The thinking ape

Monkey business

2012-02-06T12:22:00.001+01:00

The project plan

2012-01-22T12:55:00.002+01:00

Death by Powerpoint

2011-08-25T22:30:00.002+01:00

The ROI of Business/IT alignment, it’s not about Running on Instinct anymore

2011-08-15T12:39:00.000+01:00

An increasing number of CIOs are uncomfortable in the boardroom when asked how the IT function will perform when the enterprise goes global. In particular, CIOs working in industries such as healthcare, energy, tourism, telecommunications and banking are struggling to keep up with the global visions of their organizations. What should CIOs know in order to stay ahead of the curve? First,

Unlocking the social capital in your enterprise

2011-06-23T11:34:00.000+01:00

Last May, I was one of the speakers at VLC's conference on Enterprise Information Management. The keynote focused on the use of Enterprise 2.0 and ways to unlock the social capital in your organization. Enterprise 2.0 and Enterprise Information ManagementView more presentations from Jeroen Derynck.

Infographic on cloud computing: public versus private clouds

2011-01-11T20:10:00.004+01:00

Via: Public Versus Private Cloud Computing

In 2011 CIOs better prepare for some chaos

2011-01-11T20:00:00.000+01:00

It's that time of the year again... the list of new year's resolutions, predictions and outlooks on Enterprise IT for 2011 are all over the place. Anything new? Nope. Anything surprising? Nope. Sure 2011 will be the year of social media, careful steps into the (enterprise) cloud, increasing your bandwidth, going mobile, Windows 7, advanced analytics, iPads and other tablet-like clones,

On CIO priorities, Enterprise IT, IT governance and much, much more

2011-01-06T22:39:00.002+01:00

This seminar introduces the major alignment concerns that CIOs face today. The two day bootcamp aims at offering IT professionals a pragmatic approach towards alignment, which is underpinned with rock solid models and real-life lessons learned from companies and industry sectors who have achieved better Business/IT alignment. Delegates will learn how to: - Apply Alignment models and mechanisms -

The history of search - nice infographic on the evolution and M&As of search engines

2011-01-06T20:30:00.001+01:00

Infographic byWordStream Internet Marketing

What are infographics

2010-12-24T13:16:00.002+01:00

Below is an infographic which explains what infographics are all about. With thanks to the Infographics Showcase for this clear... well visualization map

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year

2010-12-22T21:41:00.000+01:00

Does conversation matter?

2010-12-22T21:03:00.004+01:00

I a am quite into infographics right now. It's a bit like the 2.0 version of story telling. A picture says more than a thousand words so why would you still need storytellers today? Everything you always wanted to know but never dared to ask is out there on the Internet. Internet is the new conversation place, no doubt about it. #Conversation is a trending topic on platforms like Twitter,

Facebook vs Twitter Infographic - DigitalSurgeons.com

2010-12-22T00:58:00.000+01:00

Facebook vs Twitter Infographic - DigitalSurgeons.com

Time to RAISE the bar

2010-11-11T08:09:00.000+01:00

What's the role of IT in today's enterprise? Well, it depends... It depends on the industry sector, nature of your organization, culture and maturity of your enterprise IT. Henderson and Venkatraman already described four IT archetypes back in the Nineties by taking four different perspectives to the role of IT and the business: 1. Strategy execution: this is the traditional perspective in

Reducing information asymmetry with Enterprise 2.0

2010-11-02T18:38:00.003+01:00

I have been using slideshare for quite some time now and I am extremely happy with their service. Much to my surprise, I found out that the information asymmetry paper has had 2000 + views on that other sharing platform scribd.com. Thanks to these social platforms, I now have global publishing channel into a world that increasingly becomes flatter. Reducing information asymmetry with

Business/IT alignment is a dead horse

2010-10-27T21:19:00.001+01:00

Is business/IT alignment a topic in conversations on a social platform like Twitter. How much Buzz is there on business/IT alignment or business/IT fusion. After all, this has been topping the charts of CIO priorities over the last decade or so. Most of the tweets referred to an article posted on www.searchCIO.com that discusses the importance of business/IT alignment in today's context of

