June 2010 – Above and Beyond KM

As Enterprise 2.0 tools gain acceptance within organizations around the world, we are finding new ways to unearth and connect useful information. For some organizations, a key to this has been to create mash-ups between existing collections of data. The magic of mash-ups is quite wonderful -- by joining two known things you can create... Continue Reading →

"It's only a teaspoonful," I overheard the six-year old girl say in all seriousness as she explained to a boy in her class the nature of the contribution the male of the species makes to procreation. The look of horror on the boy's face was positively comical as he reacted viscerally with the expression "TMI!... Continue Reading →

After four days at the 2010 Enterprise 2.0 Conference, I'm feeling my age. It's not just that the days were intense with tons of new ideas and useful information to absorb. It's also that I felt a bit too much at home. What do I mean? If you listen to some pundits, E2.0 is the... Continue Reading →

Dear Steve: Let me begin by thanking you and your team for organizing the 2010 Enterprise 2.0 Conference. Others told me time and time again that the E2.0 Conference was something I had to attend, and now I understand why. As a first-time participant, I was delighted to find in one place so many leading... Continue Reading →

Members of The 2.0 Adoption Council will discuss a host of issues from culture shock to data privacy. This session will draw questions from the audience to drive relevant topics that may not have been addressed in previous conference sessions. Moderator - Susan Scrupski, Executive Director at The 2.0 Adoption Council, Dachis Group Panelist -... Continue Reading →

What this panel promises to cover: Today's interaction models with customers are largely transactive in nature and typically begin and end with an individual promotion and sale. Enterprise 2.0 concepts offer the ability to build longer term relationships that can outlast each transaction and keep customers engaged over longer periods of times. This session will... Continue Reading →

This session looks within three major enterprise 2.0 deployments, each implementing E2.0 strategies with different goals, and each achieving unexpected results that fundamentally changed how the organization fosters innovation. These organization used tactics like crowd sourcing, social networks, intranets and user generated content as part of the larger enterprise 2.0 strategies. Finally, they will discuss... Continue Reading →

This session focuses on using data to understand how social networks work within the enterprise and how to optimize their activities. Moderator - Oliver Marks, Blogger, Sovos Group, ZDNet Speaker - Rob Howard, Founder and CTO, Telligent Panelist - Sameer Patel, Partner, Sovos Group and blogger, PretzelLogic.org Panelist - Tim Young, Founder & CEO, Socialcast... Continue Reading →

Evolution of E2.0 at IBM: The Frustrations and the Glory Speaker - Rawn Shah, Practices Lead Social Software Enablement, IBM Speaker - Jeanne Murray, Program Manager, Social Software Adoption, IBM Background: [These are my quick notes, complete with (what I hope is no more than) the occasional typo and grammatical error. Please excuse those. Thanks!... Continue Reading →

Vinnie Mirchandani is the author of The New Polymath. This book is about enterprises that are able to put together a variety of disciplines and technologies to generate innovative solutions. Background: [These are my quick notes, complete with (what I hope is no more than) the occasional typo and grammatical error. Please excuse those. Thanks!... Continue Reading →