The 1 v. 9 Rule
Have you ever implemented a technology for an enterprise that had the chicken and egg syndrome? You know the type. You implement a valuable technology but no one is using the technology. As you...
View ArticleCan Social be Top-Down?
Adoption is the pain point of social enterprise. While adoption rates linger at staggering low levels, critical success factors are endlessly identified, dissected and commented. Among those is the...
View ArticleA More Sensible, Sophisticated Look at Adoption
Wherever we look, organizations are still challenged with adoption of new technologies, social platforms in particular. In our first white paper, Joachim Stroh, expands on a the traditional...
View ArticleGRUNDFOS Holding A/S: a Social Success
Grundfos is a global leader in advanced pump solutions and a trendsetter in water technology. (source: LinkedIn). This privately held leading manufacturer recognized that social was the catalyst to...
View ArticleHow to start a change movement
Change movements fascinate me. People coming together to create change that is beyond the power of one individual, is how all of our greatest social accomplishments have been made. I have started a...
View ArticleSetting Expectations
Photo by Sarah Ziegler A friend and I were recently talking about adoption. Specifically we were talking about the adoption of tools that help build enterprise communities. One idea we discussed that...
View ArticleWIIFM on Working Socially?
Let’s be honest: change bites! Most people do not like change. Change brings uncertainty, a loss of security and control, a fleeting feeling of helplessness, and even panic. Helping large...
View ArticleYou Can’t Add a Collaboration Layer
Collaboration is human-to-human interaction. We are rich, creative and diverse, given the chance. You can’t add a collaboration layer to your existing processes. Collaboration is not something that...
View ArticleBe prepared
“I read your bio and watched your video about rebels,” the CEO said to me yesterday during our first meeting. “I just want to let you know that we squash that kind of person around here.” What an...
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