Synergy and collaboration are tautologies

2010-09-11T12:01:00.002+01:00

Last Thursday, I was invited to speak at Total Identity's seminar "shifting boundaries". There was a line up of speakers including DEGW and Ahrend that shared their views on the new way of working and the changing workplace dynamics. I took a more holistic approach and spoke about the importance of social cohesion and the changing role of office spaces. Because after all, why do people go to

We are all rolling stones

2010-09-10T00:59:00.000+01:00

Shifting boundaries

2010-08-12T06:50:00.002+01:00

Monkeynomics

2010-07-29T23:08:00.000+01:00

Ten technologies to watch out for this year

2010-07-11T10:23:00.002+01:00

Inspired by Dion Hinchcliffe's post on emerging technologies for enterprise social computing, I wanted to give you a quick wrap up of his original post earlier this year. Below framework gives you by the way a visual mapping of the mentioned technologies: Community management tools. Open identity. Microblogging. Social CRM. Enterprise platforms gaining a social layer. Activity streams.

Le nouveau rapport est arrivé

2010-05-27T16:52:00.002+01:00

The latest industry report on Social Media was published yesterday. Of course, you can find it on all social networks, but for your convenience, I have embedded a link to the report here. Enjoy the reading 2010 Razorfish Outlook ReportView more documents from Razorfish.

2010 - it's all about visualization

2010-05-09T15:09:00.003+01:00

battle of the buzzwords

2010-05-09T14:54:00.000+01:00

Letter to the CEO and CIO

2010-05-08T16:13:00.003+01:00

Dear Mr. CEO and Mr. CIO I just finished my report and business case for launching an Enterprise 2.0 program for your 1000 information workers. We are now in the final phase of our Enterprise 2.0 discovery track - a five day track where we have focused on - Creating awareness on the possibilities of Enterprise 2.0 - Discovering the business benefits of web 2.0 in the organization -

Why Enterprise 2.0 should make your CEO tingle

2009-12-04T14:57:00.001+01:00

Judging by the number of tweets, a lot is going on in Enterprise 2.0 land nowadays. For your convenience, I have added a Twitter widget displaying all tweets on E2.0 and social media. I find Twitter the most convenient way to keep track of what is going on... even better than RSS. Anyway, inspiration today comes from two different sources. Firstly, Andrew Mc Afee's post in Forbes where he

The 80 minute MBA

2009-11-30T09:26:00.000+01:00

Just returned from a trip to London: business and pleasure that is. This Stan had a plan which was to run a two day workshop on the topic of business/IT alignment. Business/IT alignment is still a hot topic for CIOs and more importantly for CEOs. The sad thing is that the matter seems to be exclusively reserved for IT people. Business/IT alignment is not an IT thing, it is part of a sound

Social media whereabouts

2009-11-17T23:08:00.001+01:00

Web Search: Social Media on Dipity.

Enterprise 2.0 timeline

2009-11-16T09:52:00.000+01:00

I found this nice widget on dipity - by importing RSS or creating your own events, you can show these on a time line.... groovy: Web Search: Enterprise 2.0 on Dipity.

Do we still need alignment - hell yeah!

2009-11-05T20:06:00.000+01:00

I have been invited to run a workshop on 26 and 27 November in London. If you look at the outlook for the Information Technology not everything is so rosy. CIOs are forced to cut down their spending with double digit figures and still find it hard to prove the real value from IT. A well-thought strategy is the name of the game here - that's why I'll introduce strategy maps and Balanced Score

Jumping to the other side

2009-11-04T19:16:00.000+01:00

I have decided to take another approach at Enterprise 2.0 - we can keep on shouting that you do not have to look for ROI in an E2.0 program, it just does not work. Most executives still go for left-brain thinking and want to see numbers... positive numbers. The thing is, how long do you get to pay off the initial investment and when does it really start to... well pay off? This means that you

Laughing Out Cloud

2009-10-06T16:13:00.003+01:00

Jumping to the next curve

2009-10-03T12:02:00.002+01:00

Just launched a new blog about my (to be) experiences and challenges as an MBA student. The blog is intended for all people interested in taking up a Master of Business Administration. For the next two years, I will regularly blog and write about the course and life as an MBA student. Enjoy it

Who framed Guy Kawasaki?

