"What idiot designed this thing? You did sir!" One thing this web2.0/iphone era has taught us big time is the importance of useability design. Users simply will not tolerate making them think about how to do things in apps. Neither will they will invest any time in learning the basics of an app - it must be self-evident. MORE >>

Online whiteboards (OWB) aka Collaborative Whiteboards are a new class of web tool, which let remote users interact over the web in real-time using a shared virtual whiteboard. The 5 OWB products I reviewed were: 1. Twiddla.com. imaginationcubed.com. skrbl.com. dabbleboard.com. webnote. OWBs are not Wikis! OWB Requirements. OWB Product Reviews. MORE >>

When you are leading or facilitating any kind of collaborative business network or venture you need to know that these are very different kinds of team than you encounter inside organisations. These are "bioteams" so-called because each team has a life of its own and the normal team "command and control" simply does not work. RULE 1. RULE 2. RULE 3. MORE >>

Here is an excellent web link plus two great books which address the question which diagram or chart should I use to effectively present information visually. With at least 40 types of diagram and new ones being added daily this is a very hot topic! Think Differently MORE >>

Interesting post on the idashboard blog which shows up how mass sentiment expressed through social media such as twitter can be automatically extracted into data visualization software and the results displayed in almost real-time. Read Taming the Twitter. About Ken Thompson. musicians/bands, sports teams, film-makers) and good cause sponsors (e.g. MORE >>