Cool Tools to Enhance Collaboration, Communication and Organization

Cool Tools! to Enhance Collaboration, Communication and Organization photo by Daniel F. Pigatto (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigatto/332193181/) Dana Longley Empire State College, SUNY

Organize and Share source photo by CatDancing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/catdancing/3005760286/)
Connect the silos:
Delicious : http:// delicious.com
Delicious Network
Diigo : http:// diigo.com
Diigo Groups

Keep Up Feeling overloaded?
RSS Feed Readers:
Bloglines: http:// www.bloglines.com /
Google Reader: http:// www.google.com /reader
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/bueny/2472455690/)

Collaborate photo by Algo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algo/119176265/)
Google Docs : http:// docs.google.com /
Etherpad : http:// etherpad.com /
My Pad
Writewith : http:// www.writewith.com /

Schedule and Plan Feel like this when it comes time to schedule a meeting? photo by DrBacchus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbowen/1148435913/)
Doodle : http:// www.doodle.com /
Remember the Milk : http:// www.rememberthemilk.com /
GatherGrid : http:// www.gathergrid.com /
WhenisGood : http:// whenisgood.net /

Tool Assessment Woman Inspecting Transistor, 1948 © Bettmann/CORBIS
Fill existing need / improve workflow?
Avoid "wow" factor
Test it / "proof of concept"
Security & Privacy Issues
"Terms of Use" & "Privacy Statement"
Usability
Free vs fee
Hosted or not?
Maintenance: stability / scalability

Get Off the Ground
Sell It
Proof-of-concept prototype
show how it can be used
let stakeholders play with it
Save time / effort / improve workflow or communication

Get Buy In
Be model user of tool
Make sure it meets an existing need
Seek stakeholder input early
photo by jurvetson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/302869583/)

Cool Tools to Enhance Collaboration, Communication and Organization

by Dana Longley on Feb 06, 2009

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