Reviving the Old Blog

As Decision 3D in now being put on a shelf (for the time being), I have decided that it is more appropriate to return my blogging to the “non-denominational” Inside Conversation. I realize that I may loose some “google juice”, but, hey, I didn’t have that much juice to begin with.
I am in the market, [...]

New Year, New Company, New Blog

This year I have started a new company, Decision 3D. It is a speciality consulting company that is focused on improving the connection between the decision makers inside organizations and the people that are impacted by those decisions.
We leverage our expertise in HR, Organization Development, Project Management and Process Improvement to compliment our knowledge of [...]

My Readership

I need to provide a link to show my readership of this blog, but since the only link to that is PW secured, I have provided a snapshot here.

Of course the numbers have fallen a bit since I am now focusing on equintconsulting.com

links for 2008-05-22

BCBS Minn Health Care Opinion Site
(tags: bcbs healthcare reviews)

New Blog Up

My new company blog is now online.
equintconsulting.com
Check it out.
This blog will remain active, but I will use it mainly for personal musings. Most of my writing energy is going to go into E Quint for a while as I try to get some business going.

Blog Carolinas Information Release

Blog Carolinas
A Conversation about Social Media in the Enterprise

See how Social Media is impacting your Marketing and Communications Strategy
Learn how Community can serve as a model to improve your organization’s productivity
Meet others that are dealing with the same issues you are.
Talk to experts in the fields of On Line Reputation, Search Engine Optimization, Web 2.0 [...]

Enterprise 2.0, meet Social Media Monitoring

I am a huge believer in the potential of Enterprise 2.0, the set of Web 2.0 tools targeted for use inside the organization. Others have delivered excellent examples and descriptions of Enterprise 2.0 and how it can bring value to an organization (Andrew McAfee, Chris Brogan, & Scott Gavin, among others) . Unfortunately the [...]

Where do you draw the line?

This is just one of those random thoughts that went through my head this weekend, but was too long to get into 140 characters.

An enterprise is an entity that is trying to address the needs and desires of those beyond its boundaries.
A community is an entity that is trying to address the needs and desires [...]

The Need / Brand Duality

Any Brand would love to be synonymous with the need it addresses, e.g. Kleenex & stuffy nose. In a way this is the objective of all marketing efforts, to create an unquestioned bonding of brand and need. Why do I bring up this point in a blog about Social Media? Because in a world where [...]

Principles of Community

In the context of an organization, there are certain principles that can be applied in order for that organization to operate more like a community as opposed to a bureaucracy. I have written previously about why I think this is important.
This list is a starting point. Please add your own…
Principles of Community

Frictionless information flow
Integration of [...]