Collaboration is the “collective work of two or more people where the work is undertaken with a sense of shared purpose and direction that is attentive, responsive and adaptive to the environment”.

By Beyerlein & Harris in ‘Guiding the Journey to Collaborative Work Systems’. Collaboration: The 10 principles to apply before investing in collaboration tools

Companies need to develop their collaborative capabilities before implementing collaboration tools.

Graham Hill Collaboration: The 10 principles to apply before investing in collaboration tools

There is not a strong enough focus on developing an enterprise strategy before deploying a technology platform

The State of Enterprise 2.0 Collaboration Report | Social Enterprise Today

Businesses need serendipity to work because it’s what’s needed to make innovation and agility (no one can be agile without being able to detect unexpected opportunities) effective.

The death of serendipity ? | Bertrand Duperrin’s Notepad

Workforce Engagement in the 21st Century by Dion Hinchcliffe http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/enterprise/2011/05/improving_enterprise_collabora.php
via oscarberg

Workforce Engagement in the 21st Century by Dion Hinchcliffe http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/enterprise/2011/05/improving_enterprise_collabora.php

via oscarberg

Social business: the current situation and future predictions (infographic)

Social business: the current situation and future predictions (infographic)

(via Defining the Social Business Change Agent | Edelman Digital)

(via Defining the Social Business Change Agent | Edelman Digital)