Good article written for vendors on how to talk about Innovation Management software/tools & role of education; My Favorite Part: 4. "I've already tried SharePoint, and it doesn't work very well." Although the pure-play innovation management tools are worlds apart from the generic collaboration tools on the market, such as Microsoft SharePoint, providers face two obstacles to user adoption: 1) a belief that innovation management tools are merely incremental improvements over SharePoint-level functionality; and 2) a lack of willingness to abandon the sunk costs of existing software investments. ...Answer: In addition to trumpeting their solutions' superior features, innovation management tool vendors must also articulate how their offerings can seamlessly integrate with and leverage users' already-installed enterprise software. "
- Ami Chitwood
Ok - this is so easy even I can do it :) (and...I realize I may have tanked several lists b/c I changed the title to something more meaningful...oops.)
- Ami Chitwood
Today's reason for loving EndUserSharePoint - Managing Links - making the decision on which link "roundup" to use...love the Tribbles reference...
- Ami Chitwood
These are fine and all but really don't address the heart of why collaboration and 2.0 in enterprise fail - infrastructural and culture must support working in the open, working together, teamwork over individual contributions, etc.
- Ami Chitwood
Rachel Happe is usually ahead of me - writing about what I'm so inarticulately trying to spit out. Key stuff here about role of org, role of culture, role of change and social media.
- Ami Chitwood