Companies and employees are finding unique ways to work in a world supported by mobile Internet access. We're seeing growth in coworking, and telecommuting in general, and Needle is a great example just how far you can push these ideas.…
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The value of co-creation
The teams at Rally Software and Getty Images demonstrate that co-creation is not only possible, but likely necessary, to be a success in business today. As they show, co-creation helps reduce barriers between what a business needs and what it can get from its suppliers.…
Read MoreYammer time: Collaboration from the heart
Yammer has a sophisticated understanding of how customers come to value their tools. They understand that although executive leadership and groundswell support are important, it's the heart of the company that has the greatest impact on how Yammer ends up being used.…
Read MoreWikiOrgCharts crowdsources company relationships
Work boundaries have blurred and so has our understanding of who knows what in a given company. WikiOrgCharts uses the power of crowdsourcing to bring that information into focus. Having a clear picture of roles within an organization makes it easier for partnering companies to collaborate.…
Read MoreSmartsheet helps transform a school district
Something as simple as Smartsheet's cloud-enabled spreadsheets can greatly improve communication in the workplace, allowing everyone to see how different steps in a project relate to manpower, timing, and other resources. The Oshkosh, Wisconsin School District provides a useful example of Smartsheet's capabilities.…
Read MoreGo ahead, bring those holiday gadgets to work
IBM recently announced new social networking and collaboration mobile apps -- specifically designed to support enterprise needs around consumer mobile devices. IBM aims to bring social networking, real-time collaboration, and online meeting capabilities from behind the company firewall and into the hands of tablet users.…
Read MoreWrike’s Project Management Tool Goes Freemium
Today, Wrike launched a free version of their project management software into the Google [s GOOG] Apps Marketplace. Wrike's CEO Andrew Filev says the free version will continue to improve as Google expands their API to allow greater flexibility for building off the Google ecosystem of applications.…
Read MoreAre annual performance reviews passé?
Our product life cycles are getting shorter -- putting more pressure on how quickly we can form teams and work effectively across teams. At the same time, team members are often working apart or on-the-go. Managers need support, and performance management platforms, such as Rypple, aim to help.…
Read MoreThe six data-savvy work personas
Data is playing a bigger role in how we do our work. According to a recent study by Factiva, there are at least six different personas that workers take on in their data work, illustrating the different ways we relate to this data.…
Read MorePrepare to fill one of 1.5M data-savvy manager jobs
The United States alone faces a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 people with deep analytical skills. We are starting to understand the value of being data-savvy and how different kinds of data can be used to influence behavior and improve organizational policies and practices.…
Read MoreHYVE check-ins encourage accountability, reduce email
What would work be like if our colleagues just knew what we were working on? Peers could better coordinate, and managers could more easily allocate resources. DoubleDutch HYVE takes us one step closer, automatically letting colleagues know what we’re doing, for whom, and where.…
Read MoreLooking for a new job? How about data scientist?
Data is playing a bigger role in our work, requiring that organizations and individuals learn to work with Big Data to stay competitive. The role of data scientist is emerging in organizations wanting to take advantage of this data flow.…
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