2009-09-21T12:12:00.003+01:00

Personally, my highlight of the Sibos 2009 convention in Hong Kong was when Guy Kawasaki went on stage and brought a passionate and inspirational story on innovation. My most depressing moment on the convention? When I realized on Thursday - and sitting next to him that I had forgotten to bring my own copy of "The art of the start" I know I look tired but had been writing copies all night long

Interview with Aza Raskin on conversational computing

2009-09-16T05:33:00.000+01:00

Your roving reporter

2009-09-10T19:57:00.003+01:00

Next week I will be blogging and reporting on SWIFT Sibos in Hong Kong - you can follow me live on the following channelsLinkedin: search for group InnotribeTwitter: www.twitter.com/innotribeInnotribe.com swiftcommunity.net Hope to see you joining our conversation - or even better live @ Innotribe stand in Hong Kong

workshop: Enterprise 2.0 - web 2.0 in de virtuele organisatie

2009-07-30T14:04:00.003+01:00

Na een eerste geslaagde sessie organiseren we op 10 september samen met IT works onze tweede workshop rond Enterprise 2.0 - inschrijven kan hier.Sociale media hebben de voorbije jaren het Internet stormenderhand veroverd. Facebook, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, Twitter en Youtube zijn uitgegroeid tot globale sociale platformen en laten miljoenen consumenten op wereldwijde schaal met elkaar communiceren en

It's the new socialism, stupid

2009-07-30T11:01:00.007+01:00

Recently, I had the opportunity to give a presentation to an audience of call center managers and professionals. An executive summary of this presentation was published in iAct, a brand new call center magazine for the call center industry... Here you find the contents of the article - enjoy the reading

Data belongs to everybody

2009-07-16T08:37:00.004+01:00

It's all about sharing these days - or the term I prefer: the new socialism. The internet and especially all web 2.0 related stuff has enabled billions of people to share whatever is on their minds. The Facebook effect resulted in a worldwide collaboration frenzy like we never saw before. In this "web as a platform" era, Internet-moguls such as Google, FB, Yahoo! and the like compete for the

Why I prefer McAfee to McDonalds

2009-06-18T11:21:00.008+01:00

One of the most notorious people in the E2.0 space is Andrew McAfee. Actually he is rather a household name in IT tout court as he is member of the Ivy League for technology geeks: he ranks #38 in the list of 100 most influential people in IT. You can read more on "Enterprise Andy" here.Professor McAfee was the first to coin the term "Enterprise 2.0" back in 2006. Compulsory reading for all new

Enterprise 2.0 for call centers

2009-06-12T13:10:00.002+01:00

Check out this SlideShare Presentation: Enterprise 2.0 for call centersView more Microsoft Word documents from Jeroen Derynck.

The E-spot

2009-05-13T11:24:00.004+01:00

The call center industry is a typical example of a labor-intensive sector. More than 60% of the overall call center budget is spent on personnel costs. The remainder goes to technology, facilities and of course telecoms & networking. Despite many investments in areas such as CTI, scripting, work force management, skill-based routing and so on, customer satisfaction has not really improved over

Enterprise 2.0 and call centers

2009-05-03T10:34:00.009+01:00

With Web 2.0 now becoming more and more mainstream in the world of marketing and customer service, I was curious to see if I would find data on the state of Enterprise 2.0 in the call center. It struck me that there is little or no evidence about E2.0 take up in this field. How come that an industry that's living by the grace of the customer does not invest more in knowledge and collaboration

Enterprise 2.0 versus traditional (enterprise) information management

2009-04-20T08:50:00.003+01:00

What's the difference between Enterprise 2.0 and Information Management, Knowledge Management or Enterprise Content Management? How does this relate to other terms like enterprise social software or even enterprise social media? Well in my humble opinion all these terms are semantically interrelated with each other. Isn't it all about "the art of capturing knowledge and sharing information by

Enterprise 2.0 power workshop

2009-02-16T07:29:00.002+01:00

On 25 March 2009, we are organizing an Enterprise 2.0 workshop in Brussels. The full program is available here and for those registering before 28 February, there is a 20% discount. Wondering how the networked society will impact your way of doing business tomorrow? Then don't miss this opportunity to get a full walk through the subject and meet with peers and HR, communication and IT

The ROI of Enterprise 2.0

2009-01-29T14:33:00.006+01:00

In a traditional 1.0 world, there is a magic acronym to justify your investments: ROI or return on investment. Although B2B social media and enterprise 2.0 seem to be gaining momentum, the biggest hurdle the believers now face is to find some hard pay back cash figures. You might wonder if ROI is still a valid argument in a 2.0 world but the thing is, it's the CEO 1.0 who has to approve the

