How to build vibrant communities within the Enterprise - keynote presentation at the Enterprise 2.0 Forum, Koln, Germany, February12 2009, organized by KongressMedia
How To Build Vibrant Communities Within The Enterprise
1. How to build vibrant communities within the enterprise Can organizations build better web communities with predictable success? David Terrar – D2C and WordFrame with contributions from: Dennis Howlett – AccMan & ZDNet Philip Woodgate – Goodman Jones
2. Charles Darwin – natural selection “ The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is, in principle, capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity.” Richard Dawkins
3. Recommended reading http://www.throwingsheep.com/ “ Networked Web 2.0 tools and technologies are making a profound impact on every aspect of our lives as social networking changes forms of entertainment in our personal lives and business models in the workplace.” John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco “ Web 2.0 social networking has far-reaching consequences for corporate executives managing relationships with customers, employees and business partners.” Henning Kagermann, Chairman and CEO, SAP
4. From Command and Control to Teamwork and Collaboration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WX7BNnYTf8&eurl=http://blogs.zdnet.com/collaboration/?p=315
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6. Why build communities? New Product Development Customer service Idea generation Market research Developer relations Amplifying Word of Mouth Employee communications General Marketing Reputation management Product testing Public relations LONG TAIL SALES PROJECT COLLABORATION Co-innovation Member networking Capturing Knowledge
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9. Participation Inequality Jakob Nielsen’s 1-9-90 rule Diagram courtesy of http://www.useit.com/alertbox/participation_inequality.html
10. What is ICAEW doing with ion? http://www.ion.icaew.com
11. What is ICAEW doing with ion? http://www.ion.icaew.com/itcounts
12. What is ICAEW doing with ion? http://www.ion.icaew.com/itcounts
25. Building a community S tart with the end in mind W hat's in it for me I ntuitive and simple T echnology supporting not leading C ommunity management H elp and resources
32. Community best practices BEST Clear goals + purpose Right talent Commitment + time Topic engenders passion Social + communal WORST Start with technology Marketing “campaign” Mixing business/consumer motives No facilitation Metrics vs. business measures
33. Conclusions The Technology Infrastructure of the community is important The Social Infrastructure of the community is MORE important
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35. Key take away from Enterprise 2.0 Conference 2008 Boston Christopher Keohane, Unity Product Owner Shawn Dahlen, Unity Program Manager