And then there is the concept of social capital. Robert Putnam, a Harvard sociologist, offered the observation that "much of the success of the United States as a nation had to do with its ability to generate social capital, that mysterious but critical set of characteristics of functioning communities." Social capital is, simply put, the level of trust that is earned by an individual or a brand within a social construct. A new user entering a technology forum, for instance, has no social capital. As they participate in conversation threads, asking questions and answering questions, they slowly build capital
Organizations have always been investing a lot to develop their human capital in order to hire the best, train them, develop them, retain them...Most of them, even if recognizing the benefits of these programs, have the impression that they don't manage to make the most of their investiment
Think about the crowdsourcing concept, whether for design (I'm a huge fan of http://www.crowdspring.com/ ) or for raising venture capital ( http://www.kickstarter.com/ ). You are able to go it alone, find a design or raise capital on your own -- or go to one of these sites and get a concentrated dose of attention on your idea or business
" It’s interesting that the most powerful sites for social activism seem to coalesce around sharing platforms (Facebook, Twitter, MeetUp) rather than those that specifically focus on collective action, as the latter require high human capital costs (a certain number of participants to make anything happen) whereas the former sites take no human capital to get something started
You can read more about my thoughts on building social capital and bridging social networks here on AIIM, and this post is a continuation of those themes with some thoughts on friend-of-a-friend (FOAF) networking
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Growing up I remember watching many cartoons, movies, TV shows, etc. where the bad guy would pretty much have the battle won, but instead of finishing off their opponent, they would gloat and stand around as if the victory is already won. A similar thing is going on right now with social media...
If these privileged communications are now moving outside of the corporate sphere of control, into disparate social networking and instant messaging tools, an organizations ability to manage their intellectual capital is greatly attenuated
A wise man once said, “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” This is most true in information governance with regards to reference materials. Reference materials can cover a wide spectrum from articles and catalogs to copies of records that you are keeping as a point...
They are seeking “ valuable enterprise intellectual capital ” Which includes the huge chunks of information that come across our desks and devices everyday AND those seemingly inconsequential tidbits that can make or break a decision cycle