As an experiment influenced by Jason Fried, I will observe and articulate my distractions during creation of this entry. Well, in terms of constraints, I will mention the things that took more than 3 minutes. Anyway, let's give it a go!
Yammer! In definition, it is a free private social network where you can sign up with only your work e-mail address. By doing that you are automatically connected to your colleagues and this creates a new way of communicating your peers. Maybe you're stuck on a web design and need some creative juice, you can start a microblog with your friends at work and communicate.
/* Started as a 15 minute coffee break, turned into a meeting with one of my group mates, finally had to skip class to finish a huge assignment, writing these from my iPhone on streetcar. Lost the whole day */
After a day I will try to complete my entry, but like Jason said, work is like sleep and I will have to get into my creative phase again. Anyway, social media can support internal communications a lot and to list them;
Cities are platforms! This line in Lisa's Ted talk was haunting. There is a huge sea of opportunity if you can get right people to collaborate with each other. This is where social media comes in and not just change but transform what the workplace is.
/* Got an e-mail about a job posting, tweaked my resume and applied for it, lost 25 minutes */
Some companies block websites such as Facebook to keep their employees focused on their work. But what most of the managers fail to realize is distraction may come from anywhere in the workplace. This blog entry has been challenging for me to write at school, because other than those distractions written in bold, I had minor conversations, checked newspaper, etc.
/*Another coffee break */
And I believe this entry has been the proof that it can be challenging to work in places with heavy interactions.
So my suggestion is: No talk Mondays, Tuesdays, Wed...or maybe just cancel school?
Answer to the question: How can social media support internal communications? Define the ways. How is social media changing the nature of the workplace? What are the challenges to this?
- Follow the recent events of colleagues, check photos and create conversation, break the ice so to say.
- Create a platform to freely express your mind, no idea gets smothered
- Generate a brainstorming session online
- Interdisciplinary (marketing, sales, IT, management) connectivity
- Easy file and link sharing
Cities are platforms! This line in Lisa's Ted talk was haunting. There is a huge sea of opportunity if you can get right people to collaborate with each other. This is where social media comes in and not just change but transform what the workplace is.
/* Got an e-mail about a job posting, tweaked my resume and applied for it, lost 25 minutes */
Some companies block websites such as Facebook to keep their employees focused on their work. But what most of the managers fail to realize is distraction may come from anywhere in the workplace. This blog entry has been challenging for me to write at school, because other than those distractions written in bold, I had minor conversations, checked newspaper, etc.
/*Another coffee break */
And I believe this entry has been the proof that it can be challenging to work in places with heavy interactions.
So my suggestion is: No talk Mondays, Tuesdays, Wed...or maybe just cancel school?
Answer to the question: How can social media support internal communications? Define the ways. How is social media changing the nature of the workplace? What are the challenges to this?
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