Comments on: Do you value your social capital? http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/01/do-you-value-your-social-capital/ The inside track since 2003 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ross Ferguson http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/01/do-you-value-your-social-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-63656 Ross Ferguson Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:16:04 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3080#comment-63656 neil is right, in the sense that there are the bare-bone foundations of systems in departments and across government. a brilliant concept but still think that the [measurable] benefits need clear articulation - others have pointed this out, but the IBM research (albeit interim) isn't completely straight on what those are. thing to do is take a few test-case departments, sample what they are currently doing (benefits/shortcomings) and then ask could social capital and performance be improved by social networking. neil is right, in the sense that there are the bare-bone foundations of systems in departments and across government.

a brilliant concept but still think that the [measurable] benefits need clear articulation – others have pointed this out, but the IBM research (albeit interim) isn’t completely straight on what those are.

thing to do is take a few test-case departments, sample what they are currently doing (benefits/shortcomings) and then ask could social capital and performance be improved by social networking.

]]> By: Will Rhodes http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/01/do-you-value-your-social-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-63279 Will Rhodes Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:35:45 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3080#comment-63279 Tom, me ol love - will this all be on Mizz Smith's database? Tom, me ol love – will this all be on Mizz Smith’s database?

]]> By: Neil Franklin http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/01/do-you-value-your-social-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-63233 Neil Franklin Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:35:21 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3080#comment-63233 It's more widespread than you think. I met DWP's IT Head of Innovation who's ex-IBM last week, and there's certainly stuff in the pipeline. It’s more widespread than you think. I met DWP’s IT Head of Innovation who’s ex-IBM last week, and there’s certainly stuff in the pipeline.

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