Human beings are social by nature. And why shouldn’t the software that people use at work support that inherent social inclination? To date, many initial social endeavors from software providers have included a Facebook-like page through which employees can recognize, comment, or share with each other, either bolted on to another application or stand-alone, the latter requiring an annoying extra sign-on by the user. The Social Economy, 2012). But how might a social-based solution prove useful at work? Does Social Technology Impact HCM? MORE >>

I'm a big believer of the notion that enterprise social software needs porous walls. The eventual success of our social business implementations will come when we can actually facilitate information exchange across these porous walls. Can we use our social business platforms to build a composite brand for people using their activity from across the web? How can we make corporate identities on social business platforms intermesh with people's existing brands on the public internet? Image credit: Faithful Chant People have identities. twist to them? MORE >>

The whole talk was based on a blog post from last year: Ten tips for choosing and using social software. The value of a network depends on the number of connected users and the amount of use. There are many examples of social software implementations not working. The critical thing to remember is that networks rely on individuals. Will your audience readily adopt social software at work? There are many examples of social media policies on the web. Creating a space for networking is half the job. That's just Facebook. MORE >>

sometimes make the fundamental mistake of arguing that collaboration is really only about achieving goals, leaving the implication that incorporating social software into the workflow of organizations is sufficient. social media Dachis Group social business design social network To get to the main point quickly, let's do what few people offering thoughts about collaboration actually do. Let's explicitly discuss what it is. First off, collaboration isn't just about people sharing information to achieve common goals. Advocates of Enterprise 2.0 MORE >>

I've just spent a good day in a workshop with Jane Hart (of elearning Pick of the Day fame), as the first stage in a programme looking at the whole breadth of social learning systems and approaches. Jane is a very effective advocate of Elgg , the open source social networking and social publishing platform. She calls it a social-learning platform, and uses it as the base from which a whole load of activities are started, and to introduce the concepts involved in social learning. Ten tips for choosing and using social software. Moodle. MORE >>