getting beyond "good enough" with sharepoint

© 2012 IBM Corporation

Session # INV305Getting beyond “good enough”with Microsoft Sharepoint

Louis RichardsonWorldwide Social Business EvangelistIBM

2 © 2012 IBM Corporation

Why are we having this session?


Let’s keep this as informal as we can…and stay within the goals and time limits


Immediate feedback is appreciated.


Time to use your card


Technical Person “T” or Business Person “B”


Why does Sharepoint exist?


So Sharepoint may be “good enough” for content…but is content management all you want…or deserve?


The content-centric model is broken


Why does Connections exist?


It’s about people…it’s people centric


But isn’t content important?


Yes. But it’s only one part


But people are in the center…they tie it all together.


It’s not about the creation…it’s all about the creator


Creativity is job #1…most important leadership quality for next 5 years…from 2010 IBM CEO Study


Think of people you would consider “creative”


Creative thinkers observe, experiment, take risks, communicate…they are connected


Content, like art, is often the result of a creative process


but it’s how it is used, perceived and interpreted that brings the value


and that kind of content is often not in a “document”


and some are huge and need special care and attention


Content centric systems tend to lead to “containers” and categories and expectations of use

Files, folders, sites, libraries,


Content has overwhelmed the container model…Consider libraries vs. bookstores


It’s not about the storing of knowledge…


it’s about having an environment that encourages and supports “Knowledge Accidents”


A knowledge accident – The Triangle Story


Content – Insight – Ideas


So let’s get to “good enough”


You need to open conversations


Audience Participation #1 - What tip or shortcut do you know that others might learn from?


Open conversations require you to hear and be heard


So you post your “idea” in a file in Sharepoint.Do you know if you’ve been heard or appreciated?


In Sharepoint there is no single view of…


Is that “good enough” for you?


What you deserve is the ability to share openly and easily see what’s available and useful.


You need to know who is listening and what they think or know…or how they might help?


Audience Participation #2: You’ll be putting a number in the upper right corner


The Candle Problem


In open conversations you may not know where the valuable insight is going to come from


Sites focus on the creation…they are merely containers


Access is controlled by the container…to see the content, you have to have access to the container


What you deserve is for your people to be able to share ideas and content whenever…wherever


And open conversations (like social systems) are usually inclusive


Audience Participation #3


Your reach may be limited by Microsoft


You deserve to be able to reach the broadest audience and widest perspectives


You deserve to move from Organization


You deserve to move from Organization to Organism



You and your people deserve the ability to share openly and easily see what’s available and useful.




You and your people deserve to be able to share ideas and content whenever…wherever




You and your people deserve to be able to share ideas and content whenever…wherever

You and your people deserve to be able to reach the broadest audience and widest perspectives


And let me remind you


We make SharePoint social


Before we go to our final part…please provide feedback


Time for some open conversation


Closing storyWhy is Sharepoint like a Cowbird?


Useful sites and links on this topic

Brandon’ videoBrandon and brian’s contactswww.Ibm.com/social

IBM Connections vs. Microsoft SharePointSocial Personal File Management YouTube Video – by Brandon Seppa

www.ibm.com/socialIBM home page for Social Business

ibm.co/adoptsocialIBM Social Business Community

3 keys to becoming a social businessYouTube video

People-centric vs. Content-Centric: The Copernican Revolution needed to become a social businessYouTube Video – LS2011 session


Thank you for your attendance and attention…Let me know if I can do anything for you

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Louis RichardsonSocial Business Evangelist


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