Category Archives: web2.0

Is the new Linkedin app a game changer?

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

I must admit I have had a love hate relationship with Linkedin. Loved it for its contact management relationship building power and the amazing groups which I see as modern digital communities of practice, Hated it for the clunky nature … Continue reading →

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Green Deal Update Sources

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Slowly green deal details are emerging.  A number of people and organisations have asked me for good reliable Green Deal update sources.  Across the web the situation still seems very patchy and I guess will remain so until we have … Continue reading →

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Construction in Crisis? BIM the solution?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

Construction in crisis? buildings too complex? communication of knowledge rapidly changing? (Thoughts from the road) Whilst I have long being a supporter of the need for the aims of BIM, it has been as seeing BIM as a technoloy to … Continue reading →

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Use of social media can lead to innovative #smworkplace employees

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Following my last blog on Social Media in the workplace two very interesting links have come to light: From Business Insider: As elaborated by the Harmon research on social media productivity … inclusive collaboration will unleash huge organizational potential for knowledge discovery … Continue reading →

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social media in the workplace

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Workplaces need social media. Martin Pickard @FMGuru posted a question on twitter this morning on (should we) use Social Media in the Workplace in preparation for a debate this week. These debates are happening across all sectors, particularly so within the built … Continue reading →

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The future is influence? my thoughts from #commschat

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

I listened in and contributed to a great twitter @commschat debate yesterday evening. The main focus of the chat was around the importance of influence and the place of Peerindex with @azeem. Part of the commschat transcipt can be found … Continue reading →

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Will BIM move to FIM? (Webinar 16/4/10)

Posted on April 15, 2010 by

The concept of a Facilties Information Model as a more encompassing, arching umbrella model to a Building Information Model has been discussed over the last few years, but with little (public) evidence of use in practice. I guess in some … Continue reading →

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Gone phishing … changing passwords isn’t enough.

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

I had started writing this piece yesterday on a train journey back from Leeds, and as phishing was mentioned on Radio4 this morning, including @subutchers ‘to the point’ tweet about password strengths being read out, I thought I had better … Continue reading →

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using twitter in the built environment?

Posted on May 6, 2009 by

Next week, the 12 – 15th May, sees a series of built environment ‘events’ in the UK: Be2camp north in Liverpool 15th May (following on from the worlds first unconference  for built environment)  Sustainability Now (13-14th ) Buildings Virtual Conference and … Continue reading →

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Ada Lovelace at be2campnorth

Posted on April 30, 2009 by

I am delighted that Suw Charman-Anderson (Social Techology Consultant, Guardian writer and twitter-er) will be talking at be2campnorth on the 15th May in Liverpool on the inspiration of Ada Lovelace   (Well actually Suw will be presenting from home via … Continue reading →

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