Enterprise 2.0 is the Same Old Same Old – Yet it is Drastically New
Feb 26, 2010 E2.0
I hear this comment all of the time, “This (Enterprise 2.0) is the same old same old repackaged.”
Yes and no. Saying it that way assumes that a) because it is basically the same, b) the outcomes are basically the same. Point A may be true, but because it is even ever so slightly different it totally changes the game and point B becomes null and void.
There was a post recently by someone who mentioned this fact and she had four great points:
1. Same old same old – There isn’t much new here – it is communication but on a supersonic level.
2. Responsibility – The greater the ability to communicate = the greater the responsibility to do so appropriately.
3. Fact Checking – Making sure information which is passed on could be considered ‘facts’.
4. Work Life Balance – There has been a boundry between social life and work life.
I agree with just about everything she said, yet we are missing a key element.
Tags: different, diffusion of innovations, E2.0, same old
Checklist of Social Learning Strategies
Jan 12, 2010 Adoption, E2.0, Enterprise 2.0, Implementation, Learning 2.0, social media
Feb 1-3 I will be presenting at the Training 2010 conference with Dave Wilkins (@dwilkinsnh). In preparation, we came up with a bunch of things that one would need to know when creating a social learning strategy. Each one could take a deep dive, but we wanted to make the list available.
We hope this will help to spark some imagination and help you see, as you plan and implement, some areas you may have missed. (Here is the list in document form. This work is under the Creative Commons Share Alike license.)
Please feel free to add to the list in the comments below.
Checklist of Social Learning Strategies
Cultural Issues Related to Social Learning
What do you want it to be? What is it today?
- Openness vs. planning? Where is your balance point?
- Autonomy and self-direction vs. top-down mandates? Where is your balance point?
- What do executives, key stakeholders and “rank-and-file” think about social media and sharing?
- What are your organizational attitudes about transparency?
- To what extent do learners take personal responsibility and accountability for their learning?
Social Learning Approaches and Methods
What “kind” of Social Learning models are you pursuing? How do they integrate?
- Codified?
- Collaborative?
- Emergent?
- What kinds of social learning interventions do you need?
- Do you need focused Communities of Practice or decentralized social learning that is part of all learning experiences? Or both?
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Tags: checklist, Dave Wilkins, social learning
E2.0 Failure – A Requirement
Jan 4, 2010 E2.0
Say it with me… “E2.0 (Enterprise 2.0) is new.” NEW as in there are not established laws, theories, methods to make sure it is done correctly.
Rarely is something created perfect out of the gate (I still can’t think of one). It takes time, trial, error, failure, revision, and trial again. And when we think it is perfect, the game changes and so we must adjust.
Those who think either, “E2.0 will save the awful state of organizational culture and effectiveness” or “E2.0 is a sham” are both short sighted. It is neither. Give it time. Allow it fail. Allow it to work. For it will do both.
Set expectations correctly – THIS we can control. Try it and learn from others. Some parts will work fantastically, others will bomb. Take what works and expound on it. Crush those things which kill it.
But don’t expect perfection. Yet, expect success and eventually you will get there.
