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A guiding goal in much of my work is the democratization of the workplace. Democracy is our best structure for political governance and I believe it should be the basis of our workplaces as well. As work and learning become integrated in a networked society, I see great opportunities to create better employment models.

Why companies like Best Buy design their office spaces to encourage more employee interactions

Not sure that this is the right path to walk

In a recent post I promised that I'd lay out a blueprint for building a company that's as nimble as change itself-and I will, but first I'd like to share an anecdote about a simple experiment in workplace freedom.

The latest data emerging on how enterprises are using Web 2.0 tools in the workplace this year is painting a picture of a sea change in the way those businesses conduct collaboration and communication amongst their workers, and to a lesser extent the rest of the world.

The experience of growing up online will profoundly shape the workplace expectations of "Generation F" - the Facebook Generation. At a minimum, they'll expect the social environment of work to reflect the social context of the Web, rather than as is currently the case, a mid-20th-century Weberian bureaucracy.

One theme persistently comes up whenever I talk social media, either inside my workplace or outside. This is "culture change." When talking about catalyzing adoption of social media within the enterprise, at some point, someone will predictably say something like, "the most important thing is to get the culture to change."