Inside this issue

Editors Comment – Work Smarter, not Harder!

Knexions –

• Leading oil company wants to share experience around Autonomy
• Financial services organisation wants to knowledge share over the Measurement Challenge
  
  Start-a-Knexion setting out your specific requirements for peer group executives to review and express an interest in participating

Upcoming Collaborative Sessions

• 2 June 2004 – Accessibility – Is your Website Compliant?
• 4 June 2004 – Search Engine Optimisation – Are you maximising this Marketing Opportunity?
• 24 June 2004 – Driving Online Transactions with Compelling Content and Strong Content Ownership

Editors Comment

Work Smarter, Not Harder!

In response to the recent publication of the McKinsey Report, we are not surprised to hear that the UK has a low productivity rate despite people working the longest hours. A curious and potentially worrying result of the technological revolution in business has been a trend towards working ever harder, but sadly not necessarily smarter. Some people are so focused on the immediate requirements of their jobs that they are filtering out non-core activities that can actually deliver greater innovation and competitive advantage for their companies.

However, there are also an increasing number of enlightened business executives that are engaged in Business Communities and Networks which provide them with rapid access to knowledge, ideas and best practice from peer group companies. These people recognise that they can avoid mistakes and accelerate their business activities by leveraging the knowledge of other business professionals, using their own experience to trade knowledge.

While the emergence of the Internet means that we’re all connected and networked through technology today, the important networks for business executives are those that connect them to the right people and knowledge. Choosing the right Community or network to participate in should be a high priority for all ambitious business executives.

This message was reinforced recently when we held a collaborative session on Strategic Enterprise Communities with British American Tobacco, where it was agreed that these types of Communities will fundamentally change the way an organisation is structured and affect the working behaviour of every individual. In fact, there was real enthusiasm in the room, as the participants were excited at the thought of being involved with such innovation.

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Knexions

First Month of Knexions Sees Rapid Response by Members

Since we launched Knexions, the online corporate service that matches business executives with shared issues, last month, we have put two members in contact with other like-minded members. Both originatorsl received more than five responses to their Knexions, giving them the choice of which companies to connect with.

So far this month we have two collaborative Knexion opportunities that you can join.

• Leading oil company wants to get in touch with any members that are using Autonomy to share ideas and experience of maximising its capabilities.
  To join this Knexion, register your interest here.
• Financial services company wants to knowledge share around how to measure the efficiency of internal systems
  To join this Knexion, register your interest here.

Knexions provides the ideal solution for collaborating with your peers to benchmark, validate or innovate.

You can benefit from using Knexions in three ways:
1 Start-a-Knexion – If you have a business issue where you want to benchmark, test or validate business decisions or generate new ideas with peer groups.

2 Join-a-Knexion – Search through live Knexions to identify topics or companies of interest to you and register your interest.

3 Monitor Knexions – Track Knexions as a valuable source of market intelligence on current and emerging Business issues.

All Knexions are treated in the strictest confidence.

For more information on Knexions click here

Renewing Members

BAT and Honda renew with Knexus Community

We want to welcome back the members that have recently renewed with us from British American Tobacco (BAT), Honda, Marsh and Unilever.

The introduction of these high-calibre individuals from peer group companies ensures Knexus Community grows stronger and you can access even more members who are relevant to you and your business challenges.

All our members are senior Business professionals from blue chip companies. Click here to view member companies.

To find out how you can join Knexus Community, click here.

Upcoming Collaborative Sessions

Accessibility – Is your Website Compliant? 2 June 2004

A recent report has found that the majority of UK websites are failing to comply with legislation, despite the fact that the laws have been in existence for eight years. To ensure that your company’s website is compliant and find out how your peers are addressing the regulations, you should attend our collaborative session on Accessibility. The session will be hosted by member company Standard Life, which is a recognised leader in addressing Accessibility issues.

To register, click here.

Search Engine Optimisation – Are you maximising this Marketing Opportunity? 4 June 2004

This session – hosted by William Hill – will tackle one of the hottest topics for eBusiness marketers. This collaborative session provides members the ideal opportunity to attend Search Engine Strategies 2004, which is taking place on 2-3 June in London and then share ideas and experiences with members of Knexus Community to find out what other companies are doing.

Don’t miss out on what is sure to be a thought-provoking collaborative session. Click here to join us now.

Driving Online Transactions with Compelling Content and Strong Content Ownership – 24 June 2004

Following our successful session on Content Strategy hosted by BT in January, we delve further into the challenges of ensuring effective ownership of content and delivery of compelling content to drive online transactions.

The collaborative session will take place on 24 June with Hilton International providing a case study. To register, click here.

Our Latest Poll

What benefit would you most want to see from your eLearning system?

The latest poll shows that 67 per cent want reduced costs, while improved content and better access for employees are ranking second and third respectively. To record your say, vote now.

Result from Enterprise Communities

The poll showed that 44 per cent of members use the term Communities of Practice, followed by Enterprise Portals, Knowledge Management, Special Projects and Virtual Teams. 26 per cent of members used Other terms, while no one uses the terms Internal Networks or Knowledge Networks. To see the results in full, click here

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