Clearspace First Impressions

First Impressions

The Problem - Communication Unclear Unfocused Unstructured Unrecorded Underrated Irregular Irresolute

Unclear

Unfocused

Unstructured

Unrecorded

Underrated

Irregular

Irresolute

Caveat A technical solution will not fix a broken culture.

Technical solutions can improve the quality and transparency of communication . However

A Solution - Clearspace Features Hierarchy/Organisation Content Tagging Documents Discussions Blogs Architecture Java Servlet Supports Clustering

Features

Hierarchy/Organisation

Content Tagging

Documents

Discussions

Blogs

Architecture

Java Servlet

Supports Clustering

Dashboard

Navigation - Spaces Organisation Structure Administrative Functions Workgroups Project Teams Major Clients

Organisation Structure

Administrative Functions

Workgroups

Project Teams

Major Clients

Navigation - Contributors People Focus Ratings => Reputation Channelled Availability

People Focus

Ratings => Reputation

Channelled Availability

Navigation – Tags Path-finding outside the hierarchy Reflects values and focus Taxonomy building Familiar interface

Path-finding outside the hierarchy

Reflects values and focus

Taxonomy building

Familiar interface

Polls Find consensus Test the water Raise spirits

Find consensus

Test the water

Raise spirits

Personal Customisation Only what's important Limits distractions

Only what's important

Limits distractions

Space | Documents, Discussions, Posts

Conversational Informal Design

Blogs – Can Aggregate or Filter

Editing – WYSIWYG or Markup

Version Control – Safety and Attribution

Feeds => Readers, Portals etc.

History | “Where did I see that?”

Tags – Our Actual Priorities

Scenarios Enterprises Open channels Pool creativity Discover and affect focus Flatten hierarchy Reward successes, and instructive failures Dispersed Teams Time Location

Enterprises

Open channels

Pool creativity

Discover and affect focus

Flatten hierarchy

Reward successes, and instructive failures

Dispersed Teams

Time

Location

Pricing Up to five users – Free Per seat/per year licence for internal collaboration Per CPU/per year licence for external communities Hosted solutions

Up to five users – Free

Per seat/per year licence for internal collaboration

Per CPU/per year licence for external communities

Hosted solutions

Conclusion The elegance and clarity of the interface, appropriate choice of features and robust architecture makes Clearspace a good candidate for the internal communications component of an Intranet.

The elegance and clarity of the interface, appropriate choice of features and robust architecture makes Clearspace a good candidate for the internal communications component of an Intranet.

Credits Clearspace – Jive Software http://www.jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/ Presentation – Phil Rees http://www.loosingsite.com Slide Background – blary54 http://www.morguefile.com/archive/?display=166253

Clearspace – Jive Software

http://www.jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/

Presentation – Phil Rees

http://www.loosingsite.com

Slide Background – blary54

http://www.morguefile.com/archive/?display=166253