collaboration

How Come Nobody Here Has Any Good Ideas?

2 Comments / collaboration, openness, transparency / Mark

Yesterday I gave a presentation on Building a More Collaborative Organization. Afterward, I reflected a bit on the message and methods I shared and came to another realization. When leaders are flippant towards organizational social technology, they’re dismissing social activity; things like sharing, conversation, community, and collaboration. And when they dismiss social activity, they’re ultimately […]

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Failure Today is from a Failure to Innovate

collaboration, Cynefin, Dave Snowden, leadership / Mark

No question businesses and organizations are hurting from the COVID crisis and the economic fallout. Some far worse than others. But hurting should be expected and rightfully blamed on the current situation but hurting is temporary like all pain. Failing altogether is not. The blame for failure falls squarely on an inability to innovate, to

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The Epitome of Social By Design

collaboration, communication, context, conversation / Mark

Context is critical for social activity. When at work (remote or physical) the vast majority of social activity is around and about the work people do. Knowing this, the work and work process are the ideal starting place for more strategic advancement of a social organization. Take organizational policies and protocols, written and unwritten. They

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Supporting Remote Worker Learning – The Conversational Way

collaboration, communication, connection, conversation / Mark

At the end of each day, ask employees to simply share their answers to 3 questions where others can see. For example, if in a shared document or a wiki or even better, an enterprise-wide social tool – where people can easily respond in short-form text and others can peruse their response and comment/ ask questions.

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How Come Nobody Here Has Any Good Ideas?

Failure Today is from a Failure to Innovate

The Epitome of Social By Design

Supporting Remote Worker Learning – The Conversational Way

A Social Organization Is Naturally Motivating