The Things We Ignore When Focusing on Technology
I was reading Marc Anderson’s (@sympmarc) post on the SPTechCon newsletter this afternoon, and after completing my slow clap with affirmative nod in his...
Category: Random Thoughts
Thinking More Like a Business Analyst
Increasingly, information workers are tasked with translating between the business and technology teams. If you were brought on as a Business Analyst, your role...
Understanding Different Collaboration Styles
One of the sure-fire ways to boost adoption of any collaboration platform is to match the technology to the culture and requirements of your...
Defining ‘Good Collaboration’
What is "good collaboration"? I think most people would agree that good collaboration is an essential ingredient for any organization that wants to improve...
The Value of Working Like a Network
About a decade ago (or more – its all so foggy now), Google came out with an ad campaign that stated “It’s all about...
Measuring The Duh Moments
One of the Americans assigned to help Japan rebuild after World War II, Dr. W. Edwards Deming outlined some basic steps to measure the...
Common Threads Between Hybrid, Search and Social
I’m sitting in the headquarters of Colligo in Vancouver, BC, preparing to speak to the Vancouver SharePoint User Group (www.VanSPUG.org) on two very different,...
Telemetry and Social Informatics of SharePoint
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke to thousands of partners at this summer’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington DC, he mentioned a key change...
Incorporating Evangelism Into your Organization
I was talking with a partner this week about their interest in hiring a technical evangelist and getting more involved in the community. While...
The Power of Community to Drive Innovation
Many organizations have begun to recognize the value of communities — whether to help them better reach out to customers, to gain insight from...
