Enterprise2.0 Meetup – Tonight!

Sorry for short notice folks, but I know that some of the some the readers of this site may well be interested. A colleague Martin Cleaver is organizing a local pub meetup to learn and talk about Web2.0 in the enterprise. I thought I would help him out by extending out the invitation to the local blogosphere. As for the subject matter, Martin himself sums up the case compellingly:

>In place of rigid processes changed only by strategists in the company and consultants , organizations that embrace Web 2.0 can make descriptions of key processes available to anyone in the firm to comment on, update and evolve. This makes the whole of the firm more aware of what works and what is broken, and instead of processes being periodically reviewed when management can afford time, they can be reviewed on a continuous basis when the people closest to the problems see them and commit to making a difference in solution implementation. Culturally the mass-socialisation aspect (all ideas visible) creates a dialtone of being heard, allows detailed and insightful feedback, reveals interested parties and encourages energy to follow issues. […but…]

>…enterprises that embrace this new paradigm face a plethora of new issues. To participate demands competency in distributed leadership, technical implementation, and collaboration. To not participate surely means making the choice to be out-competed by those who do.

As this is short notice and our first meetup, I do expect a modest turnout but should the meetup be successful look for more events like this in the near future [leave a comment or drop me a message if you’d be interested!].

7:00 pm, Duke of York Pub, Toronto

Details can be found here