Wrap Up of Enterprise 2.0

My brain is full after spending most of the week at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference. I ran into lots of great ideas and lots of interesting and smart people.

At last year's conference, it was like a light came down from the sky to show me what had been missing from my knowledge management practice. It transformed my approach to knowledge management and my life. I often start my presentations by saying they are about Enterprise 2.0 and Doug 2.0.

This year's conference was not about the transformation, but more about reaping the benefits of that transformation. I was asked to speak on a panel. I put together a panel for un-conference portion. I met people from around the world. I spent time with colleagues.

It was a great four days.

Meeting People:

The highlight of conference was the face-to-face meetings with people I have been communicating with since last year's conference. Web 2.0 is about being form these communities and communicate with people all around the world and with people in your backyard that you are just not able to see on a regular basis. I really enjoyed hanging out with Stephen Collins/Trib of AcidLabs and Luis Suarez of Elusa.net. I have been a big fan of those two for a while.

From my backyard, it was great to spend time with Jessica Lipnack, Jeff Stamps, Sharon Wilson, David Hobbie, Anne Stemlar, Andy McAfee, Jack Vinson, Patti Anklam and Dan Keldsen.

It was great to make some new friends: Bill Ives, Lee Bryant of Headshift, Matt Simpson of IBM and Chris McGrath of ThoughtFarmer.

I wish I was able to spend more time with Laura Fitton of Pistachio Consulting, Mark Masterson of CSC and Carl Frappaolo of AIIM.

A special thanks to Maggie Fox of Social Media Group for organizing and paying for dinner on Wednesday. She put on an impressive display of how to eat a lobster.

Keynotes Presentations:

If you have some time, there are videos available for the keynote speakers. These are the ones that I think are most worth watching:

• From the Bottom-Up: Building the 21st Century Intelligence Community
  Don Burke, Intellipedia Doyen, and Sean Dennehy, Intellipedia Evangelist, CIA
• Enterprise 2.0 - A State of the Industry Address
  Carl Frappaolo, Book Author and Vice President, Market Intelligence, AIIM; and Dan Keldsen, Director, Market Intelligence, AIIM
• Wachovia: The Business Imperative for Next-Gen Enterprises
  Pete Fields, Senior Vice President, eCommerce Division, Wachovia
  

My Session Notes:

I try to live blog from conference so I have my notes in one easy to access place. I hope they give some value to you as well.

• Enterprise 2.0 Conference Boston - Kick Off
• Social Computing Platforms: IBM & Microsoft Part 1
• Social Computing Platforms: IBM & Microsoft Part 2
• Implementing Enterprise 2.0: Exploring the Tools and Techniques of Emergent Change
• Putting the Social into Social Media at Enterprise 2.0
• Connectedness: Changing What's Possible
• From the Bottom-Up: Building the 21st Century Intelligence Community
• Working in the Cloud: How Cloud Computing is Reshaping Enterprise Technology
• Enterprise 2.0 - A State of the Industry Address
• Elevating the Enterprise 2.0 Conversation
• Enterprise RSS: Connecting People, Information & Communities
• What Blogging Brings to Business
• Knowledge 2.0
• Power to the People: Driving Business Innovation through Communities
  
• Realizing Business Value through Social Networking within Wachovia
• Enterprise 2.0 In Action: Pfizer
• Real Enterprise 2.0 @ Sony Computer Entertainment's World Wide Studios
• Enterprise 2.0 Reality Check
• Making Wikis Ridiculously Successful: Real Lessons, Real Tips
• Top 10 Design Guidelines for Integrating Web 2.0 in Enterprise Apps
• Best Practices for Securing Enterprise Search
• Micro-blogging and Emergent Platforms
• Enterprise 2.0 Town Hall