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If it’s not about Community it ain’t Communication

99% of what we call communication in an organizational context is non-communication. Instead, it is what marketers would call ‘advertising’.

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Social Validation

It’s time to pimp your employee database, because with the term Social Validation we are getting very close to a way to develop and sustain a Social Architecture.

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Begin with the Marshmallow in Mind

It’s amazing what you can learn from a marshmallow. It can even cause you to rethink and redesign your multi-million five-year major organizational change program.

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The Impact of Social Media on Doing Business

One minute interview with social media expert Clo Willaerts on the impact of social media on business… and change management.

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On Bandwith

Upgrading a 2003 article on virtual teams, where I proposed a cable & wire model to calculate the probability of a communication breakdown. Yes, there is a formula for that!

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The Plan in the Mirror

To cut a long story short: I am lost and we are not so sure that I will ever be able to get back on track. I simply refuse to accept that the purpose of planning is to make a plan.

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When the Journey is Killing You

When people are paralyzed and overwhelmed by a problem, the last thing they need is a solution that is as big and as complex as the problem.

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Gamers Will Save Our Economy (Part 5)

It’s not a joke: painting a bull’s-eye on your deliverables is your first job if want to succeed with people who don’t report to you.

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Connecting Some Dots

Social Architecture is an upgrade for Change Management as we know it. Does this mean that Change Management is bugged? Well… sort of…

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Gamers Will Save Our Economy (Part 4)

Here is a 12 min presentation by Seth Priebatsch – a proud college dropout – explaining us essential things about the gaming fabric that is being installed on top of our social fabric.

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