Enterprise 2.0 Roll-up: The Perks of Not Having a Plan

By Chelsi Nakano (@chelkano) Feb 25, 2011

We preach about the importance of planning in almost every article concerning preparation for the future of the collaborative enterprise, but this week we're considering just the opposite: not having an in-depth strategy is a strategy in and of itself.

Enterprise 2.0: Is No Strategy a Type of Strategy?

"I’m not implying or suggesting that organizations close their eyes, select a collaboration platform and then wish upon a star," wrote Jacob Morgan of Chess Media Group. "However there is something to be said for 'doing' rather than planning. Organizations need to understand and be prepared for the bit of uncharted territory that is going to come from these new emergent collaboration initiatives."

Instead, Morgan suggests considering a handful of points, including:
Failure, to a degree, is inevitable
Over focusing on metrics is useless
Ad-hoc teams are essential
No matter which way you slice it, these initiatives are going to take time

In the end, every organization will approach enterprise collaboration differently, but perhaps these points will get you and your team to the finish line without any unnecessary stress tagging along. Check them out in full here.

Socialtext 4.6 Enhances Intranets with IBM Lotus Sametime & Google Analytics

Socialtext (news, site) breathed new life into its platform this week with the release of version 4.6. The refresh further socializes intranets with the addition of instant messaging support for IBM and Microsoft programs, as well as Google analytics, and enhanced support for rich media:

Crocodoc's HTML5 Viewer Lends Document Collaboration to Yammer

Crocodoc (news, site) launched what it calls the world’s first embeddable HTML5 document viewer and annotator, aiming to oust Acrobat, introduce a full-fledged document collaboration platform to Yammer, and fundamentally change the way people work with documents.

The cream of the release is HTML5. Being built entirely in the latest revision of the standard affords the software several very neat perks, including readability via modern browsers and mobile devices, document annotation, collaborative highlighting, drawing and note taking.

The new partnership with Yammer simultaneously highlights the company's enterprise-y angle. An accompanying widget enables Yammer users to view any kind of supported document — whether it’s a Word doc or a PDF — and collaborate in real time from within the microblogging platform.

“It’s not really rocket science,” said Ryan Damico, CEO of Crocodoc. “We just wanted to make something that just works.”

Interested? Learn more here.