Comments for log.illsley.org http://log.illsley.org There are a limited number of profound statements in this world Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:28:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 Comment on IBM Employee Directory by davidillsley http://log.illsley.org/2005/11/06/ibm-employee-directory/#comment-23187 davidillsley Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:39:01 +0000 http://davidillsley.wordpress.com/2005/11/06/ibm-employee-directory/#comment-23187 Apparently this post can be interpreted that I'm not happy about having those details out there. Nothing could be further from the truth - I'm a big believer in easy communication channels. Apparently this post can be interpreted that I’m not happy about having those details out there. Nothing could be further from the truth - I’m a big believer in easy communication channels.

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]]> Comment on iHave by andrewferrier http://log.illsley.org/2008/07/22/ihave/#comment-23086 andrewferrier Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:09:56 +0000 http://davidillsley.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/ihave/#comment-23086 Out of what? Out of 5 would be good, 10 not so... :) Out of what? Out of 5 would be good, 10 not so… :)

]]> Comment on In defence of social networking by Andy Piper http://log.illsley.org/2008/05/06/in-defence-of-social-networking/#comment-23059 Andy Piper Fri, 09 May 2008 07:16:00 +0000 http://davidillsley.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-23059 Just to chip in on the IM point... IM *is* big in IBM and that *is* a big deal. Many organisations don't use pervasive IM, and in some cases employees resort to MSN or Google Talk to reach each other, often without being allowed to have the software installed on their desktops. The corporate world does move slowly, and as a consultant I go out and am exposed to corporate environments that are very locked down, with Internet access restricted, ability to install software restricted, etc.. I'm not saying that is wrong, but in my experience my employer is very open-minded about letting me go out and experiment with a wide variety of social software tools. I found the <a href="http://richarddennison.wordpress.com/bt-web-20-adoption-case-study/" rel="nofollow">BT Web 2.0 adoption case study</a> an interesting read. Large enterprises do need a lot of convincing and, often, the traditionalists will question how these tools can be applied. I've just presented at an internal conference today on these topics and the reception was warmer than it has been in the past, but it was still slightly muted in some areas. Just to chip in on the IM point… IM *is* big in IBM and that *is* a big deal. Many organisations don’t use pervasive IM, and in some cases employees resort to MSN or Google Talk to reach each other, often without being allowed to have the software installed on their desktops. The corporate world does move slowly, and as a consultant I go out and am exposed to corporate environments that are very locked down, with Internet access restricted, ability to install software restricted, etc.. I’m not saying that is wrong, but in my experience my employer is very open-minded about letting me go out and experiment with a wide variety of social software tools.

I found the BT Web 2.0 adoption case study an interesting read. Large enterprises do need a lot of convincing and, often, the traditionalists will question how these tools can be applied. I’ve just presented at an internal conference today on these topics and the reception was warmer than it has been in the past, but it was still slightly muted in some areas.

]]> Comment on In defence of social networking by davidillsley http://log.illsley.org/2008/05/06/in-defence-of-social-networking/#comment-23057 davidillsley Thu, 08 May 2008 11:45:44 +0000 http://davidillsley.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-23057 And as if by magic, the top story on the Hursley intranet today is about Generation Y, the way we expect to work, and an encouragement for all to join in. Sadly I don't seem to be able to tag the story with the link to that video... And as if by magic, the top story on the Hursley intranet today is about Generation Y, the way we expect to work, and an encouragement for all to join in.

Sadly I don’t seem to be able to tag the story with the link to that video…

]]> Comment on In defence of social networking by Paul Downey http://log.illsley.org/2008/05/06/in-defence-of-social-networking/#comment-23056 Paul Downey Thu, 08 May 2008 07:38:28 +0000 http://davidillsley.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-23056 heh, glad you liked the video - it's hard not to be impressed by JP, that's why I love working with him! I also hate to bail on IBM in particular, it's an endemic problem of any enterprises, even within BT, that they develop strong corporate cultures with powerful immune systems to resist change. IBM is still held up as the exemplar huge company who saw the writing on the wall and was as a result capable of embracing Java, Linux and Open source, and more recently at least publishing a policy for blogs and blogging. To me the conversation has moved on somewhat, and is challenging what it actually means to work for an enterprise. In a way Web 2.0 tools are a small, fluffy symptom of that conversation. See, now you can smile when people challenge you, knowing you're at least a part of the conversation :) heh, glad you liked the video - it’s hard not to be impressed by JP, that’s why I love working with him! I also hate to bail on IBM in particular, it’s an endemic problem of any enterprises, even within BT, that they develop strong corporate cultures with powerful immune systems to resist change. IBM is still held up as the exemplar huge company who saw the writing on the wall and was as a result capable of embracing Java, Linux and Open source, and more recently at least publishing a policy for blogs and blogging. To me the conversation has moved on somewhat, and is challenging what it actually means to work for an enterprise. In a way Web 2.0 tools are a small, fluffy symptom of that conversation. See, now you can smile when people challenge you, knowing you’re at least a part of the conversation :)

