Monday Buzz: How to Enter a New Era of Collaboration

More than ever, organizations have the means for employees, leaders, and volunteers to communicate and work collaboratively. But for many, efficient, effective cooperation remains a pipe dream.

“In short, great workforce collaboration has become a major competitive differentiator today,” Adjuvi  (opens in a new tab) Chief Strategy Officer Dion Hinchcliffe writes in a post  (opens in a new tab) for CMSWire.

So how can your association fully integrate team collaboration?

Hinchcliffe brings up “social business,” which he describes as “the holistic and dynamic self-organization of the workforce using social tools to rapidly come together as communities.” Good examples are the conversations taking place on instant messaging and content management platforms such as Slack and Chatter.

But social business isn’t perfect.

“The first issue is that unlike earlier forms of broad-based digital communications like email, social platforms for the enterprise don’t generally talk to each other well, or at all,” Hinchcliffe says.

For his full insights into collaboration, read his full post here  (opens in a new tab).

Tweet of the day

It’s here and we couldn’t be filled with more sweet joy. #OpeningDay  (opens in a new tab) pic.twitter.com/YndEyEgQQa  (opens in a new tab)

— Hostess Snacks (@Hostess_Snacks) April 6, 2015  (opens in a new tab)

It’s MLB’s opening day, and with the #OpeningDay hashtag the league is giving organizations a way to leverage the hype. But as this inapt tweet from Hostess reminds us, you want to make sure your social postings don’t swing and miss.

Other Good Reads

As if you didn’t have enough publishing options to choose from, internet aggregator Digg has begun experimenting with publishing content  (opens in a new tab) by third parties.

We’ve covered the intriguing topic of internet archiving before, and now 18F member Eric Mill  (opens in a new tab) has written about the implications of Q&A site Quora’s decision to be excluded from the Internet Archive  (opens in a new tab).

Feel like you’re in an episode of “The West Wing  (opens in a new tab)” and take your next meeting for a walk, suggests Peter Economy, who outlines seven benefits of walking meetings  (opens in a new tab) on Inc.

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