I'm interested in software that makes groups of people (including a group of 1) more effective, at both thinking and doing. I guess the world needs a Road Map.
(Do new collaboration techniques support new Organization Models? In the meantime, the Team Is The Focus.)
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obsession: Wiki Beats Weblog
Glossary
App Log: Web Log/RSS feed generated from workflow application: Sales Force Management, CRM, etc.
App Wiki: Wiki Name support in a non-Wi Ki workflow application, making it easier to jump from record to record.
Blog Web: the World Wide Web of Web Log-s. The Blogo Sphere.
Node Web: model document (e.g. Wi Ki page) as structured collection of individual nodes
Object Browser: Wi Ki supporting Structured Data; or maybe a PIM with Wiki Name support
Universal Inbox: tool for managing your attention; EMail, Rss Aggregator, PIM. Perhaps interruption-manager for Instant Messaging
Universal Toolbox: expanding the idea to also include writing/sending
Probably needs a public server component to provide Digital Identity/Social Networking interface
Wiki For Collaboration Ware: I believe every team needs a Team Wiki.
Wiki For Group Ware: add Structured Data support for Sales Force Automation, Issue Tracker
Wiki Proxy: Proxy Server Web App that layers Sister Sites Name Space-s over non-Wi Ki pages (or maybe even over Wi Ki pages, providing Sister Sites support when the Wi Ki site doesn't).
special case: Wiki Mail Web Mail server that supports Wiki Name-s and Smart Ascii
Wiki Web: the World Wide Web of Wi Ki spaces. How do they connect?
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Some old tech: EMail, Instant Messaging, Use Net/NNTP, PIM
Some newish tech: Web Log, Wi Ki, Wiki Weblog, Radio Userland, Radio Community Server and Instant Outlining. Wiki And Outlining, Co Outlining.
Some categories: Group Discussion, Group Ware, Collaboration Ware
Approaches: Wiki For Collaboration Ware, Weblog For Collaboration Ware, Intra Net, App Log, Universal Inbox, Object Browser
Spins for looser world of individuals: Thinking Space, Blog Web, RSS. Wiki Web.
More new tech: Gr Oove
Particularly weird ideas of mine: Universal Inbox, Node Web.
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Need a Boot Strapping path
Possible milestones
current: Ms Exchange/Ms Outlook
non-Ms Exchange IMAP, Group Calendaring, Web DAV
- goals:
start migration to standards-based protocols so non-Micro Soft client apps can Inter Op
- make users/managers happy by saving money and improving reliability
and teach them that these benefits come from escaping Micro Soft, esp above the Ms Windows level.
ASP-able standards-based infrastructure for small team of Ms Outlook users
make sure non-Ms Outlook clients can Inter Op
- goals:
Wiki For Collaboration Ware, wiki-based Project Management Software
Some different user groups, markets, etc.
or a Portal Collaboration Roadmap for people like Goo Gle and Ya Hoo.
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Real Collaboration Challenges (esp as relate to use of Wiki For Collaboration Ware)