It may be People, Organization, Technology; although we should not be in a rush to replace a failed triplet with another.  In fact, my definition for Social Business is as follows: Social Business refers to an organization whose structures and processes defer to the natural systems of human interaction. The enemy:  Process.  MORE >>

As I’ve written about previously, I believe that an organization needs not only an internal 2.0 Adoption Council , they need a cross-functional team (the Enterprise 2.0 But to get this going, I believe we need to introduce, recognize and accept the New Holy Culture Trinity for the Organization. Do you notice something here? MORE >>

Metaphors that provide the common mental frameworks for our organizations are also powerful tools. Today, more people are viewing the organization as a biological system, bringing new metaphors that can change the way we think, and act. Trouble adopting Technology. Tweet Powerful metaphors guide our collective thoughts. MORE >>

Sure, there are issues about ROI and benefit (see Samer Patel and Why Process Barfs on Social ) but inside an organization, we all need to not only justify its rampant osmosis, we need to embrace, endorse and take action. Hence, why I think every organization requires a cross-functional 2.0 Adoption Council. The 2.0 That 2.0 MORE >>

By now, reams have been written about the possibilities offered by the adoption of Enterprise 2.0 However, they are all central elements to the whys, whats and hows of the productive adoption of social computing, aka Enterprise 2.0. capabilities. The interest continues to grow as the daily use of the Web at work approaches ubiquity. MORE >>