Do empowered workers help achieve consensus?
A few posts ago I shared with you that German companies have additional challenge in their pursuit of Enterprise 2.0.  Since many information workers enjoy the right to form workers councils (which are somewhat akin to workers unions), these councils have a say in the way technology is implemented at the workplace.  And there is [...]

There is no Enterprise 2.0, there is your Enterprise 2.0.
In one of the best-known scenes of The Matrix, a young boy in the garb of a monk reveals a stunning revelation to the main character – “There is no spoon“.  This concept is the fodder for many philosophical explorations into illusion, quantum physics, eastern religions, and scriptwriting.  It becomes clear as the movie progresses [...]

Review for Andrew McAfee’s Enterprise 2.0 book.
Flying back from Germany yesterday gave me the quiet time to read Andrew McAfee’s new book called Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for your Organization’s Toughest Challenges. I read it cover to cover and used lots of highlighter. First a disclosure: I was given the book by Harvard Business Press’ publicist to review knowing that [...]

More about Germany and Enterprise 2.0.
As a bit of a postscript to my last post I wanted to follow up with a few more thoughts about the E2.0 Summit, Germany, and the reason it was so important for me to be there. One of the underlying value statements of the “2.0 philosophy” is that seeking multiple perspectives enhances understanding. [...]

German companies overcome E2.0 challenges.
The best quote from my visit to the E2.0 Summit in Frankfurt was shared by a community manager who works in a large French tel-com. I am prepared to be surprised. We were talking about his E2.0 initiative which is now gaining momentum and is on the path to success.  I loved this mindset.  It is incredibly [...]