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 RoadMap.

(Do new collaboration techniques support new Organization Models? In the meantime, the Team Is The Focus.)

obsession: Wiki Beats Weblog

Glossary

AppLog: WebLog/RSS feed generated from workflow application: [Sales Force Management], CRM, etc.

AppWiki: Wiki Name support in a non-WiKi workflow application, making it easier to jump from record to record.

BlogWeb: the World Wide Web of WebLog-s. The Blogo Sphere.

NodeWeb: model document (e.g. WiKi page) as structured collection of individual nodes

Object Browser: WiKi 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 WebApp that layers Sister Sites Name Space-s over non-WiKi pages (or maybe even over WiKi pages, providing Sister Sites support when the WiKi site doesn't).

• special case: Wiki Mail WebMail server that supports Wiki Name-s and Smart Ascii

WikiWeb: the World Wide Web of WiKi spaces. How do they connect?

Some old tech: EMail, Instant Messaging, UseNet/NNTP, PIM

Some newish tech: WebLog, WiKi, 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, AppLog, Universal Inbox, Object Browser

Spins for looser world of individuals: Thinking Space, BlogWeb, RSS. WikiWeb.

More new tech: GrOove

Particularly weird ideas of mine: Universal Inbox, NodeWeb.

Need a Boot Strapping path

Possible milestones

• current: Ms Exchange/Ms Outlook

• non-Ms Exchange IMAP, Group Calendaring, WebDAV

  • goals:

    • start migration to standards-based protocols so non-Micro Soft client apps can InterOp

    • 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 InterOp

• Wiki For Collaboration Ware, wiki-based Project Management Software

• Email Discussion Beside Wiki

• Universal Inbox

• NodeWeb, Object Browser

• Open Hyperdocument System, XanaDu

Some different user groups, markets, etc.

• Free Agent, One Man Show

• new SmallCo

• existing SmallCo

• small dept within BigCo

• BigCo

or a Portal Collaboration Roadmap for people like GooGle and YaHoo.

Real Collaboration Challenges (esp as relate to use of Wiki For Collaboration Ware)

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