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Embrace collaboration platforms to create transparency, enable teamwork, and improve decision-making processes
Embrace collaboration platforms to create transparency, enable teamwork, and improve decision-making processes
Innovative Practices
- Utilize social and collaboration technologies to promote transparency, improve productivity and work quality, increase connectivity, and minimize information latency within organizations
- Increase employee engagement by equipping them with tools to interact effectively with one another
- Empower teams by letting people work at any location, any time through cloud-based tools with task management, productivity, knowledge, and file sharing, and telepresence capabilities
Books and Other Recommended Sources
- Exponential Organizations: Why New Organizations Are Ten Times Better, Faster, and Cheaper Than Yours (and What to Do About It), by Salim Ismail, et. al. (2014)
- HOW COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES CAN BOOST BUSINESS PERFORMANCE, by Mary Hamilton, et. al.
- 4 Ways Collaboration Tools Boost Team Performance, by Emily Bonnie (2016)
- How Collaboration Tools Can Improve Knowledge Work, by Brad Power (2013)
- Collaboration 2.0: Technology and Best Practices for Successful Collaboration in a Web 2.0 World, by David Coleman, Stewart Levine (2008)
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Expected Use of Communication Channels in Next Three to Five Years Approximately two-thirds of business executives in Deloitte study expect use of online collaboration platforms, work-based social media and instant messaging to increase in next three to five years December 25, 2018 |
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Primary Community Platforms Used by Global Organizations JiveN, JiveX and Lithium identified by The Community Roundtable study as leading community platform primarily used by organizations worldwide in 2018 December 4, 2018 |
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U.S. Companies Agreeing To Workforce Changes in Next Ten Years Six in ten respondents of Upwork survey expect to see increased competition in global market and more specialized work and skills by 2027 November 2, 2018 |
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Benefits of Hosting Networks in the Cloud Greater security, scalability, and ease of use are top benefits of hosting networks in cloud, according to cybersecurity professionals in Cisco survey September 7, 2018 |
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Preference for Face-To-Face or Remote Conversation among U.S. Employees PSB survey found that more U.S. employees prefer working with colleagues face-to-face than via remote work technologies February 9, 2018 |
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Volkswagen Group and Innoactive built Digital Reality Hub for cross-brand and cross-site teams to brainstorm and collaborate in virtual reality July 6, 2017 |
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Hedge fund Numerai introduced new cryptocurrency and payout mechanism to encourage more collaboration among data scientists April 27, 2017 |
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Tearline app developed for American spies to view and write unclassified reports April 19, 2017 |
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Gaming company 232 Studios uses virtual reality app vTime to hold meetings in virtual environment in place of Skype September 19, 2016 |
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Ford Immersive Vehicle Environment (FIVE) lab lets product designers and engineers test thousands of designs before turning them into actual prototypes and products October 7, 2015 |