My clothes stank of smoke and I wanted to weep with rage at a society that has disenfranchised so many for so long while brainwashing several generations of children to want, want, want.’ ( Hayley Matthews , Guardian , 10 August 2011)  1. wide range of people of different ages, backgrounds and ethnicities were involved. MORE >>

Being availablefor such impromptu consultations is an essential part of everyemployees work, and beginning this year our 360 degree performancereviews will include an assessment of/by all the people you work with,regardless of level in the organization, on their/your accessibility,which will factor highly into overall performance appraisal. MORE >>

Lots of people belong to CoPs, but when it comes to working on a task with diverse people we get stuck…we could choose to nominate a CoP, but we’d rather an on-the-fly room. Managers can actually now see how people do work (which was formerly happening in closed email). Ad Hoc Collaboration. Too Many Collaboration Platforms. MORE >>

It might also appeal to people who don’t yet want to take the Twitter plunge themselves by signing up for an account, but want access to all the content that’s available via the service, in a much more manageable package than Twitter.com’s own search page. I'm back. although it will take some time to catchup. Experiment. Slow Down. MORE >>

am one of several people contributing to our OutStart Knowledge Solutions Blog (see: My New Role within OutStart’s Social Media Efforts ). Here is the third set covering August. As I mentioned on this blog I am now helping OutStart with their social media efforts as part of the OutStart team. welcome your comments.   MORE >>