While enterprise social networking has been covered extensively in the media and by IT analyst firms, one of the least discussed aspects of the topic has been the issue of design and the potential impact of design on employee adoption of such tools and applications.  Applies those findings to its design practices (e.g., CRM, ERP). MORE >>

Filed in Collaboration , Communities of practice. There are a whole bunch of useful concepts used by organisations to focus their community of practice and knowledge management programs. We have been working during the year with Mark Bennett, who is the steward of Rio Tintos extensive communities of practice program. MORE >>

Tweet In May I asked what interesting  new hire practices have emerged in the workplace and later re-posted the question to Google+. There are many good practices, such as: Dedicated coaches. Formal introductions to people in the work network, especially those at a distance. Encouraging informal conversations. Executive Yak ). MORE >>

As organizations explore the use of social networking, the enterprise is no longer the only participant in managing identity. An employee’s social network site profile, social graph, and use of other social tools and applications enable them to construct additional identity facets to suit their own needs. social networking, etc. MORE >>

Hopefully, the Review is somewhat related to an eventual Thesis so I've tried to pull together some thoughts on how to improve work practices in times of change (explained below). Santa Clara on Architecting the Building Blocks of Enterprise Social Networking. Improving Work Practices in Times of Change. Social Network Sites. MORE >>