6 ways to make web2.0 work

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Web 2.0, the latest wave in corporate technology adoptions.Many organizations, keen to harness Web 2.0 internally, are experimenting with the tools or deploying them on a trial basis.Web 2.0 covers a range of technologies. The most widely used are blogs, wikis, podcasts, information tagging, prediction markets, and social networks (Exhibit 2). New technologies constantly appear as the Internet continues to evolve.

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By Sandeep Arora

www.Telezent.com

[email protected]

© 2009 www.telezent.com

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6 Ways To Make Web2.0 Work

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Social Media

• Social Media has become very popular.• Many companies are keen to harness Web 2.0 technologies internally.

Has come out with a report “Six ways to make Web 2.0 work”advising companies how to use Web 2.0.

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Web 2.0Vs

Social Media

• Web 2.0 technologies are the tools & technologies which enable Social Activities using media. (Text, Audio, Pictures, Videos etc).

Communicate Collaborate Connect

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Fundamentals of Social Media

• Multi format user generated content.• Free publishing and distribution.

• Web 2.0 is about empowering people.• Free and open participation by all.

• Is about large scale connection, community & communication.

• Is about large scale collaboration.

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The transformation to a bottom upculture needs help from the top

Factor 1

Continuous participationBy employees

Leaders become role models & lead through informal channels.

+ = Success

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The transformation to a bottom upculture needs help from the top

Factor 1

• A direct report to the CIO championed the use of blogs & wikis.• Evangelized the benefits of Web2.0 technologies to other senior leaders.• Established his own blog.• Set goals + volume of contributions.• The result was widespread acceptance & collaboration across the company.

Case Study

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The best uses come from users - but they require help to scale

Factor 2

• Management should not dictate the use.

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The best uses come from users - but they require help to scale

Factor 2

• At AT&T it was the frontline staffers who found the best use of Web 2.0.• In this case using the Web 2.0 for collaborative project management.• Management broadened participation by supporting an awareness campaign to seed futher experimentation.

Case Study

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What’s in the workflow is what gets used.

Factor 3

• Continuous participation is key to successful enterprise Web 2.0 initiative.• Using Web 2.0 should not be a option.• It should be integrated into a users work activity.

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What’s in the workflow is what gets used.

Factor 3

• Stay Abreast.• Can co-ordinate work.• Derive Intelligence.• Can learn from others.• Any best practices.• New Service ideas.• New product ideas.

DeriveIntelligence

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Appeal to the participants ego and needs – not just their wallets.

Factor 4

• In one failed attempt, a leading web company set performance evaluation criteria that included the frequency of postings on . the company’s newly launched wiki.• While individuals were posting enough entries to meet the benchmarks, the contributions were generally of low quality.

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Appeal to the participants ego and needs – not just their wallets.

Factor 4

• Similarly a professional services firm tried to use steady management pressure to get individual to post on wikis participation increased when managers doled out frequent feedback but never reached self – sustaining levels.

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The right solution comes from the right participants.

Factor 5

Targeting users who can create a critical mass for participation as well as ad value is another key to success.

• Selecting the right users who love collaboration and are passionate about the objective is not straight forward.

• Success for Web 2.0 takes time-selecting users who can participate & rally others in a sustained manner is a big challenge.

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The right solution comes from the right participants.

Factor 5

P&G targeted the following users when they launched their Blog & Wikis.

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Balance the top-down and self-management of risk.

Factor 6

• A common reason for failed participation is discomfort with it, or even fear. ……McKinsey• Finding the right balance between freedom & control is difficult.

Fear Factor 1 • Lack of Management Control• Fear of discent.

Fear Factor 2 • Repercussions of content

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Balance the top-down and self-management of risk.

Factor 6

Inside the company

Outside the company

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• Acceptance of Web2.0 technologies is growing• Encouraging participation calls for new approaches that break with the methods to deploy IT in the past. …..McKinsey.

• Mckinsey asked for feedback on this report using the "# web2.0work" hashtag.• In this update we bring to you what people are sayingon Twitter regarding this report.Sandeep

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By Sandeep Arora

www.Telezent.com

[email protected]

6 Ways To Make Web2.0 Work