The definition of collaborative learning is a no brainer – it is a system in which two or more people work together to learn something. However, understanding the concept of collaborative learning, and knowing how to make it work is where the “brainwork” comes in. Collaborative learning is becoming more widely recognized in the business […]
Social networks: Connecting internal employees “If you put 10 people in a meeting room and ask them to collaborate, they won’t come up with anything more creative than finding a way to kill one another in the parking lot.” In her article The Power of Social Collaboration for Work, Anita Bruzzese quotes the above in
Social technology: Impacting everything In today’s business age, social technology is changing the way businesses operate. The use of social technology changes the way companies collaborate internally, as well as externally. The impact that social technology has on brands and customers is causing many companies to reinvent customer and employee engagement, management strategies, customer service,
Happy Halloween! In light of the spookiest day of the year, we thought we would talk about some of the scary things companies are doing when approaching their product or service development process. Warning: The following development process facts may scare you. Customers are howling – where are your goblin ears? Scary fact # 1:
According to many experts, businesses who use social media to market their brands without a proper social media plan can be doing more damage than good. Because we are strong advocates of using social media to strengthen businesses, we thought we would share some tips on building a good social media plan. Creating a winning
What is co-working? Co-working is a style of work which which involves a shared working environment among workers who are not employed by the same department or organization. This concept allows a global community of people to employ the values of collaboration, co-creation, community, openness and accessibility, while working in a shared space. Co-working: A
In 2008, Gartner released a list of what they thought would be the top 10 disruptive technologies that will have an impact in the business world over the next five years. This has been a successful year in terms of disruptive business technologies. Let’s outline the five most predominant ones. Top 5 business disruptive technologies
What is collaborative management? Collaborative management is a management technique that promotes a sense of teamwork and unity between managers and other team members. The idea behind collaborative management style is to allow managers to combine their strengths with the strengths of other members of the team, and collectively strengthen any weaknesses that may be
What is a collaboration suite? While there is no specific set of capabilities that a collaboration suite should have, all collaboration suites must have the following characteristic: A collaboration suite is software that provides businesses with a set of applications, all integrated with a layer of online collaboration tools. How exactly is this useful? Effective
When it comes to company growth, innovation plays the key role in shaping the organization’s future. In today’s extremely competitive business environment, organizations must focus on developing innovative products or services. OneDesk recognizes this and has developed an innovation and ideas application in order to help companies outperform their competitors. With this in mind, we