Big brother 2.0 is watching your digital dirt

2009-01-22T09:47:00.005+01:00

IDC estimated last year that every person on this planet has a digital footprint of 45 gigabytes. However, if you take into account that not everybody has access to a computer or the internet, I reckon you can easily double this figure per person. The same study also states that they expect the digital universe to grow to 1,800 exabytes by 2011 and that User Generated Content will nearly

How 2.0 is your HR department

2008-12-23T10:01:00.003+01:00

What's your recruitment strategy for next year? Even in times of economic downturn it is paramount that you keep on looking for new talent on the labor market. In 2009, you will have to do more with less and be creative with reduced recruitment and advertising budgets. Going digital is one way of getting the most out of your budgets. But where to start? on 3 March 2009, Kluwer opleidingen

Are Fusion and Green IT compatible?

2008-12-12T10:11:00.003+01:00

On Tuesday 16/12, Minoc Business Press organizes a seminar on Green IT. The event targets both a business and an IT audience and has a couple of hot topics and interesting speakers lined up including Dixie Dansercour, our Belgian North Pole explorer. I am one of the happy few that may join the speakers line up. Care to see me live, just click on this link and get yourself subscribed... it's

Why you should never stick to the subject and always follow your intuition

2008-12-10T18:19:00.009+01:00

I have two presentations lined up with a common theme: one is on Green IT and the other is on recruiting in a digital world. So what's the common theme you might wonder... Well, it's the Generation Y. I admit, I never stick to the subject - that's probably why I am asked to take the stage in the first place.When doing some research - yes statistics still prevail upon intuition - I stumbled upon

Recession = back to boredom

2008-11-30T13:35:00.003+01:00

A couple of years ago, I was overhearing a discussion between 2 bankers while queuing for a cup of coffee. One of them was stating that in tough economic times, men started to wear ties again. I have always wondered why... perhaps to make a final impression on the boss when he calls you into his office and tells you you're fired? Another plausible explanation would be that you do not stand out

Business/IT Fusion: beyond alignment

2008-11-27T08:25:00.003+01:00

I have written a couple posts about the book on Business/IT fusion I was working on and I am happy to announce it is due for publication in January 2009. My role was not only limited to mere fact finding and research but also to work out some of the key concepts we coin in the book. Intelligent Governance, the 5 Cs of IT, the right-brain CIO are just a couple of the new rethoric that your IT

Buzzword Bingo

2008-11-09T22:45:00.007+01:00

My friends always tell me that I am very good at buzzword bingo (well, actually they call it bull@&*t bingo). Indeed, coining new concepts and expressions is what helps trendwatchers paying their mortgages. I was in San Francisco - home harbour of Silicon Valley - covering the web 2.0 summit last week. Al Gore was the Keynote Speaker this year... you can find some footage of this on my facebook

blogging is dead, long live micro-blogging

2008-11-03T23:56:00.002+01:00

I read an article in this month's Wired stating that blogging is so passé... it's all about micro-blogging now. From an evolutionary point, I fully agree but from a business point of view it's not so OK.In a business context, current 2.0 technologies are only used in small doses... last week I even received an email with the subject "should your CEO be blogging?". Basically, in an updated

Gung-ho for CIOs that have to go global

2008-09-26T17:50:00.007+01:00

In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment (Charles Darwin, 19th century naturalist) An increasing number of CIOs are under fire in the boardroom when asked how the IT function will perform when the enterprise goes global. In particular CIOs working in industries such as health care,

Shift happens - bring in the quaternary

2008-09-08T22:01:00.012+01:00

Rice University in Houston, U.S. has a whole site dedicated to Quantum Computing. Although maths, science and engineering are not really my cup of tea, I find this QC thing to be quite fascinating. Computing and quantum physics are hard to grasp for the right-oriented brain.In retrospect, I do wonder if there is a place for linguists in the Information Technology industry... Keeping up to

