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Juliette Powell Interview on Social Media in Organization Development: Part 1

October 27th, 2009 by Michael Liskin

I recently conducted a two-part interview with Juliette Powell (author of 33 Million People in the Room) at the OD Network Conference in Seattle, just after she delivered the final keynote speech, titled “The Technology of Relationships: Social Networking and the Future of Human Communities.” This first interview gives you a behind-the-scenes look into Juliette’s take on the field of OD after delivering the keynote and meeting with OD practitioners for several days. You’ll especially want to watch if you were at the keynote or you plan to watch it on YouTube when it gets posted by the OD Network. I highly recommend you watch that keynote address when posted; her points are crucial for OD practitioners to remain relevant in the shifting organizational and media landscape.

You won’t want to miss our upcoming blog post featuring the second interview. There she clears up the misconception from the keynote address around her provocative comment regarding the demise of traditional conferences. She also further elaborates on her upcoming Leadership Engine project – an exciting new development for OD.

Here is a quick glimpse of that comment regarding the future of conferences during the keynote address

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Tags: authenticity, future of OD, juliette powell, OD, OD Network, ODNetwork Conference, online networking, Organization Development, Plus Delta, social networking, social networks, transparency, twitter, web 2.0, workplace
Posted in Collaboration, OD Insights, OD Network, Social Media

Community – Online and Offline: A guest post from OD Network Conference 2009

October 21st, 2009 by Michael Liskin

We have a strong commitment to provide the Organization Development community with a series of conversations highlighting the use of social and collaborative media within organizations. We believe that these technologies can be an empowering and enabling force for human potential. We have asked Jackie Alcalde Marr to write a guest post from the OD Network Conference 2009. Her new book, along with authors Arthur Jue and Mary Ellen Kassotakis highlight the use of new communication technologies in the workplace. After reading her post, please share (in our comments section) your experiences with these technologies in the workplace, or what you wish you could do for organizations with them.

This week at the OD Network Conference, organization development consultants – -seasoned and newly inspired – gathered to hear one of our favorite thought leaders, Peter Block. Block spoke of the “collective possibility” to “create a future distinct from the past.” This conference, like so many others, lives off of this premise – that people come together to share experience, debate new ideas, learn from each other in order to move their cause, profession or passions forward.

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Tags: future of OD, OD, OD Network, ODNetwork Conference, online networking, Organization Development, social networking, social networks, web 2.0, workplace
Posted in Collaboration, OD Insights, Social Media

The Future Of OD and the Role of Web 2.0: A Tipping Point?

October 19th, 2009 by Cris Hagen

Are Web 2.0 and social networking technologies the next “great app” in the field of OD to enable self-organizing systems and to build better working relationships in the organization?

If I were a betting man, I would bet that half of the attendees at this year’s OD Network conference would click “Delete” on their email application if this showed up in their mailbox. The other half (or less?) would be intrigued and hit the “scroll down” button to read more. Are we at the “cutting edge” of OD by talking about the role of Web 2.0 technologies instead of talking about “authenticity”, “power and affiliation needs”, or “process facilitation”? Or are we so far off base in introducing this vernacular into the lexicon of OD professionals that we will see it fall off the radar screen of OD and into the abyss of other “flash in the pan” concepts?

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Tags: linkedin, Management, OD, OD Network, ODNetwork Conference, online networking, Organization Development, organizational culture, social networking, social networks, twitter, web 2.0
Posted in Accelerated workplace, Collaboration, OD Insights, Social Media

Social Networking Sites in the Workplace: Generational Divide?

October 3rd, 2009 by Cris Hagen

A current Yahoo news story reports:

“A new survey developed by Robert Half Technology suggests people who like to use social-networking Web sites while they’re at work could be violating company policy. Fifty-four percent of the companies surveyed said they prohibit the use of social-networking sites, like Twitter and Facebook.”

“There are some places that allow social-networking, but not many. About 20-percent allow employees to use social networking sites for work purposes only. Only 16-percent allow personal use.”

I attended a conference on Talent Management about a year ago, and a panel discussion debated whether or not such social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Second Life should be allowed in the workplace. The consensus?

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Tags: facebook, Gen X, Gen Y, generational divide, linkedin, online networking, Plus Delta, social networking, social networks, twitter, workplace, Workplace Policies
Posted in Collaboration, Social Media, Workplace Policies, trends