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05.07.08Quoted in CIO magazine on Enterprise 2.0A while back now, journalist Sue Bushell interviewed me on the subject of Enterprise 2.0. We talked a couple of times over a few days and now, her major article has been published in the Australian version of CIO magazine. Most exciting for me is that Sue has used me as the lead interview in the piece! Here's the opening couple of paragraphs: Canberra-based knowledge economy and social computing evangelist Stephen Collins heard a quote earlier this year that perfectly describes the Enterprise 2.0 dilemma: "If you want to find out what tools your staff are finding most useful at ...
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03.26.08275 voices. One idea.Last year, Age of Conversation was a highly successful experiment in crowdsourced publishing. This year, the coordinators Drew McLennan and Gavin Heaton are at it again with the second edition; Age of Conversation: Why Don't People Get It? I'm delighted to announce that I will be a contributor to the book. I hope that you'll all read the book and enjoy the conversation being had there. Not to mention it supports a great cause - all proceeds from the book go to Variety, the Children's Charity. This time around there will be 275 (!!!) authors and we will be each providing a ...
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03.07.08BarCamp Canberra is Go!After a year of trying, we've finally scored a venue and BarCamp Canberra is happening! Here are the details: Who? Anyone who is interested in technology, the Internet and related topics. We have room for 60ish people, so bring your colleagues. What? A good opportunity to share ideas and projects and to work with like-minded individuals. When? 1000-1700 on Saturday 19 April 2008 Where? BarCampCanberra will be held at the CSIT Building, North Road, ANU. Website? The BarCampCanberra blog is located at http://www.barcampcanberra.org/blog. We'll be posting updated information about the event there. The Barcamp.org page is http://barcamp.org/BarCampCanberra. ...
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02.11.08TransitionsSome of you already know, but this is the official announcement. As of the end of February (maybe a week earlier), I will no longer be doing long, onsite contracts for a single client. I will be moving to doing shorter and more varied work for clients that are closer to sharing my vision of how the work I do and the services I provide should be done. I've already signed one contract and have a couple of possibilities on the boil. Fingers crossed. My decision is based on a number of factors: working long, onsite contracts isn't too different to ...
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01.21.08Want to go to E2EF for free?Through a little serendipity, acidlabs has ended up as a partner for the Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum in Sydney on 19 February 2008. In the words of the Future Exploration Network, who are hosting the conference, it is: An intensive half-day summit giving detailed executive perspectives on how Web 2.0 technologies can create value inside organisations. Speakers include Harvard Business School's Andrew McAfee, who coined the term Enterprise 2.0, Euan Semple, who implemented these approaches at the BBC, and Australia's top experts and practitioners in the field. Case studies will feature how leading Australian organisations have benefited, and identify key ...
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