Archive for April, 2009

Twittering Away Your Knowledge

Published by lynda on April 19, 2009 in Friday Breakfast Meetings. 3 Comments

Friday, May 1, 2009 at 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Rebecca’s at Reservoir Place, Trapelo Road, Waltham.

TOPIC:  How Would You Monetize Twitter? Is there a Business Model Worth Developing? An article in Knowledge@Wharton prompted this topic for discussion. All that Twitters Isn’t Gold: A Popular Web Application in Search of a Business Plan.

We know Twitter is really hot and disciples abound among our members. Besides what Twitter means to you personally and professionally, our roundtable will explore the business models that could make you more or less apt to engage in tweeting. Is Twitter a plus for learning or sharing, or both? What has been your best and worst Twitter experience? What business model could ensure more of the best and less of the worst?

Readings Shared:

All That Twitters Isn’t Gold: A Popular Web Application in Search of a Business Plan http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=2202

Analysis: The Problem with Twitter, Brennon Slattery, Apr 30, 2009 10:53 am http://www.pcworld.com/article/164147/analysis_the_problem_with_twitter.html

Culture, Not Tech, Slows Social Nets at Work, study by Burton Group, http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/162620/culture_not_tech_slows_social_nets_at_work.html

How to Use Twitter as a Twool, Guy Kawasaki, 12/2/08, “Hot to Change the World” blog
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2008/12/how-to-use-twit.html#ixzz0DUdPvrAc&B

How to Demo Twitter, Guy Kawasaki of How to Change the World | April 19th, 2009 - 11:28 AM http://blogs.openforum.com/2009/04/19/how-to-demo-twitter/

Scientists warn of Twitter danger: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/04/14/twitter.study/index.html

Six Ways You Should Be Using Twitter (that Don’t Involve Breakfast), By Adam Pash, http://lifehacker.com/5207514/six-ways-you-should-be-using-twitter-that-dont-involve-breakfast

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Boston-IA: Ten-Minute Accessibility Talks

Published by lynda on April 12, 2009 in Other Organizations Meetings. 0 Comments

On Thursday, April 30, 2009, Boston-IA (Boston-IA.org) will present seven great speakers talking about topics related to the accessibility and universality of electronic information.

  • Mary Utt: “VPATs 101: Documenting Product Accessibility”
  • Kim Patch: “Speech Input and Web Accessibility”
  • Barbara Casaly: “Using Word to Create Accessible PDFs“
  • P.J. Gardner: “Working with Visual Designers for Universal Access”
  • Heather Hedden: “Web Site A-Z Indexes”
  • Peter McNally: “Introduction to ARIA“
  • Charmian Proskauer: “Making a Site Built with a CMS Accessible”

After each ten-minute talk, members of the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions.

Note: The order of the speakers is subject to change.

Please visit http://boston-ia.org/meetings.html#top1 for background information on each featured speaker.

Event Details

Title: “Ten-Minute Accessibility Talks”

Speakers: A Panel of Accessibility Experts

Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009

Time: 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Location:

Bentley University
LaCava Campus Center
175 Forest Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-4705

Cost:

  • Free for Boston-IA members.
  • $15 for Boston-IA visitors.
  • $15 to join Boston-IA (renewable January 2010) and attend the meeting for free.

You can pay the cost of the meeting or membership when you arrive (cash or check accepted).

Registration:

Please pre-register by sending e-mail to registerlist@Boston-IA.org or visiting http://boston-ia.org/meetings/registration.html

Sharing and Absorbing Knowledge Across Organizational and Global Cultures

Published by lynda on April 5, 2009 in Thursday Afternoon Meetings. 1 Comment

Thursday, April 16, 2009, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Microsoft, 201 Jones Rd., Sixth Floor, Waltham, MA 02451
Directions.

SPEAKER: Barry Camson, Principal at BarryCamson.com

Topic: Knowledge has to move across cultural boundaries in our work processes, whether they be individual, group, discipline, organizational, national or generational in nature. An unfortunate outcome is that often knowledge is ineffectively set out, misconstrued, or disregarded entirely because its cultural context is not understood. Having cultural context can be as important as the content knowledge itself. Barry Camson will talk about what individuals and organizations can do to be effective in transferring and utilizing knowledge across cultures. He will share both cognitive and experiential approaches that facilitate knowledge transfer, giving responses to the various resistances that occur in efforts to transfer and utilize knowledge. The presentation will reference Barry’s work with the U.S. Intelligence Community on cross-cultural knowledge transfer. Read More on Barry’s Website.

Post Presentation Blog and Comments from participants: People, Cultures and Context

Barry Camson is an organization development consultant working with Fortune 200 companies and large government agencies address the organizational aspects of technology implementation. Most recently he has worked with British Petroleum in a global deployment of “Field of The Future,” virtual, digital technology. In the Knowledge Management space, Mr. Camson guides organizations to be more effective in transferring knowledge across cultures. Mr. Camson has presented at the Babson College Working Knowledge Forum and co-authored a paper on cross-cultural knowledge management with Larry Prusak. Barry blogs on collaboration and knowledge management at www.barrycamson.com.

PLEASE Register even if you are not certain you can attend so we have an accurate estimate of attendees for handouts.

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