Social media updates
More news and information from our June symposium, Social Media and New Ways of Working
- Recommended viewing: Using social media for research
Susan Stirling suggested a video of a talk at the Design Research Conference on using social media and online platforms for research. Researchers describe the shift from field work to “web work” where online research platforms and tools like Flip cameras help researchers be “everywhere at the same time.” Such tools allow them to instantly review data collected remotely and “have intimate contact with participants while miles apart.”
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- Symposium 9 notes
We’ve posted the notes from our 9th Symposium, held in Chicago June 27 – 30. In addition to brief summaries of presentations and group sessions, the notes include the agenda, a list of attendees and several photos. Download your copy: http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1697
- Social media tools
Check out our handy reference for links to how-to articles and tutorials for getting started with social networking and other social media tools such as YouTube, Foursquare, LinkedIn and Slideshare.
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From our members: We're grateful to Mike ONeill, David Coleman, and Jay Brand for sharing this week:
- Measurement Tools:
Mike posted a description of a new WP-ROI tool that models the effects of different levels of investment in various workspace design features on employee performance. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1695
- McKinsey predicts 5 trends affecting global innovation:
David sent us a link to a new McKinsey research effort focused on identifying trends that will define the business landscape for the next ten years. Researchers identified five forces of innovation including global rebalancing, changing governmental pressures, and the productivity imperative. Check our summary:
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- "Lean," Enriched or Empowered Office Management Strategies--recent experimental evidence:
Jay suggests an interesting paper, The Relative Merits of Lean, Enriched, and Empowered Offices: An Experimental Examination of the Impact of Workspace Management Strategies on Well-Being and Productivity and comments: ”I love findings that disagree with generally accepted practice, and this paper's conclusions definitely do that.” Read more of Jay’s comments: http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1698
Featured article: PEW study - 2020: The future of social relations
Social networking should reduce friction between human beings worldwide by 2020, but the technology could also rob people of face-to-face relationships and foster shallower relationships, according to a new survey of top tech leaders and experts. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center conducted the study. Researchers interviewed nearly 900 key people and identified several trends. For example, they predict that geography will no longer be an obstacle to making and maintaining human connections and that, for the most part, the Internet will promote richer social relations. Read our summary: http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1693
New study shows US Feds lagging in flex work
The Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton released a report on the state of federal government flexible work arrangements. Researchers found that “the federal government, once a leader in teleworking and other work flexibilities, has clearly lost its momentum and, to its detriment, is significantly underutilizing some of these important tools.” The study concludes that the majority of federal agencies “are missing out on the opportunity to reap savings on real estate, infrastructure, basic operating costs and energy usage, and to improve their business processes and increase productivity.”
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Cartoon corner: Missing the water cooler
Finally, for those who like a quick chuckle, check out the cartoon collection. Our most recent entry depicts a home-office worker who claims “Facebook is my water cooler.”
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