In perhaps a sign of what’s to come in the field of organizational communications, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute recently announced that it is launching the Center for Social and Cognitive Networks. The Center will be part of the Army Research Laboratory’s Collaborative Technology Alliances. Drawing on the fields of social science, neuroscience, and cognitive science, and [...]
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The science of communicating
Posted in Organizational Communications, Organizational Systems, Research on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Who’s the boss?
Posted in Organizational Systems, Roger D'Aprix, tagged employee communications, Generation F, internal communications on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I refer to my conversation with Roger D’Aprix, where he predicted a conflict is emerging from the clash of two dramatically different organizational cultures. He alluded to the concept of Generation F (for Facebook) and the particular expectations these professionals have for their workplace—namely that connectivity and networks mirror what people are accustomed to in [...]
A solution in search of a problem
Posted in Organizational Systems, Roger D'Aprix, Uncategorized, Workplace Productivity on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Up until recently, I was pretty convinced that the integration of social media into every organization’s internal communications plan was inevitable. No, not just inevitable. Necessary. I still think, to a certain degree, it is. But last week, my view was put to the test by a legend in the field of internal communications. I [...]