Quantum Information: qubits and bytes

2008-09-07T23:53:00.018+01:00

For geeks and eager knowledge seekers:In 2008, Google became the World's most Powerful Brand for the first time, beating out GE, Microsoft and Coca-Cola. YouTube consumes as much bandwidth this year as the ENTIRE internet in 2000 The traditional media are hurting: US Newspaper circulation in 2008 is the same as in 1978, when there were 100 million fewer people in America. There are 1.4

iPhone finally on sale in Belgium, but still hard to get

2008-09-01T01:23:00.001+01:00

busy, busy, busy

2008-09-01T01:15:00.003+01:00

The X-files of IT

2008-08-07T08:21:00.005+01:00

When doing some research for the book "Right-brain strategies for left-brain CIOs" I found an interesting post on the Witsa website:The global marketplace for information and communications technology (ICT) will exceed $3.7 trillion this year and will top $4 trillion by 2011, according to Digital Planet 2008, a study released by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA). I

Interactional Synchrony for IT

2008-07-13T10:05:00.010+01:00

Just back from a trip to Oslo - combined business/pleasure. I can recommend spending some time in this city, good food, lovely spots and in summer days you are likely to have a 7/11 effect. Sun does not really set during the summer in Norway and you might end up seeing the sunny side of life for at least 20 hours a day - it does not really get dark and even at two at nite, it is still light

the long tail of Enterprise IT

2008-06-27T19:06:00.006+01:00

Is it the CIO’s role to manage technology or to manage how technology is used within the enterprise? Another jawbreaker is whether CIOs want to innovate, lead or follow with IT? While it is hard to look into the future, there are definitely some global forces that will forever change the face of IT. We have already made reference to these forces by coining the term 1.0 thinking.The IT 1.0

1.0 thinking

2008-06-23T22:27:00.004+01:00

A picture says more than ...

The CIO guide to the galaxy

2008-06-23T21:32:00.006+01:00

I have just finished a part on IT strategy for "ze book". It's about IT strategy making and selling and is part of the roadmap towards business/IT fusion. To bring you into the mood, I want to share an excerpt with you. To give you the right perspective, IT strategy is step 5 of the 10-step-transformation program.The four preceding steps are:1. How the CIO can get himself in shape2. Which data

The evolution of IT

2008-06-12T18:59:00.005+01:00

For those who wonder what we actually do... this vid explains it all. How technology has evolved over the last half a century and how IT is now fundamentally reshaping the way we are doing business and running our organizations.Grab a cup of coffee, push the play button and sit back, relax and enjoy!

CIO rehab

2008-06-07T14:33:00.007+01:00

One of the key drivers of business/IT fusion is that the IT organization gets itself organized for the transition journey... this is one of the chapters I am writing about at this very moment. Execution is fundamental if you want to reposition your IT shop but where to start, whatz the recipe chief?The recipe has to be practical and pragmatical... don't forget to spice it with a good dose of

Lateral Thinking

2008-06-05T11:45:00.004+01:00

People often ask me why right-brain thinking is so important in today's IT organizations. Right-brain (or lateral) thinking stands for creativity, communication, empathy, artistic and musical capabilities so what is the added value of having these competences when working in an IT shop you might wonder.Well, we all know that role of today's IT organization has to evolve from service provider to

bubbles for the weekend

2008-05-30T17:34:00.003+01:00

This vid on web 2.0 won the webby award for viral video... Great to start your weekend with!Have a smashing one

How social is Sharepoint

2008-05-28T12:06:00.005+01:00

Software mogul Microsoft already sold over 100 million licenses of their acclaimed web 2.0 Sharepoint platform I read in a article on cio.com.Although analysts point out that it might not be the best solution on the market, most organizations opt for Sharepoint as it tightly integrates with their Office and Exchange environments. But how 2.0 is sharepoint anyway: the product is not user-friendly

joining social networks can seriously damage your health

2008-05-23T17:42:00.003+01:00

Hiya creative monkeys out there, life has been good to us this week... the weather was mighty fine and inspiration was in the air. Now, if you are feeling lonely this weekend and you consider joining a social network... think twice before you subscribe. If you are still up to it after watching this vid, may the friendship force be with you. Have a smashing one xxx

How many clicks does it take?

