In networks, cooperation trumps collaboration. As we shift to a networked economy, our organizational frameworks have to change. While collaboration inside the company and with partners may have worked in a market economy, cooperation amongst a greater variety of network actors is now necessary. It is more like a social network. MORE >>

These days there are incessant debates about the adoption of Enterprise 2.0 Many of the grandfathers and grandmothers of the field of organizational development will find the material on socio-technical systems familiar, and perhaps refreshing in the context of networked workplaces. platforms, tools and practices. Snip. ]. Whole tasks. MORE >>

You will see that one well connected person can use their network and a few tools to offer up an insight to rival any offered by even the New York Times. Adoption Andy Carvin Culture ChangeThis is how important Social Media is to the regime in Egypt. They shut it down knowing its power. Now think of your organization. Proof? MORE >>

During the evening I had a very interesting conversation with one of the regional directors about how professional service firms are tapping external networks. As I wrote in Chapter 9 of Living Networks : Professional networks, although hardly a new phenomenon, are rapidly rising in importance. MORE >>

This is not a post about social computing deploying/piloting/adoption in general. may cover these posts at a later date, as my post today is more on adoption or participation at the group level. And this is so true for enterprise wide tools such as social networks, microblogging, blogosphere, etc. The two takeaways here are. MORE >>