Structured or Unstructured Collaboration, Which is Better?
There are effectively two approaches to collaboration in the enterprise; structured and unstructured. But which approach should organizations go with and which is more effective? The structured approach involves more rules, guidelines, and restrictions. For example one pharmaceutical company executive I spoke with told me that his employees are not allowed to mention the names [...]
Is Unstructured Collaboration the Key to Business Agility?
According to a report by Microsoft it is (geared towards the manufacturing industry). Towards the end of last year Drew Gude, (Director, U.S. High Tech and Electronics Manufacturing Industry Solutions for Microsoft) wrote a report in which he said that “unstructured collaboration is going be the key to increased innovation and business agility in 2010.” [...]
