innovation

We Can Only Make an Old Car Ride So Much Faster by , for

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It’s not that I don’t like e-mail.  I do believe it’ll still have its place, together with the typewriter, vinyl record and the Walkman.  Ok, that may sound a little... read more

Creativity: Better in Idea Form than in Practice? by , for

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  Last week the online business Journal Knowledge at Wharton alerted its readers to a fascinating new management study that creativity is delivered better as a lip service than on... read more

SharePoint: The World's Most Impersonal Network by , for

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What we value most about social networks isn't the number of friends, invites, reconnects, or diversions from the dullness of rote tasks. It's more basic that that. It's that we... read more

OldSpice your Innovation - Dangers of Status Quo E2.0 by , for

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"What are people in our industry doing with the technology?" is one of the most frequently asked questions received during customer visits while showcasing E2.0 technologies.  At... read more

Nostradamus predicted there is life after your inbox! by , for

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  Many people will proudly say they receive 200+ e-mails a day and have back to back meetings as a sign of power and importance, even though they use a negative tone to demonstrate how much... read more

Innovation, Thy Time is Now by , for

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A couple of weeks ago, I tweeted that “bad times can be great times to do something innovative,” and in conversations since, I’ve been told in no uncertain terms just how true... read more

Does the Social Web Benefit any Organization? Absolutely - If they are Smart by , for

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Can any organization, regardless of their business vertical, benefit from the adoption of social technologies? Absolutely. Peter Evans-Greenwood recently authored a thought-provoking post en... read more

If all you have is a Social Hammer... by , for

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“When will you stop giving us more tools and start making our lives simpler”?  That was the question I was asked during a casual meeting last week with some classmates from the... read more

Email and Posters Still Outrank Social Media As a Communication Tool. Are You OK With That? by , for

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Here’s a funny comment that showed up in my Twitter stream today. From @devpatnaik:   25 yrs ago, there was a push to make hospitals work like businesses. Now they work like... read more

Enterprise 2.0: No More Silos? Or New Silos? by , for

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The Importance of Diversity to Innovation “OK, next question,” said the interviewer across the conference table from me. She’s an HR executive and I’m participating i... read more