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Time-bounding Innovation

Time-bounding Innovation

By Sameer Patel on April 22, 2014

Pundits, strategists and even product managers often talk about future states with no timelines. In other words, “I predict that in the future, X will happen”. Here’s an example: This Huffington Post article claims that “Enterprise Social Networks May One Day Replace Email. (emphasis, mine). Sure, email will absolutely be replaced “one day”. But as witnessed […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Innovation and Crowd-Sourcing, Product Management

Social Media: Is the juice worth the squeeze?

Social Media: Is the juice worth the squeeze?

By Sameer Patel on December 1, 2013

Nora Aufreiter, Julien Boudet and Vivian Weng at McKinsey and Co. have published some excellent research on the current state of consumer email that came my way via my old pal and newly minted colleague, Maggie Fox. Just as Altimeter Research founder Charlene Li’s work on internal social technology usage showed less than what you might [&hellip

Posted in Business | Tagged Customer Interaction and SocialCRM, Enterprise and Social Sofware, Innovation and Crowd-Sourcing, Online Communities | 1 Response

Networked Enterprises: Social Business Forum #sbf13

Networked Enterprises: Social Business Forum #sbf13

By Sameer Patel on June 10, 2013

This week I have the privilege of keynoting the Social Business Forum in Milan once again, along with esteemed industry colleagues such as R “Ray” Wang, Esteban Kolsky, Sandy Carter, Michael Brito and others. The concept of networked enterprises is something that’s top of mind for me these days as we chart the next chapter of […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Collaborative Organizations, Innovation and Crowd-Sourcing, speaking

Why I’m Optimistic about 2012

Why I’m Optimistic about 2012

By Sameer Patel on November 29, 2011

TechCrunch quotes a warning of sorts by Venture Capitalist Josh Kopelman who basically says 2012 will be more like a correcting 2008, as opposed to a euphoric 2011. Lots of good for and against arguments on the VC investing front by the likes of Dave McClure and others in the comments on TC. Regardless of […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Collaborative Business Intelligence, Collaborative Organizations, Customer Interaction and SocialCRM, Enterprise and Social Sofware, Innovation and Crowd-Sourcing, Measurement and Analytics, mobile enterprise

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