Gary & the Hornets Oskar Weiner US TV Commercial, 1967 While it is highly desirable to stimulate dialog between business units, individuals, partners and of course customers in order to encourage cross pollination and capture ideas collaboratively, there is a parallel challenge of the quality and quantity of information. MORE >>

The latest issue of People and Strategy Journal has an extremely interesting Point/ Counterpoint feature. Download the full article and responses here. My response is below. Heterarchy: Technology, Trust and Culture. Central to these drivers are the organizational structures that coalesce value from disparate participants. Issue 1. January 1995. MORE >>

Managing staff who participate in social networks. This list also includes policies called; Staff blogging policies, enterprise social network guidelines, Employee Blogging Policies, Staff engagement in online communities, and so on. once had to step in to calm down a forum that was off the charts with negativity and general unpleasant comments. MORE >>

Written by Georgina Laidlaw. Recently, I was subcontracting for an ad agency when things went unexpectedly wrong. There had been points in the process when I felt things weren’t quite right, but I couldn’t put my finger on why. Now I keep these warning signs in mind. The project had started in the normal way. Warning Sign 3: Silence. MORE >>

We've just seen an interesting experience with Jay Cross having pulled together a 24 hour, worldwide discussion on the future of learning at Learn Trends. You can find some of the recordings here. There's a discussion thread with feedback, and you can read some of Jay's thoughts on doing this. We encouraged people to drop by whenever they were free. MORE >>