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Mike Gotta
Instructor
Mike Gotta
Senior Technical Solution Manager for Enterprise Social Software,
Cisco

Organization Next: Bridging the Participation Gap - Networks, Learning, and “Play”

Monday, June 18, 2012 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Companies are becoming more reliant on their employee’s ability to thrive in a complex work environment where projects, processes, and business priorities are in a constant state of flux. We are also in a period of economic uncertainty where the relationship between employer and employee is being transformed. As leadership teams reshape their organization to be more agile in the market, the influence of external market forces and fallout from restructuring can adversely affect employee performance and engagement. This trend has not gone unnoticed by leadership teams. Indeed, strategies for improving collaboration and “employee engagement” have become key initiatives within many organizations. Fostering a culture and work experience that motivates employees to participate beyond the minimum required of the job requires strategists to re-think the everyday work experience and the ways we currently reward and incent employees.

This workshop examines crucial building blocks strategists need to include when putting together initiatives that enable a more participatory culture and employee work experience:

  • Social Learning: creating an environment where people learn from one another through observation, imitation, and modeling
  • Gamification: leveraging the process of using game thinking and game mechanics to engage audiences and solve problems
  • Social Networks: harnessing the strong and weak relations between people throughout the organization

Sub-topics discussed:

  • The impact of “consumerization of IT” trends
  • The effect of mobility and personal devices
  • The influence of generational shifts

Attendee Takeaways

Through a combination of presentations and open discussions, this workshop will define the components of each topic, how those elements can be applied within a business context, the “aha’s and gotcha’s” that practitioners will often be faced with, and practical advice on how to get started.

If you are involved in HR, training, knowledge management, collaboration, E2.0, or related projects focused on improving organizational effectiveness and employee engagement, this workshop is for you.