For a number of years I have cringed every time one of my clients tells me that have or are planning to deploy Microsoft SharePoint as a collaborative platform. When people say technology is value neutral, I say people have values and people build software, therefore the software carries the imprint of the designers’ values. MORE >>

Recently, Simon reported on a couple of interesting studies looking at the use of collaboration technologies in the workplace, Forrester’s “ The State Of Workforce Technology Adoption: US Benchmark 2009 &# and Frost & Sullivan’s “ Meetings Around the World II: Charting the Course of Advanced Collaboration.” MORE >>

Most business ideas are a bundle of two or more of our capability components [tangible & intangible assets - technologies, processes, people, IP, relationships]. For example, technology transfer processes. The ability to even conceive of a learning layer is due to our advances in network communication technologies. MORE >>

The post had a quote that resonated with my experience as a technology steward to various communities. You never know how users will end up using your technology. As I work with NGOs attempting to roll out intranets and collaboration tools, I preach two things: technology is designed for groups, but experienced by individual. MORE >>

I recently spoke with Deb Lavoy, Director of Product Marketing for Digital and Social Media at OpenText, about promoting collaboration and enterprise design in the 21 st century. Deb went on to discuss three types of collaboration. First there is creative collaboration that is intended to create something. could not agree more. MORE >>