Graham Lauren

Really worth reading. This is the future for everyone. - Graham Lauren

I am so grateful to Oscar, he saves me so much work, and so reliably. - Graham Lauren

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; It is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. - Graham Lauren

Some technologies eventually become like air... For a business that is looking at how it can use social software, it really boils down to two things... I always like Oscar Berg's work and this short piece adheres to that rule. - Graham Lauren

When Craig Newmark asserts that future disruptions will come from unexpected directions, you have to take it seriously, as he's the guy who, through Craigslist and its free classified advertising, caused the US newspaper industry such grief. "The wildcards of singularity, I feel, will emerge from sources we don’t take very seriously, yet." Indeed; this is worth reading. - Graham Lauren

Another post by Mike Walsh: "... here is my list of the top nine Cloud services that have both changed the way I work, and more importantly, the way I think about it." Some worthwhile inclusions here. - Graham Lauren

Mike Walsh: "... changing patterns of consumer behaviour will have a disruptive impact on the enterprise software space. Eric Schmidt at the D9 conference observed that the world was coming down to a war between four major platforms – Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple. Five years ago, it would hard to conceive of any of those companies playing a major role in corporate technology – and now, whether it be Amazon’s cloud hosting services, Google enterprise apps, Facebook’s brand platforms or Apple’s smart devices – it is hard to imagine working without them." The tools are changing and with them turn the competencies of, and opportunities for, organisations. - Graham Lauren

Employee motivation and engagement is everything, no surprise there: "In short, inside most companies, 'hard' trumps 'soft' every time." - Graham Lauren

Social media adds management complexity, so this makes sense: "As much as they might like to, it’s unlikely that most large enterprises will be able to adopt a single social media/Enterprise 2.0 platform for all uses. For one, there are just too many different ways that social media must be used in an organization for a single platform to meet all the requirements." - Graham Lauren

Classic Haque: "... like many, you're probably waiting for this so-called mysteriously reluctant non-recovering "recovery" — the one that always seems just around the corner, but when the corner's turned, has automagically disappeared yet again. " - Graham Lauren

Eric Schmidt of Google talking about the future, a big and fascinating place. - Graham Lauren

Delightful heresy, and this quote: “If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.” - Graham Lauren

A Zen lesson: "the instructions for getting out of the box are written on the outside of the box." - Graham Lauren

Passion and a desire to get the job done is the most important factor. - Graham Lauren

Hamel on-song: "Before the Web, it was hard to imagine alternatives to management orthodoxy." - Graham Lauren

Gary Hamel at his inspiring best, and billed thus: "Hamel paints a vivid picture of what it means to build organizations that are fundamentally fit for the future—resilient, inventive, inspiring and accountable." - Graham Lauren

Anyone interested to see how the future of technology might disrupt their business should watch this, from about 20 minutes in. - Graham Lauren

This is a test to see what it looks like when I post to Delicious. - Graham Lauren