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IBM Notes and Domino Product Update from Connect 2017  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 3/9/17, 6:30 PM | - | Added by Oliver Busse

At IBM Connect 2017, we made it a priority to emphasize our commitment to IBM Domino as an application and mail platform that continues to be relevant and updated with modern technologies. We know from conversations with our clients and partners how many customers rely on Domino to deliver key business process and situational applications.

Now We Really Can Work Smarter, Not Harder  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 11/18/14, 10:11 AM | - | Added by Oliver Busse

At today’s New Way to Work event in New York City, IBM’s Bob Picciano, Senior Vice President, Information and Analytics Group, spoke of a new class of enterprises that are data-rich and analytically driven. These organizations are combining data...

Excellence is never an accident: Building a smarter workforce  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 11/14/14, 9:47 AM | - | Added by Oliver Busse

Posting on behalf of Megan McNamee Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. -- Paul J. Meyer In this incredible time of...

It’s Not What You Know; It’s What You Share  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 11/12/14, 6:24 AM | - | Added by Oliver Busse

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty has said it once , and she’ll say it again: “In a social enterprise, your value will not be what you know; it will be what you share .” She also believes that “the social network will be the new production line in...

A Fresh, Outside-In Perspective on App Dev at ConnectED 2015  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 11/5/14, 8:32 AM | - | Added by Oliver Busse

This year's App Dev track at IBM ConnectED will provide some new and exciting perspectives on IBM's vision and direction for application development. There will be, of course, foundational sessions like " Domino App Dev Futures ," and...

25 Social Business Leaders Impacting Today's World  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 8/5/14, 6:29 AM | - | Added by Kenio Carvalho

Over the past few years, the use of social technology has become a sweeping cultural, societal and economic phenomenon.

Turning the Tide to Better Stewardship Through Social Activation  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 4/22/14, 3:51 PM | - | Added by Christian Güdemann

Paddling a mile off the coast of Monterey Bay, we watch a couple of humpback whales feeding on krill as they stop to rest on their journey down the coast to Baja. Looking down in the water we could see schools of fish passing under. Michelle stops paddling,...

Alan Lepofsky - “The Evolution from Simple Sharing to Purposeful Collaboration”  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 2/24/14, 9:28 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Daniel Davis, Sr. Marketing Manager, IBM Social Business Just about every company these days knows that it needs to go social. What many companies don’t know is why . In his address at IBM Connect 2014, Alan Lepofsky ( @alanlepo ),...

Gamification in the Real-World of Social Collaboration in the Enterprise  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 2/19/14, 1:41 PM | - | Added by Christian Güdemann

Portfolio Director, Business Development and Strategic Alliances “Fun and Games.” This is not the phrase that comes to mind when we think of our workplaces. You are reading this blog, so you are probably sold on...

Pardon the Interruption – Social Business Topics II  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 2/10/14, 4:12 PM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Louis Richardson, Luis Benitez, Matt Ridings at IBM Connect 2014 Can a business go social without executive support? How much time per day do you spend being social? What if I have nothing to say? These were some of the questions Louis Richardson and...

Gamification boosts engagement, amplification and fun quotient at IBM Connect  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 2/6/14, 1:22 PM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

The thrill of victory It was 6:30 pm on Sunday, January 26th in Orlando, Florida, and Ray Bilyk was nervous. I watched him as he paced up and down the Social Cafe, glancing up at the leaderboard and muttering to himself. “One...

Video Alert: We Are All Social  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 2/5/14, 9:54 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Humans are by definition social creatures—in fact social interactions can actually help us live longer, healthier lives . But we live in an era where technology is facilitating our social interactions in unprecedented ways: we are able to create...

Leadership Lessons from the Super Bowl in the Age of Social  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 2/3/14, 2:08 PM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

I’ll admit it: I love the Broncos. I have since I was eight years old living in Boulder, Colorado! Clearly Sunday’s game was not much fun for Denver fans like me or for my poor son who is now scarred for life. I woke up and said to myself,...

SaaS as a competitive advantage? The proof is in the numbers.  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 2/3/14, 12:13 PM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Do companies deploy Software as a Service to reduce cost? Well yes, some do. But what we have found, from a recent Global SaaS study conducted by the IBM Center for Applied Insights, is that nearly half of the businesses are actually achieving a competitive...