]]> Comment on In defence of social networking by davidillsley http://log.illsley.org/2008/05/06/in-defence-of-social-networking/#comment-23055 davidillsley Wed, 07 May 2008 20:13:22 +0000 http://davidillsley.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-23055 Excellent video, well worth it. Thanks! Clearly your employer is better than mine ;-) Yes, it's not the most recent joiners to the company who are in much greater need of convincing. And to defend whatever IBMer made a fool of themselves with the IM comment, there was a time, a long time ago when IBM was apparently well ahead of the curve in using IM, but of course the rest of the world has moved on a bit :-) I guess the problem somewhere the scale of IBM (or BT perhaps?) is how you get broad adoption of new technologies in large valuable projects - the element of experimentation that is probably required to determine value is a risk that people can do without. I know that the use of wikis within IBM has grown incredibly over the last couple of years as people, once they've used one successfully put it as the an early thing they set up for the next project. As it happens we have lots of pretty good social networking and web 2.0 stuff in-house, and I can use it for anything I control, but I'm not the one in control of the 'real work' projects. But that returns to the point of the video. So what does that mean enterprises should do? The implication is that they should provide these tools to use and let the people who want to adopt them, but not force them on others? That might take a long time, or lead to fractious use of them in the short term. The other aspect is letting people use 'external' tools for 'internal' work... not something I think we have an answer to (hiding in plain sight might not work for some documents...). I did very much like the comparison between input and output focussed. It's certainly the way I view the world, but that may be to do with growing up hearing no-win no-fee ambulance chaser adverts on TV and radio (see, I'm old, I didn't mention the web!). That's certainly something I'll think more about. Excellent video, well worth it. Thanks!

Clearly your employer is better than mine ;-)

Yes, it’s not the most recent joiners to the company who are in much greater need of convincing.

And to defend whatever IBMer made a fool of themselves with the IM comment, there was a time, a long time ago when IBM was apparently well ahead of the curve in using IM, but of course the rest of the world has moved on a bit :-)

I guess the problem somewhere the scale of IBM (or BT perhaps?) is how you get broad adoption of new technologies in large valuable projects - the element of experimentation that is probably required to determine value is a risk that people can do without. I know that the use of wikis within IBM has grown incredibly over the last couple of years as people, once they’ve used one successfully put it as the an early thing they set up for the next project.

As it happens we have lots of pretty good social networking and web 2.0 stuff in-house, and I can use it for anything I control, but I’m not the one in control of the ‘real work’ projects.

But that returns to the point of the video. So what does that mean enterprises should do? The implication is that they should provide these tools to use and let the people who want to adopt them, but not force them on others? That might take a long time, or lead to fractious use of them in the short term.

The other aspect is letting people use ‘external’ tools for ‘internal’ work… not something I think we have an answer to (hiding in plain sight might not work for some documents…).

I did very much like the comparison between input and output focussed. It’s certainly the way I view the world, but that may be to do with growing up hearing no-win no-fee ambulance chaser adverts on TV and radio (see, I’m old, I didn’t mention the web!). That’s certainly something I’ll think more about.

]]> Comment on In defence of social networking by Paul Downey http://log.illsley.org/2008/05/06/in-defence-of-social-networking/#comment-23054 Paul Downey Wed, 07 May 2008 19:12:38 +0000 http://davidillsley.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-23054 I wonder if the ribbing is mostly coming from people from Generation X. People not being connected on social networking sites is a subject of ridicule amongst my co-workers, and judging from a talk we heard at BlogTalk, IBM is in desperate need of a *lot* more exposure to 21st century communication tools. The audience openly laughed at the presenter citing "Instant Messaging" as being "big" in IBM. Uh-huh, and do you use mobile phones, too? Contrast this: http://www.slideshare.net/BlogTalk2008/avram-o-donovan-bannon-blogtalk-2008/ with this (well worth 15 minutes of your time): http://light.vpod.tv/?s=0.0.393628 I wonder if the ribbing is mostly coming from people from Generation X. People not being connected on social networking sites is a subject of ridicule amongst my co-workers, and judging from a talk we heard at BlogTalk, IBM is in desperate need of a *lot* more exposure to 21st century communication tools. The audience openly laughed at the presenter citing “Instant Messaging” as being “big” in IBM. Uh-huh, and do you use mobile phones, too?

Contrast this:

http://www.slideshare.net/BlogTalk2008/avram-o-donovan-bannon-blogtalk-2008/

with this (well worth 15 minutes of your time):

http://light.vpod.tv/?s=0.0.393628

]]> Comment on In defence of social networking by Jono Ellis http://log.illsley.org/2008/05/06/in-defence-of-social-networking/#comment-23053 Jono Ellis Wed, 07 May 2008 12:33:05 +0000 http://davidillsley.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-23053 I have to say that I do quite like getting Twitter updates. I'm using it as a way to post my status on Facebook and, so far at least, that seems to be working quite well. It would be really cool if I could pick some friends on Facebook and have their status sent to my phone as well - but at the moment that would involve asking people to move over to using Twitter. That sounds like hassle. I have to say that I do quite like getting Twitter updates. I’m using it as a way to post my status on Facebook and, so far at least, that seems to be working quite well. It would be really cool if I could pick some friends on Facebook and have their status sent to my phone as well - but at the moment that would involve asking people to move over to using Twitter. That sounds like hassle.

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