Purposeful Collaboration - Implementing Social Into Business Processes

December 10, 2013

Create an effective social strategy that helps your organization move from 'simple sharing' to Purposeful Collaboration. Enterprise Collaboration Software: From Simple Sharing to Purposeful Collaboration

Alan Lepofsky
Alan Lepofsky
Vice President & Principal Analyst Constellation Research
Alan Lepofsky - VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research. With almost two decades of experience in the collaboration software industry, Lepofsky helps organizations improve the way their employees work together to get their jobs done. Lepofsky’s primary research area The Future of Work, focuses on: integrating collaboration and business processes (Purposeful Collaboration), structuring work via Social Task Management, leveraging analytics and digital assistants to work more productively, the strategic impact of mobile computing on business transformation, and measuring workforce culture based on Digital Proficiency instead of age. Twitter: @alanlepo<br>LinkedIn:&nbsp;https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alanlepo &nbsp; &nbsp; , Title:&nbsp;Big IdeasIntelligent Collaboration: The… Read more
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December 10, 2013
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Alan Lepofsky
Alan Lepofsky
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Future of Work Marketing Transformation New C-Suite Next-Generation Customer Experience
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