Keep the sharing going with these 10 handy links  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/31/14, 2:17 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

That's the thing about learning. It feels good, and you want to do more. The same applies to sharing. Given that you've just spent a week learning how to energize life's work, now it's your turn to share what...

Mars Curiosity Rover: The ultimate engagement machine  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/31/14, 9:36 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

If sharing and collaboration can increase productivity, accelerate innovation and drive greater engagement within a single organization, what happens when six thousand scientists around the world embrace the same approach? They build a...

Energizing life's work through smarter design  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/29/14, 11:05 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Systems of Engagement made another appearance on Day 3 of IBM Connect 2014 as the focus shifted to Energizing Life's Work through Smarter Design. Welcomed to the stage by Nigel Beck , IBM Design General Manager Phil Gilbert told the...

Building a winning culture in a flat and interconnected world  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/28/14, 10:45 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

It's a flat world. An interconnected world. A world without boundaries. It's a world where individuals, skills, and work are as fluid and hard to pin down as mercury. CEOs know their people are their most...

Humanizing Brands: Lessons from Connect  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/28/14, 10:27 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

On Sunday morning, I grumpily boarded a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Orlando. I’m a nervous flyer to begin with and leaving on a Sunday always throws my schedule into disarray. Basically, I was quite a stressed when I got on the plane and...

Where will your joys come from? Rudy Karsan asks big questions on Day 2 of IBM Connect  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/28/14, 10:07 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

IBM Connect 2014 took a turn for the metaphysical this morning as the opening general session focused on "Energizing Life's Work Through a Smarter Workforce." Rudy Karsan , co-founder and CEO of Kenexa (an ...

Client Voices a Highlight of Connect Opening General Session  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/27/14, 11:48 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Comedians and consultants notwithstanding, successful IBM clients are always a major presence at IBM Software events. This morning's opening general session at IBM Connect 2014 was no exception. Four clients took to the stage to share their insights and...

Seth Meyers energizes crowd en route to energizing life's work  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/27/14, 10:30 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Energizing Life's Work is the theme of IBM Connect 2014 and the energy was indeed abundant in the Dolphin Hotel's Hemisphere ballrooms. From the opening notes of their smash hit "Best Day of my Life" to their closer...

Warren Buffett, Customer-Driven Innovation & Growth  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/27/14, 8:17 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

General Manager, Industry Solutions and Smarter Workforce / Collaboration Solutions IBM Software Is there any businessman today whom people watch more closely than Warren Buffett? I was thinking about that on my way to IBM...

A bit of social business perspective  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/26/14, 7:38 PM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Now comfortably installed into my digs at the Dolphin hotel, I thought I'd take this moment between the opening frenzy of the Social Cafe and tomorrow's opening general session to provide a bit of context about what I'll be writing about this week....

Partnering for better outcomes, smarter content and exceptional customer experiences  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/26/14, 3:38 PM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Geoffrey Moore opened #IBMConnect PartnerDay by outlining the mandate to bring social habits and technologies into the enterprise. A few hours later, IBM Business Partner Genus Technologies showed how to...

From client server to cloud and systems of engagement: Geoffrey Moore at IBM Connect  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/26/14, 11:08 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

"When I went to school, collaboration was called cheating." Betraying the scope and scale of the changes in IT (if also his age) since his days as an undergraduate, legendary tech analyst, author and consultant Geoffrey Moore...

#CMAD Luncheon and Social Buzz Chat  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/26/14, 10:11 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Five years ago, when Jeremiah Owyang first proposed Community Manager Appreciation Day (#CMAD) , community managers often worked in near obscurity. In fact, so much so that our logo is a playful nod toward Sir Robin in Monty Python and the Holy Grail -...

10 Great Social Business Features of IBM Connections  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/22/14, 9:57 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Whenever I mention to other business professionals that my company has an internal social network, I get questions. Those familiar with social business tools ask me what we’re using and how it’s going. The uninitiated generally ask politely what...

Connect 2014 Livestream Schedule  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/22/14, 9:56 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Missing out on IBM Connect 2014? You don’t have to. In an effort to keep you connected, we are once again broadcasting sessions via Livestream on ibm.com/connect . Hear keynote speakers, learn about the newest announcements in...

Connect to #IBMConnect: Tips to staying connected virtually  

By IBM Social Business Insights Blog | 1/20/14, 8:24 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

If you’re like me , it might seem like everyone you know is going to IBM Connect . From the blogs to the conversations on Twitter – it can easily give you the feeling you are the only one not going. So, as someone who...