This document summarizes a presentation on technology innovation for leaders given by Julian Keys at the 2011 ACSWA conference. It outlines various online tools and their pros and cons, tips for personal and workplace productivity, and how to achieve balance with technology. The presentation discusses how technology has transformed work and connectivity but can also cause information overload and distraction. It suggests leaders focus on disconnecting to recharge, getting work done efficiently, and setting workplace internet policies to guide appropriate technology use.

1. Yin Yang – Innovation in Technology for LeadersJulian KeysACSWA Conference May 2011

2. OutlineA wealth of information creates a poverty of attention – Herbert Simon30 online toolsPros and cons of 2011 technologyTips on personal workplace productivityYin Yang the need for balance

3. The rules have changed. In a single generation, revolutions in technology have transformed the way we live, work and do business. Steel mills that once needed 1,000 workers can now do the same work with 100. Today, just about any company can set up shop, hire workers, and sell their products wherever there’s an Internet connection.Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, 25/01/11

4. What do you get a 100 year old woman for her birthday? An iPad of course!

5. What is the top online tool for learning?Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies UKAnnual survey 2010Hint: tools for learning, not networking or communicating

6. Twitter – microblogging (43)You Tube – video sharing (22)Google docs – office suite (14)Delicious – bookmarking (2)Slideshare – presentation sharing (31)Skype – internet voice/web calls (3=)Google reader – news aggregation (7=)WordPress – blogs (6)Facebook – social networking (2007 - 17)Moodle – course management (12=)2010

7. Firefox – web browser (29)Delicious (2010 - 4)Skype (6)Google Search (11)MS PowerPoint (21)Wordpress (8)Google Gmail (31=)Google Reader (7)Blogger (14)MS Word (60)2007

8. Moving up the rankings

9. Other popular management tools

10. Not to mentionSmart phones and tablet computers

11. At this point your reaction might be

12. Technology has transformed the wayWe connect with people all other the worldWork from anywhereFind everything we need to knowPublish anytimeOutsource just about everythingHave a virtual assistant – www.elance.comNot to mention – shopping, jobs, dating ……

13. Internet Addiction

14. A big questionTo what extent should governments and employers intervene to minimise the negative impact of technology?Public safety on the roadsOccupational health and safetyHospital and mental health costs

15. Personal ProductivityFocus: a simplicity manifesto in an age of distraction Five ways for leaders to disconnect and lead betterTake a Bill Gates style “think week” to recharge your thinkingGetting creative things done: how to fit hard thinking into a busy schedule

16. How to handle information overloadLimit your sourcesSet aside time in your scheduleTake time offCull ruthlesslyPrioritiseHave systems to organise/classify info

17. Workplace Internet Productivity StrategyInternet and social media use policyTrain people how to use Outlook properlyUse an intranet, not email, to share informationEncourage off-line time for reading, thinking, writing, discussing, reflectingUse some of the applications discussed earlierLead by example

18. Yin Yang

19. The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.Bill Gates

20. ConnectEmail jk@imeka.com.auLinkedIn – Julian KeysTwitter @ImekaAUSwww.imeka.com.au