In a recent survey of CIOs and CTOs by The Economist Intelligence Unit, it was concluded that "successful KM [Knowledge Management] is about shifting culture and behaviour ? technology is an important element, but is subsidiary."
The increasing use of social computing in organisations underlines this point. Blogs, wikis, IM and other tools from the social computing family are accelerating a significant shift in the way individuals and organisations can (and do) work. The increased ease of use of these tools, together with broader internet access, has blurred the distinction between on-line and off-line communities. Network effects are challenging traditional notions of authority; and control, if there is any, is at best short term. But despite their impact, little, if any, of social software is based on radically new technology.
The challenges of social computing have at least as much to do with the "social" as with the "computing". By better understanding these social concerns, we may be better able to understand how and where best to support organisations with IT.
The aim of this seminar is to help you explore some of these questions and (more importantly) your own ideas with some leading thinkers in the social arena.
Outline of the day
9.30am Meet, coffee and registration
10am Seminar starts
Ted Nelson - Where technology gets it wrong
Andrew Hudson-Smith - Mapping how people act on and off-line.
Sean Gourley - The costs and benefits of network approaches.
1.00pm to 2.30pm Lunch
William Davies - On Social Capital
Open Space Session
Theodore Zeldin - The Art of Conversation
6.30 Pre-dinner drinks
7.30 Dinner arranged by the Theodore Zeldin & The Oxford Muse
9.00 end
If you'd like to attend
The day costs £200 + VAT to attend, (£281 + VAT if you would like to stay at the college).
add your name to the list of people coming. If you have any further questions about the day, then please contact Piers on 01865 422500 or via the email above.
Hope to see you there!
Flickr Slideshow: Social Tools Knowledge Cafe, February 2007
Photo slideshow of London Knowledge Cafe, March 2007
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