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Tool used by IBM

1.ChatOps and activity streams are an important part of a connected company's infrastructure. 2. We need better AI and other tech to help deal with chat overload. 3. Tools like Slack could be very well-suited to supporting networks of small teams. 4. We are just getting started with chat and messaging in the workplace, so there is much still to learn. 5. Early adopters declare things 'over' before second wave adopters have even used them. Let's wait and see what happens at scale

The TERMINUTER app is an automated cognitive meeting minutes tool, mainly based on speech-to-text technology. The app automatically writes and structures meeting minutes with decisions and to-dos and even alerts you if owners or deadlines are not defined.

Knowledge Management Consultant, Chris Collison defines knowledge management, and explains the breadth of tools and techniques which underpin this discipline.

We may think blacklisting apps is a Luddite response to collborative tools, but this article makes some some compelling arguments for blocking.

"By capturing the big data on user activity and using this data to create a more engaging experience, businesses can better engage and motivate employees. As many at Dreamforce 2013 learned, combining big data with gamification is a powerful tool for motivating better performance, driving business results, and generating a competitive advantage."

Cool stop-motion video whiteboarding tool

"Gamification has emerged as a significant trend in recent years. Gamification uses game mechanics and game design techniques in non-gaming context - it's a powerful tool to engage employees, customers and the public to change behaviors, develop skills and drive innovation. Our Special Report evaluates the trends, how gamification is being applied in various industries and explores its future opportunities."

As Yammer integrates more with Office 365 there seems little point, and little desire from Microsoft, to keep it as a separate product. This isn't to put Yammer down - it's a good tool, has many thankful customers and fulfills a real need for many. But it's clear that Microsoft sees Yammer features (or features inspired and powered by Yammer technology) as parts of Office 365.

Many companies are seeing that the future of deep learning is here, and that it doesn't require a lot of money or resources to take advantage of this new industrial science. IBM's Watson Analytics offers a freemium service that allows you to upload up to 500MB, and enables you to explore your own real-life applications for deep learning. Inputting Google Adwords or other sales metrics into this tool can help even startup companies find relational and predictive information in their data.

"Here we present four specific approaches to the creation of what we call digital "hives"-electronic hubs bristling with collective activity and designed to solve a particular problem or set of problems, to drive new habits, and to encourage organizational change (exhibit). Digital tools to facilitate networking and collaboration propel these "horizontal" cascades, which at their best can weave new patterns of engagement across geographic and other organizational boundaries. In this way, they make it possible to have new conversations around problem solving, unlock previously tacit knowledge, and speed up execution. "

Visualisation tool to show trends from weblinks

" from wikipedia, this is a useful description of social tools and how they can be used."

" A freely accessible online KM Toolkit with tools to cover the following techniques: After Action Reviews, Peer Assists, Knowledge Exit Interviews, Conducting a Knowledge Audit, Storytelling amd much more."

" TMA ran a workshop for us and talked about this tool, which can be a real asset for any team that's working globally."

"Use this simple tool to send out surveys and gather information across your Network. Laurence Lock-Lee who presented at a recent KIN Workshop is happy to help with any questions if you get stuck! llocklee@optimice.com.au"

" Innovation Culture - MIT Sloane talk by the charismatic CEO, Terri Kelly. The top things I took from this inspiring talk are: - Staff turnover only 5% (the new hire process is lengthy and rigorous to ensure cultural fit) - CEO is elected by staff (CEO is one of the few job titles in the organisation - Costs are regarded as 'investments' - Every individual has a sponsor or coach - Leaders get there through others wanting to follow, not their power - Innovation culture is the MAIN driver of business results - Business units are no larger than 250 people (the founder talked about divide to multiply) - 'Give them the right tools, minimal bureaucracy, responsibility for P&L, expect people to lattice (network), organise around small teams'. Lastly, the culture at Gore has evloved of 50 years - it takes huge effort (equal to strategy and business development) and a lot of time to change culture I screen grabbed some of the culture survey questions that staff fill out about their leaders (not the other way round) http://members.ki-network.org/innovation/Innovation%20SIG%20Picture%20Library/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=1"