If the future of work is mobile and independent, featuring more accountability but less loyalty and rigidity, then what sorts of tools will this new reality demand? Or to think of the same question from a different angle, what tools will help speed our present toward that future? New tools meet old realities. ” he says. 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. When I say expert I don’t mean by having a Twitter or Facebook strategy to simply push out your message. Getting good at using Social Media is not about using the tools. MORE >>

Fans of enterprise social networking have high hopes for these tools, touting their potential ability to break down silos , increase morale and cohesion, and pierce the executive bubble. It’s not a set of tools. But as hot a topic as the likes of Jive , Yammer and Asana are, not everyone is a fan of the concept. MORE >>

Last week I spent an afternoon down at Facebook, as I mentioned here. While at Facebook I met with Blake Ross , Direct of Product (and well known in web circles as one of the creators of Firefox). After Blake showed me his work, we had a lively discussion about the implications of Facebook actually releasing such a tool. MORE >>

I thought I'd kick off this year by posting a series of posts on topics related to tools and methods for work and learning. I'm hoping to address questions such as: How do you create a personal tool set or Personal Learning Environment (PLE) for yourself? What should be in your tool set? Should twitter be part of your tool set? MORE >>