January 6, 2010 » 8:49 am
How is collaborating face-to-face different from collaborating online?
In attempting to answer this question, it’s easy to make generalizations. You can’t develop trust online. You can’t develop meaningful relationships online.
The problem is that actual experience contradicts these generalizations. Trusting, meaningful relationships are possible online. Online collaboration can be just as effective as face-to-face, and at [...]
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May 13, 2009 » 9:12 am
We’ve extended the registration deadline for the Wiki Sensemaking Series until Thursday, May 14, at 5pm PT. If you’d like to participate in small group coaching on Wikis, please register today.
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May 4, 2009 » 11:59 am
I’ll be leading a new online workshop next month entitled, Tools for Catalyzing Collaboration. It will be an intensive, four week combination of real-time teleconferences and asynchronous online work.
I’ve been offering variations of this workshop in a face-to-face format for three years now, both as a general workshop offering and tailored for specific organizations. I [...]
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April 15, 2009 » 10:49 am
Photograph by Brian Haberer.
Today, we’re launching our newest Sensemaking Series on Wikis, coached by Peter Kaminski. In these tough economic times, collaborating and managing our knowledge is even more critical. You can’t afford not to think about the tools and the training that could improve your business processes.
Wikis are one of those tools. They’ve been [...]
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March 30, 2009 » 1:58 pm
We’re currently trying to get a sense of how organizations collaborate with each other, both online and face-to-face. As a first step, we’re asking people to complete an anonymous survey. The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete.
We’re particularly interested in small organizations and nonprofits. If you yourself belong to such an organization, [...]
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February 24, 2009 » 8:46 pm
Last year, I started thinking about the impact of our work and especially where we’ve been most successful. We’ve done a pretty good job spreading our knowledge, and we’ve got some new ideas up our sleeves. However, regardless of how innovative we’ve tried to be, the truth is that nothing beats small group learning with [...]
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January 26, 2009 » 5:05 am
Happy Lunar New Year! This year is a special year at Blue Oxen Associates, because it’s also the Year of the Ox. According to Wikipedia:
The Ox is the sign of prosperity through fortitude and hard work. This powerful sign is a born leader, being quite dependable and possessing an innate ability to achieve great things. [...]
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January 14, 2009 » 8:10 am
Last month, Blue Oxen Associates celebrated its sixth anniversary. As the anniversary date approached, I spent more and more time reflecting on all of the amazing projects we’ve had a chance to work on and all of the amazing people we’ve been lucky enough to work with. I’ve even had the opportunity to share some [...]
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