 to 51 (EMail Is Where Knowledge Goes to Die)

It has been nearly a month since the last time I put together a blog post over here on how I’m doing living "A World Without Email" and, while looking into the last few weeks, I have just realised that I’m almost on the closure of the second year experiment of giving up on corporate … Continue reading A World Without Email – Year 2, Weeks 49 to 51 (EMail Is Where Knowledge Goes to Die)

A World Without Email – Year 2, Weeks 46 to 48 (Are You Ready for Fun?)

Three weeks ago I started what, to date, has been one of the most amazing and wonderful holiday periods I have had recently. Totally disconnected a large chunk of the time and enjoying every single minute of it! So much so I guess I just can’t wait for the next one! Alas, three weeks later, … Continue reading A World Without Email – Year 2, Weeks 46 to 48 (Are You Ready for Fun?)

The Man Who Should Have Used Lotus Connections – Innovate or Die

If yesterday I talked about the latest adventures of Molly exploring social software within the enterprise with IBM’s own Lotus Connections, today I thought I would go and check out what "The Man Who Should Have Used Lotus Connections" has been up to lately. After all, it has been a few weeks since the last … Continue reading The Man Who Should Have Used Lotus Connections – Innovate or Die

The Adventures of Molly Discovering Social Software – On the Importance of Status Updates

It’s been a while already since the last time that I shared over here a blog post on the wonderful Adventures of Molly Discovering Social Software, so I thought it would be a good opportunity today to come and touch base on the latest episode available and which I didn’t include in that previous article. … Continue reading The Adventures of Molly Discovering Social Software – On the Importance of Status Updates

Barriers of Social Software Adoption within the Enterprise: It Will Cost You More than You Think!

In my last blog post I hinted I will be putting together another entry where I would reflect on something that has been in my mind for a good number of months, if not years altogether. Something that, to me, comes pretty close home as the main problem, issue, bottleneck, challenge (whatever other term you … Continue reading Barriers of Social Software Adoption within the Enterprise: It Will Cost You More than You Think!