Working Title: "Leveraging Social Media Within Innovation Strategies". In the past, innovation efforts were often the purview of assigned groups and driven by formal processes (often with mixed results). However, leveraging the free-flow of ideas needs some level of structure to transform ideas into actual business outcomes. MORE >>

I've posted previous project status updates but I wanted to also provide additional background information on "Contextual Research", (a Burton Group term), which defined the structure and approach used in the study: What is Contextual Research? The CR process leverages methods associated with Contextual Inquiry and Contextual Design. MORE >>

Social media, financial services and customer driven markets Social Media and the Banking Industry Leveraging Social Media For Banking Antisocial: Most banks hold back on social media Social Media: Hype or a Financial Services Reality? gonzo Banker ( www.gonzobanker.com/ ) A group blog from Cornerstone Advisors, Inc., MORE >>

conference, attendees heard from companies like GE, Nike, and Virgin America shared how they are leveraging an enterprise approach towards social collaboration. However, one group that can be positioned at least as a coordination point to ensure design, media, and technology efforts are aligned, is the EA team. Work and personal value. MORE >>

Social Network Sites (SNS) create multiple affordances employees leverage during their employment lifecycle. Personal support networks are one type of SNS affordance employees can exploit when seeking information, mentoring, advice, problem-solving help, or opinions on the “folklore” of another group or business area. Abstract. MORE >>