The blurring of the lines between work and play, the company and the customer, and the employer and the employee, give rise to some interesting new dynamics and some interesting new possibilities for the workplace of the future. As part of the Biz Dojo, we are already exploring a new way to work.
I just love it something great coalesces from the ether, out of creative people’s minds, off the paper, and into reality. I especially love it when an idea that I have been raving about, magically arrives in my browser, courtesy of some equally passionate people on the other side of the world. Welcome to Better Means …
Last week Bob Evans at InformationWeek caused a stir by publishing a list of the Top 20 Most Influential Tech Vendors. The list included the usual suspects including Google, IBM, EMC, and VMware, but also a few surprises – Microsoft came in at a relatively low 11th place, while SlapFu partner Jive Software was just behind them in 13th place.
For many companies, social media is something the marketing department uses to increase their reach, rather than change how the company does business. Top Silicon Valley VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers says that this is going to change, and last week announced a $250 million fund to invest in social applications and services.
As cloud based applications become an increasingly important part of our lives online, the question of who owns your data and how you access it becomes ever more critical.
The SlapFu team have just finished up an intensive couple of days “getting our inspiration on” at Semi-Permanent 2010, New Zealand’s largest annual design gathering. One speaker in particular leapt out at us – leading UK graphic designer Adrian Shaughnessy.
In case you haven’t heard, the industrial revolution is over. It’s long gone. In fact, the information age has also blown through town. Unfortunately, most organisations act as though we haven’t learnt anything in the last 150 years.
One of the things that a lot of executives have trouble with is the concept that multi-tasking is bad for productivity. Unfortunately, research has shown that doing more things at once actually slows down delivery.
Although it may require a relatively high initial investment, Jive SBS will give you the highest return on attention, in a world where attention is increasing in relative scarcity.
A great night had by the Fu team at the recent launch of TakeON!, the new offering from ON-Brand Partners.
