Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist at the Center for Digital Business at the MIT Sloan School of Management and author of the new book, Enterprise 2.0, speaks with McKinsey’s Roger Roberts, a principal in the Silicon Valley office, in Palo Alto, California, in October 2009. In the interview, McAfee answers the following questions:– How is […]
Month: November 2009
The Abstract as taken from the report: “In this work the authors (Mor Naaman, Jeffrey Boase, Chih-Hui Lai of the Rutgers University, School of Communication and Information) examine the characteristics of social activity and patterns of communication on Twitter, a prominent example of the emerging class of communication systems [they] call “social awareness streams.” [They] […]
The author of Socialnomics, Erik Qualman, shares several examples of when engaging in social media paid off for a company. Nice overview of social media return on investment and good enough to start the conversation. The team at Fresh Consulting has also shared related thoughts in its Social Media slideshow and its Twitter presentation, what’s […]
Strong bold words from Google. I believe such ‘productive friction‘ is good for innovation. Let it continue! “The Google executive in charge of Google Enterprise is talking smack about Microsoft Office, saying that firms will be able to get rid of the software suite in one year’s time … Girouard, one of four presidents at […]
Working at the Deloitte Center for the Edge in Silicon Valley on the Shift Index earlier this year was intellectually exhilarating. It was exhilarating because the learning was relentless and the rigor of the analysis to build the index was deep. As testament to the relentless pursuit of new, meaningful ideas, today the Center released […]
In the business world things move so fast it is hard to recognize how much they have changed. Kate, who recently joined us at Fresh Consulting, shares her savvy and witty perspective on what that change looks like, from the inside of a fast-moving, tight-knit, start-up environment. Take the time to read this blog post. […]
I was recently asked by a friend for some insight into converting a rich, multimedia PowerPoint presentation into video for YouTube consumption. It is not complex but there are a few options and avenues you could take. Thus, with these suggestions, I recommend testing and experimenting with a few slides that represent the full range […]
What I have learned is that the most rewarding of feelings comes when time is spent invested in others. It’s one thing to get a lot done and have a productive hour or day all about you … it’s another to truly mentor, coach, teach, train, help, listen to somebody else. While getting things done […]