the gilbane conference, washington, dc – june 5 , 2007

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The Gilbane Conference, Washington, DC – June 5, 2007

Social Networking: The Association Experience

Introductions

The Participants

Mark CarpenterGeneral Manager, eKnowledgeAmerican Institute of Architects

Reggie Henry CIO

ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership

Rick Johnston, CAESenior Web StrategistIronworks Consulting

The Essence of Web 2.0

The Evolution of Social Networks

The need to network Online Communities Blogs, MySpace, LinkedIn

The need to collaborate Portals & File Sharing Wikis, Social Bookmarks

The need to innovate Intersections of diverse ideas YouTube

Message Boards/Listservs

Communities of Practice

eKnowledge Networks

The Future ?

Our goal included both internal work and the work of our awesome volunteer community!

The Overall Goal – Create a seamless environment for collaborative work – Work 2.0!

wired.asaecenter.orgInternal SharePoint Access

collaborate.asaecenter.orgExternal SharePoint Access

asaecenter.orgASAE/Center Website

Create workspaces with a standard toolset – This ensures some level of consistency and strategy around how the organization does its work!

Major Focus # 1 – Collaborative Workspaces, both internally and externally

Collaboration – Team/Project Focused Shared Workspaces Internal Projects &

“communities” External

Communities Internal/External

Shared work groups

Staff

Others

Members

Discussions

Calendars

Project/Task Management

Document Libraries

Email

Announcements

Team Bios

Major Focus # 2 – Making all knowledge available to everyone

With SharePoint as the base, connect all of our knowledge resources so that staff can be more effective as “knowledge workers”

Shift the focus of work and work materials to a more open, accessible, environment. Everyone has at least “read” access to all workspaces.

Major Focus # 3 – Silo Busting – Elevate the ownership of work back to the organization level

There are no department sites in our implementation (at least not yet). All sites are project or team based. Work belongs to the organization, not individuals or departments.

What’s Next – Possibly “My Site” for every member

Using the CMS in SharePoint 07 as the driver of our website All content will then be in one

environment Search will then search all known

knowledge – Education session materials, web site content, project related materials, etc.

HOW SWEET IS THAT!!

Possible implementation of “MY Site” for members Hopefully foster more networking without

us being a bottleneck Foster an environment where being a

member gives you access to more intimate learning and sharing experience than the website does

The American Institute of Architects is the voice of the architectural profession and the resource for its members in service to society.

The American Institute of Architects

Soloso provides a unique environment in which our members can find information and share knowledge as it relates to the practice of architecture

The American Institute of Architects is the voice of the architectural profession and the resource for its members in service to society.

The American Institute of Architects

Raising member expectations

Our members have told us that they would like a premiere resource for information about architecture and the profession that would also serve as a tool that they would use to help clients make the right decisions. They are looking for a site where they can find knowledge and information they can readily apply to practice

The American Institute of Architects is the voice of the architectural profession and the resource for its members in service to society.

The American Institute of Architects

Enabling members to be content creators Personal profile pages Member-contributed projects, photos,

articles and plans Interactive capabilities for sharing;

message boards, blogs, wiki, ratings, comments

The American Institute of Architects is the voice of the architectural profession and the resource for its members in service to society.

The American Institute of Architects

Extending member networking AIA members have been

networking for a 150 years Link and search personal

profiles based on interests, specialties, education, and affiliations

Collaborate with your peers

Contact Information

Mark CarpenterAmerican Institute of ArchitectsMCarpenter@aia.org

Reggie HenryASAE and the Center

RHenry@asaecenter.org Rick Johnston, CAE

Ironworks ConsultingRJohnston@ironworks.comBlog: www.rjohnston.org