2008-05-22T22:13:00.004+01:00

I was doing some field research on nerds the other day... yup, my life is very exciting indeed, thank you. We all have nerd-like people in our circles, you usually refer to them as "us" and "them": big glasses, funny ears, weird haircuts and a proprietary dress code. I literally took me two (2) clicks before I saw pictures of very different nerds... female nerds with no dress code at all! They

Chief Creativity Ape

2008-05-20T19:25:00.009+01:00

I like to read James Gardner's blog - bankervision - especially his last posting made me laugh. Apparently, at IBM labs, they have now gone completely bananas and give themselves swirling titles like Innovation Ninja and Virtual World Evangelist. Living in a 2.0 world thus means reinventing your own role... you are not an Enterprise Architect anymore, you are now the High Priest of Architecture,

Y fusion?

2008-05-17T09:43:00.014+01:00

Many IT organizations deal with a serious skills shortage - the labor market is volatile, people come and go and valuable knowledge is lost as a result of retiring boomers.Some of them also struggle with their image: they are not seen as companies that promise exciting career paths or steep promotion opportunities.The IT shop of bank I used to consult for ran a survey on their image and

The devil is in the long tail

2008-05-13T22:44:00.008+01:00

Tonight I met a former colleague/friend who is about to change jobs... He will join Netlog, a social networking site with more than 30 million users and made in Belgium! There is more to Belgium than chocolate and beer so it seems... OK, not as big as Facebook with 60 mil, Myspace with 110 mil but bigger than Linkedin with roughly 15 million members - Netlog put Belgium on the map again. We

Where is the social in Banking 2.0

2008-05-11T11:14:00.009+01:00

When doing some research on innovations in the banking world, I stumbled upon Christophe Langlois' Visible Banking blog. Banking 2.0 is about next gen online banking: the impact of web 2.0 on the Financial Services Industry and the new business models that result from it. In this perspective, I can recommend Frankwatching's article on banking 2.0 - originally written in 2006, it is still relevant

IT governance: dancing with the stars

2008-05-11T09:29:00.007+01:00

It has been a dull week, had to write a ten pager on IT governance. The chapter on IT governance is part of a book on business/IT fusion which we will release in the fall of this year. The challenge for me as a co-author is: how can I turn a boring subject like governance into something more sexy. For the laymen amongst you, THE reference in this field is the IT Governance institute and they

Fusion 2.0

2008-05-02T15:48:00.006+01:00

One of my favorite hobbies is cooking, especially Italian and Asian are on the top of my menu list. But there is one area where I don't want to go and that's fusion kitchen. I like the pure flavors of les produits du terroir and blending two styles of cuisine feels a bit like committing adultery.In the world of IT, fusion stands for something completely different: Business/IT fusion is about

web 2.0 for corporate use

2008-01-24T21:48:00.001+01:00

It is good to read that some companies have already embraced Web 2.0 for corporate use.. and looking at the posts, BT is not the only one. Happy reading! clipped from richarddennison.wordpress.comThe power of social software is undeniable in the free, anarchic world of the global internet. But what happens when

generation Y and the 2.0 gene

2007-12-18T12:36:00.000+01:00

I read a good article on Web 2.0 and how its adoption by the investment banking industry is influenced by the ghost of compliance. click here for further reading. Whereas many other industry sectors can easily open the gates and deploy their 2.0 initiatives, FSI is struggling with an additional inhibitor namely compliance. For those not familiar with compliance in the financial services industry,

online presence (square)

2007-12-18T00:32:00.000+01:00

Social Networking the next big thing - I read in one of Belgium's leading recruitment & career weeklies this weekend. Well, if it is in the papers, the phenomenon is probably at the right side of the innovation curve by now (acknowledgements to Rogers) Similar sites have been around for quite some time so why the big fuzz? For HR departments, it seems to be their next Holy Grail - an infinite

IT departments and Web 2.0

2007-11-20T18:45:00.001+01:00

It's funny to read that the greatest barrier to introducing 2.0 tools in an organisation is the internal IT department. They just don't get it, do they... They blame the technology, see security leaks everywhere, blame the tools for not being mature enough, call Web 2.0 a hype clipped from computerworld.co.nzIT

