IdeaPlane

Today IdeaPlane announced that it has been acquired by Workshare, a leading provider of secure enterprise collaboration applications. This deal will provide IdeaPlane’s customers with a complete collaboration and communication solution by integrating IdeaPlane’s easy-to-use, secure and compliant social networking features with Workshare’s platform that …

Measurement is the key to success, if you can’t measure it don’t do it is the mantra in the business world so you have to start measuring from day one. The metrics should be tightly linked to business needs you are addressing with ESN.

After you have identified and have the right user groups set up, it is essential to engage them. This requires continued effort. Users need to have a good reason to keep coming back to the platform.

Early adopters play a crucial role as they are the first ones to start using the platform, validate use cases and create a lively environment for others to join. Identifying the right early adopters requires balancing a number of criteria.

Most companies approach adoption disregarding a fundamental principle: you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink! Remember, ESN is not something you can mandate, it has to evolve naturally amongst the user population within the parameters the enterprise sets.

ESNs do not flourish under a command and control management model, but they do require leadership. Senior executives’ sponsorship and support are critical since they offer influence, budget and can generally drive faster ESN adoption.

You are at the tipping point of supercharging the way your business works. Enterprise social networks (ESN) such as IdeaPlane can give you the edge to improve the way your company communicates and collaborates. But how do you successfully leverage an ESN? We are starting a …

Today business users spend one whole day per week on email. This is a staggering amount of time for a communication tool that is not meeting business needs and generates major inefficiencies.

In the consumer social networking space the simplest product ideas are nearly always the most successful; Twitter lets members share short status updates, Instagram lets members share photos, and Quora lets members answer questions. Although the ideas are very simple, and all of these …

As more and more companies adapt to enterprise social networking, the evidence of marked gains continues to build. A recent McKinsey survey highlights both the continued growth and the tangible benefits of enterprise social networking.
Growth in Non-Tech Adoption
The use of enterprise social networking has truly …

Slumping stockmarkets, S&P’s decision to downgrade America’s credit rating, Europe’s debt crisis and jobs cuts – it’s all too clear that the latest financial downturn is taking no prisoners. Here’s how enterprise social networks can help companies address new challenges posed by the downturn and stay competitive.

How can you leverage enterprise social network and other social software tools to improve business performance? Recently we have come across an insightful report by the Deloitte Center for the Edge that addresses this issue.

McKinsey’s recent survey research finds that companies using social web 2.0 technologies gain greater market share and higher margins.

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