Category Archives: Collaboration

“What Collaboration Really Means”

Posted on August 20, 2012 by E2Admin

I was struck by the clarity in Ephraim Freed’s blog post, “Cutting through the hype: what “collaboration” really means.” (Those guys at Thought Farmer are exceptionally thoughtful and often give me valuable information). Freed gives a simple definition of collaboration: … Continue reading →

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Organizing Digital Information for Others

Posted on March 13, 2012 by E2Admin

The designers at PebbleRoad.com have created a wonderful free ebook entitled, Organizing Digital Information for Others. I get unreasonably excited about organizing principles. I have a strong innate sense of organization, but I’m not particularly skilled at explaining it to … Continue reading →

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Enterprise 2.0 Demystified

Posted on February 27, 2012 by E2Admin

Businessworld posted an excellent article on Enterprise 2.0 written by Mala Bhargava with Dibyajyoti Chatterjee and Suneera Tandon.  While the article focuses on the benefits for large organizations, it explains the principles well, and these can be adapted for smaller companies who … Continue reading →

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Growth Through Collaboration

Posted on December 12, 2011 by E2Admin

I had the pleasure of attending the 9th Annual Governor’s Advanced Manufacturing and High Technology Summit in Manchester, NH last week, sponsored in part by the NHMEP Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The theme of the event was Growth Through Collaboration and … Continue reading →

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Say Something Stupid

Posted on July 27, 2011 by E2Admin

I sense a theme here. Yesterday I was inspired by Kathryn Schulz’s Being Wrong. Today it’s Nilofer Merchant’s post “Say Something Stupid.” I’m using both authors to give me permission to share my own ideas. Fear of being wrong, or … Continue reading →

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Trust and how to build it

Posted on July 13, 2011 by E2Admin

I’m trying to catch myself when I make blanket statements and don’t back them up with follow-through. The other day I retweeted a post by @projectwall about trust and added “Yes it’s important. Now learn to build it.” My rules … Continue reading →

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Vive La Difference

Posted on July 1, 2011 by E2Admin

Hutch Carpenter gave a fascinating presentation at the 2011 Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston and has recapped it in a blog post entitled Getting Innovation Results from our Cognitive Surplus. Now granted, that doesn’t sound all that sexy, but I … Continue reading →

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T’ain’t Natural

Posted on June 28, 2011 by E2Admin

John Stepper writes  “10 Things I Believe About Work” as part of the cornerstone of his new blog.  I recently heard John speak at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference and think he is well worth listening to. His 6th point states,  … Continue reading →

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Inspiring E2 Conference

Posted on June 24, 2011 by E2Admin

I’m getting organized and trying to document all I learned at this week’s Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston. I attended some terrific sessions and plan to post some highlights here. My presentation was well-received and I had some great conversations … Continue reading →

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“The Six Things Clients Want”

Posted on May 6, 2011 by E2Admin

I often see relationships and similarities between people and situations in different settings. This has helped me as a writer and sometimes gotten me into trouble as a change agent if I clumsily tell people that content is interchangeable and … Continue reading →

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