Social Media in the Serendipity Economy. The following questions were asked during the Yammer Finding Value in Serendipity Webinar held, February 28, 2012 [No longer available. Yammer is now part of Microsoft.] The Storify tweet trail was mined for this report [Storify has ceased operations]. Yammer posted a blog about the paper and the webinar but it has been retired by … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Field: Answers to Yammer Customers About How to Effectively Use Enterprise Social Media in the Serendipity Economy
Review: Logitech iPad 2 Keyboard Case and Fold-up Keyboard
Keyboards of tablets are always a compromise if they are built for the tablet (vs. using a full external Bluetooth or USB keyboard). The two Logitech keyboards reviewed here are no different, but each offers a unique reason for being. First up with the Logitech Keyboard Case for iPad 2 that was designed in conjunction with tablet skin and case maker Zagg … [Read more...] about Review: Logitech iPad 2 Keyboard Case and Fold-up Keyboard
Review: Fūl Brooklyn and Joint Venture Tablet/Notebook Computer Cases
I have been using these two Fūl bags for a few days now, and I am mostly impressed, but a bit disappointed when it comes to my personal preference to carry the preverbal digital-kitchen-sink with me on trips. These are high-quality bags, made of 1680 Denier Nylon (and a bit of neoprene in the case of the Brooklyn), heavily stitched, well-padded and attractive. Both bags offer … [Read more...] about Review: Fūl Brooklyn and Joint Venture Tablet/Notebook Computer Cases
How are my books, Listening to the Future and Management by Design, Related?
A little history of Listening to the Future and Management by Design and how they are related. Listening to the Future isn’t so much a book idea as it was a repository for a number of ideas I was already working on at Microsoft. Scenarios lie at the core of Listening to the Future, the idea that we have to grapple with the future, that we can’t just consider on possibility, … [Read more...] about How are my books, Listening to the Future and Management by Design, Related?
Two Book Recommendations: Reinventing Discovery and Too Big to Know
Digging into two impressive new tomes. Check them out! Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science An impressive effort that chronicles this moment as scientific discovery finds new pathways amid social networking and global connectedness. Forces one to think about the long-term implications. Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the … [Read more...] about Two Book Recommendations: Reinventing Discovery and Too Big to Know