Recent articles and discussion
Intranet Trends in Australia: 2012 is no time to stand still
I’ve never been much of a futurist, which you might find odd since I spend a lot of time talking about new fangled ideas like ‘social business’ and ‘government 2.0’. From my perspective, none of this is futuristic – it is happening right here, right now if you look around. Reflecting on this week’s Intranets2012 conference… read full post
The State of Social Business in Australia 2012
To help provide some local context to the social business stories explored in the new Social Business by Design book, Dion Hinchcliffe and I have written a paper looking at the State of Social Business in Australia for 2012. The paper includes: Data points for Social Business in Australia; Real-World stories of Australian companies using… read full post
The Dion Hinchcliffe Book Tour in Australia starts here
Dion Hinchcliffe is here all this week, to promote his new Social Business by Design book, co-authored with Peter Kim. This book is the first major exploration of why and how to transform the enterprise in the social business era. It was recently #1 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases. I talked to him this morning about… read full post
Social Business in the Cloud or not?
According to a report commissioned by the Australian Information Industry Association (and supported by others in the industry), the location of data continues to be a barrier to greater adoption of cloud computing in Australia. But if we can deal with the data sovereignty issue, this report also highlights the possible economic benefits of cloud… read full post
Is it time for Yammer Governance?
At the NSW KM Forum the other day I mentioned that Yammer has its sights on dominating the social intranet space, even trying to dislodge the strangle hold of email. Their product has certainly come a long way and the new feature releases this week continue to extend its focus beyond their Twitter-for-the-Enterprise origins. I’m… read full post
This Social Business (in pictures!)
Like many of the zeitgeist of management and technology concepts floating around these days, it can be hard to pin down what they actually mean and perhaps more importantly, if they have any relevance. The concept of Social Business and the art of Social Business Design is no different in this respect. Some people don’t… read full post
Where do you stand on BYOD?
The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) model is gaining popularity and grabbing attention in Australia, as a quick review of news and research in the last month demonstrates. For example: IDC’s recent research into the adoption of BYOD in Australia and New Zealand reveals that “CIO and IT decision makers are feeling the pressure to transform and conform… read full post
Dion Hinchcliffe: Social Business by Design book launch in Australia
As social media uses and technologies rapidly evolve, it is becoming harder for businesses to move fast enough to absorb these changes to stay with the curve. Using social technologies is vital to ensuring established businesses meet consumer needs and expectations before more agile competitors come into the market. Social Business by Design by Dion Hinchcliffe… read full post
Don’t miss this chance to meet Dion Hinchcliffe in May
We are pleased to announce that we are hosting a visit to Australia by internationally recognised business strategist and enterprise architect, Dion Hinchcliffe. He will be in Australia between Monday 14th – Friday 18th May, 2012 to promote his forthcoming book, Social Business by Design (co-authored with Peter Kim). Dion has wealth of knowledge and… read full post
The Count Down Continues: New Community Management Tools in Facebook
By now we hope that you have your new Facebook Timeline under control or at least a plan to do it by March 30th? (If not, see our Four Must-Do Updates for Your Facebook Page) Now you need to think about three other important changes that come from the brand page redesign: Why there is now… read full post