Time to get your internal communications in shape

2007-10-05T07:56:00.000+01:00

A survey by Stromberg consulting identifies the top 7 macro-trends in Internal Communications. The 2006 paper provides us with some excellent insights on how this business function is slowly being reshaped. Factors like shifting demographics, changing markets and technological advances do contribute to this changing perception but global (and free) access to social computing tools has

my favourite blopic

2007-08-24T13:46:00.000+01:00

Some friends of mine recommended me TED.com - an entire site dedicated to innovation and the lot. clipped from www.ted.com I found some interesting Video postings on collaboration - one of my favourite blopics (mash up of blog and topics ;o) Although collaboration seems to be the next big thing in social computing, it does not seem to be picked up in a professional (read office) environment - or

Monkey note on the semantic web

2007-08-09T15:59:00.001+01:00

Web 3.0 and the semantic web seem to be interchangeable : Nicholas Carr has been so kind as to provide us with a definition of Web 3.0 : (...) involves the disintegration of digital data and software into modular components that, through the use of simple tools, can be reintegrated into new applications or functions on the fly by either machines or people.However, for the sake of comprehension I

Web 3.0 - what's in a number!

2007-08-09T15:31:00.001+01:00

In an era where most companies still struggle with their 1.0 environment and slowly come to grips with web 2.0 - is there already a need for 3.0? Is it an organic evolution of the current 2.0 functionalities or more... I invite you to read Nicholas' thoughts on this and the following "web" upgrades. clipped from

Enterprise 2.0 is closer than you think

2007-07-29T17:02:00.002+01:00

Monkey note of the week : I found some good material on Andrew's blog on collaboration and web 2.0 stuff. The article demonstrates how easy it is to create your own collaboration platform nowadays. It will give you some pratical guidelines on how the cited company (read : this could happen to me) can fully live the web2.0 philosophy by leveraging on their current intranet platform :clipped

Epiphany

2007-07-24T11:07:00.000+01:00

Epiphany comes from the Late Greek and is most likely an alteration of Greek epiphaneia which means appearance or manifestation. The word can have three different meanings : 1. Epiphany capitalised stands for the January 6 church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ. 2. It can also mean appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being (

Why IT needs more right-brainers

2007-07-19T07:32:00.000+01:00

For decades, core industries were ruled by left-brainers : left-brainers are smart people with mostly scientific degrees, analytical skills, driven by ratio and logic and proud possessors of an MBA. They were the epitome of the knowledge worker in the Information Age. These are the people that you will usually find in an IT department : programmers, testers, functional and technical analysts,

slate to the rythm

2007-07-05T18:50:00.001+01:00

Doing some fieldwork on how to fuel participation and brand engagement by means of the Intranet, I stumbled upon some food for thought when reading Andrew McAfee's blog on Enterprise 2.0. If you are not familiar with the web 2.0-like stuff, I'd say go and wiki yourself but there is big fuss in blog-blog land as we speak : Wikipedia decided to remove the entry on Enterprise 2.0 from its dictionary

online networking sites and recruitment

2007-07-03T12:03:00.001+01:00

I am a huge fan of social and professional networking sites and one of my favourites is the professional networking engine from linked in. Amazing how exponentially your network grows by simply linking yourself to 20+ contacts/connections/colleagues/friends. Your "referring" network i.e. connections from connections from connections grows daily as a result of a viral-like effect : other people

Intranet 2.0 - prologue

2007-06-30T17:05:00.000+01:00

As from this week I have a new mission as communications manager - jolly bananas!The assignment is for the IT department of an international banking group and fits like a glove for yours sincerely. Work out a communications program that supports the different IT & services lines during a period of change and transformation. It's quite typical for companies undergoing a major change that they need

Chief Executive Ape

2007-06-25T23:08:00.000+01:00

There is more to life than having a three letter acronym on your business card : COO, CIO, CEO, CTO, PDG or VP (wait, that's a two letter acronym). People that have these acronyms on their business cards are usually the ones that sit in the top of organisational tree. They are considered to be the leaders of the pack - the alpha males of the corporate jungle. But what is leadership all about?

‘Prometeus - The Media Revolution’

2007-06-20T12:32:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.frankwatching.com

The corporate jungle

2007-05-03T11:28:00.000+01:00

The Thinking Ape, what's in a name... Well, does the name of a company have to make any sense at all? Dunno but the Googles, Yahoos, Skypes, Mozillas and Apples of this world don't say much either right? Part of the inspiration came from Desmond Morris and his book 'The Naked Ape'. However, it is not only the fact that man is the single species of monkeys and apes that is not entirely covered in