During the E 2.0 Organization Next Workshop, I asked participants to create people who live in the various futures we explored. Over the next few days, I will be talking the answers to their questions and writing little day-in-the-life stories about some of the people who might populate these possible futures. Today I start with Richard, a reinsurance sales person who lives in … [Read more...] about Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Richard Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
Technology
One More Angry Birds Lesson for CIOs- Number 11
First, I want to thank everyone for this interest in this CIO.com article: 10 Lessons from Angry Birds That Can Make You a Better CIO. Truly amazing to watch it spread through the Web. So I thought I should cap the week with lesson number 11 11 Don't be complacent When you join the Apple Game Center you can see how you stack up against others. Not always so easy for a … [Read more...] about One More Angry Birds Lesson for CIOs- Number 11
How Twitter Could have Planned for Success
Twitter's Biz Stone bemoans the company's lack of foresight during a Tavis Smiley interview today (Twitter Co-founder: "I wish we could have predicted it.") In anticipation of this topic, I wrote: Why Start-Ups Need More Strategic Planning, and Why Investors Should Help Provide It back in December, and I think is worth a re-read today. Briefly, entrepreneurs need … [Read more...] about How Twitter Could have Planned for Success
Collaboration Strategy
Every collaboration opportunity should raise a number question for the person(s) involved: Who should I be working with? What exactly do I need to collaborate on when it comes to this assignment? How do I prioritize what is important—a clean inbox or a quick response to a social media query ? Should I use the information that's readily at hand, or keep searching?. … [Read more...] about Collaboration Strategy
The Microsoft Tablet Strategy: Time to Redefine
The Microsoft Tablet Strategy: Time to Re-examine My first review of a Tablet PC was posted this morning at Tablet PC Magazine. I looked at the Dell Inspiron Duo. The hardware was solid but was missing a few key features (like video out). The real problem was Windows 7. Windows 7 is not designed for touch on a high-resolution screen. You just can't get your finger to the … [Read more...] about The Microsoft Tablet Strategy: Time to Redefine
