meet CharlieA.K.A….
.mr. Enterprise2.0Charlie works here………..andhere………..Charlie's Project team are here ………..so Charlie has to find ways of
working in a global team, in different
time zonesand with people he has
never met……..this is Charlie's boss……..Charlie subscribes to his blog via an
RSSfeed
He feels like he knows
himreal well, and
always knows what he's
thinkingand where the
company is heading.
he's never met his boss in personCharlie also has a project blog
his boss
subscribes to it via
an RSS feed
his team
subscribe to it via
an RSS feed
130 peoplehe
doesn't know subscribe
to it via an RSS feed
they all feel like they know him and his project
really wellCharlieuses BaseCampto manage his project…….
he assigns tasks &
deadlines to team
members online
team members
communicate & check off
tasks online
Charlie monitors
progress and workload
onlineCharlie likes tools like BaseCamp because they are
lightweight, easy to use and quick…oh and it has
RSS….
No training needed for new team
members - sign up and goCharlie uses the company wiki….. a lot
the wiki is accessible and editable by everyone
at the companyhe encourages the users to use the
company wiki…..
to create their own user documentationthat's less work for Charlie…..
collaborative
documentation…
….and empowerment for the usersCharlie stores & tagsall his bookmarkson
the intranet
….everyone can see them….and he can see
everyone else'shistags highlight his interests & stuff he's
keeping an eye on
he can see
who else is
interested in the
same things by
exploring
tagsCharlie's boss & project team use the same
Social Bookmarking app……
…..they subscribe to each
others tag feeds via RSSthis is Carole
Charlie's colleague & mentorCarole normally has lots to say………
so she creates audio
podcastswhich are
aggregated
throughout the
companywhen a new podcast is available from
Carole's blog.....
Charlie is notified via RSS……….he then downloads, listens to &
syndicates the podcast on his own blogCharlie has a LinkedIn profile……….so does his boss….and most of his team….in fact, that's how he got the job. Using
a Social Network to find contacts and
opportunities.Charlie says……..
….if people don't know what you can do…..why
would they ask you to do it?
advertise yourself!you see….
..socialnetworking is not just for
kids!from histags, his blog, his wiki entries and
his LinkedIn profile………
people often contact Charlie from different
departments and even countries……..…just to say Hi….or to say, hey, I work on a
similar project, how can we collaborate…?
it's about collaboration18 monthsagoCharlie was using these tools …..
all on his desktop….todayCharlie uses these tools …..
all through his
browser….if you were to…….
..ask Charlie what his
favouritepiece of
softwareis………..?..he'd give it some
thought………
..and say it was a
trick
question………..and answer
with………
FireFox..as Charlie uses his favourite
browser for almost any appAskCharlie what
Enterprise2.0is………..?..he'd say he
hates buzz
words………..but it's most definately
Social Software
within the firewall……...easy to use software
web
based
bottom up, not top
down
less feature bloat, more
GTDblogs
wiki's
podcasts
social networking
online collaboration
tagging
social bookmarking..they all have a social
element
..they are all browser based.Enterprise2.0…..
initiatedby those
passionate about web2.0
and implemented by
people likeCharlie….