What's a tweetup? According to the Urban Dictionary, there are at least a couple of definitions: An organized or impromptu gathering of people that use Twitter. (A meet up of people that 'tweet' using Twitter.) A gathering of nerds attempting social contact, likely for the first time. Usually disintegrates into everyone running to the nearest... Continue Reading →
Enterprise 2.0 at #ILTA10
If you've been curious about social media and how to use these tools in your law firm or law department, the ILTA 2010 Conference has several sessions that will help you. In particular, ILTA is offering a full day of sessions on Wednesday, August 25,that will lead you through some inspirational and intensely pragmatic aspects... Continue Reading →
You’ve Got Friends in Low Tech Places [#ILTA10]
Do you know who your friends are? If you're attending the International Legal Technology Association's 2010 Conference next week, then let me introduce you to a group of folks that you ought to get to know -- they are the members of the conference planning committee. In fact, some might consider them helpful "friends in... Continue Reading →
Ahead of its Time
Yesterday's announcement about the end of Google Wave saddened me. I was one of the lucky ones who had access to the beta site early last fall. To be honest, it was great to be part of the reconnaissance group. A lot of the initial conversation was pretty basic, along the lines of "Does anyone... Continue Reading →
Being Socially Aware
Morrison & Foerster recently published its inaugural issue of Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update, an electronic newsletter "devoted to the law and business of social media." In explaining why they've launched this new venture, MoFo wrote: Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites are transforming not only the daily lives of consumers, but... Continue Reading →
Are You a Professional?
Who's the professional on your team? To answer that question you need to forget about titles, academic credentials and longevity. In What it Means to be a Professional, Greg Satell suggests an interesting definition of a true professional: "Professionals solve more problems than they create." Now think about yourself and the members of your team. ... Continue Reading →
Counterfactuals
There are days when you all really want is to inhabit an alternate reality. For many, the easiest way to approximate this experience is by engaging in a little counterfactual thinking. Wikipedia tells us that Counterfactual thinking is a term of psychology that describes the tendency people have to imagine alternatives to reality. Humans are... Continue Reading →
How We Work
A blog post entitled 10 Ways to Be Productive During Downtime on a Job prompted an incredulous chuckle from me, along with the following question: "Who has downtime on their job?" Call me misguided, but I was under the impression that the last few years of workforce "right sizing" had left everyone else with so... Continue Reading →
A Guide to Innovation
Good looking and ubiquitous. Who am I talking about? The Old Spice guy, of course! While I doubt that I'm in their target market, even I couldn't resist watching some of the videos that Old Spice posted on YouTube. [If you've been in a cave or off the grid this week, you may not have... Continue Reading →
E2.0 Stag Party
An Enterprise 2.0 project is sufficiently different from a traditional knowledge management or IT project that it can be a little disconcerting at first. Some experts recommend what seems like a 1960s free love approach -- anything goes and, by the way, I'm ok and you're ok. At the other extreme are the traditionalists who... Continue Reading →
Above and Beyond KM 