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We live in strange times. These are workers without a workplace, striking against a company that does not employ them. They are managed not by people but by an algorithm that communicates with them via their smartphones. And what they are rebelling against is an app update.

Microsoft announced new Yammer integration with Office 365 Groups. The integration gives users access to SharePoint sites and document repositories, a shared OneNote notebook, and task management with Planner.

Why Gamification works for some organizations and not others.

"A little more than a year ago, Gartner said gamification was being "driven by novelty and hype" and that by 2014, 80 percent of current gamified applications will "fail to meet business objectives primarily because of poor design.""

KIN Winter workshop is on "Learning from Failure". Great FT.com article

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.

"Article from Financial Times on 15 year olds' approach to using social media"

To work like a network means more than knowing who people are or what they are doing. It means being able to leverage relationships to get work done and build relationships through shared work.