We briefly discussed the use of Wikis as a way to share knowledge in an organisation. To see what a wiki is go to The Social Media wiki . A wiki enables people to share, modify, and add information to a website. It is similar to a blog in that it is easily updated and [...]
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I used the Box widget to load up some reading for the last lecture. However, it seems that from some locations people are not able to see this Box. No doubt it is being blocked. So I’ll add some of the documents in this post. The most relevant readings are Balancing Act and Sustaining the [...]
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A few weeks ago we talked about internal communication and how effective communication leads to better business results. I presented a number of points on downward and upward communication. These points could be repackaged/massaged/ significantly reworded, and combined with other insights, into a strategy for internal communication.
In relation to the use of technology to enhance [...]
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Always interested in trying new things – I’ve added a widget to this site in the hope that it will make it easier for you to see the articles needed for the next lecture. The blackboard system prevents me from uploading particular documents. I am supposed to be providing a link to the document instead. [...]
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If you haven’t already done so, you’ll need to fill in the Beyond Reason preparation guide. This requires a bit of time! Think of a conflict situation you have experienced and fill in the guide as best you can. Don’t worry about getting definitions of the terms, the real aim is to think about your [...]
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Last lecture I talked about jerks at work. It just so happens that Bob Sutton is the author of a book, The No Asshole Rule, that talks about jerks and the cost to organisations of hiring jerks. Things have gone wild in response to Guy Kawasaki’s blog on this very topic. In this post he [...]
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I received an email yesterday urging me to check out the virtual characters now available through Oddcast. I’m interested in text-to-speech (TTS) which involves synthesizing recorded bits of speech into something that sounds like human speech. TTS involves typing out what you want the synthesizer to say. However, its not easy to recreate natural sounding [...]
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While surfing the digital space I found some useful material which will be useful for assignments due later on down the track. The Workplace Blog is a useful source of information on the use of Web 2.0 technology. In the lasted post (23 Mar) is information about a survey conducted by McKinsey on the use [...]
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