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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:17:01 +0000

[...] Furthermore, those with the most cohesive face-to-face networks are 30% more productive.” (Hodgson, 2009 – my [...]

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[...] Furthermore, those with the most cohesive face-to-face networks are 30% more productive.” (Hodgson, 2009 – my [...]

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:05:42 +0000

[...] Then I came across Matthew Hodgson’s post about a study, called the ROI of being social at work, and a follow-up piece; the more connected you are, the more productive and effectively you can [...]

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Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:51:55 +0000

[...] Matthew Hodgson as always as a post on the behavioural side of things. [...]

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Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:21:46 +0000

[...] From Matthew Hodgson, The ROI of Being Social at Work… [...]

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By: JohnMark.org Headquarters » Blog Archive » The Digital Water Cooler (or Digital Hallway if You Prefer)

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:51:26 +0000

[...] Although I’m involved in community management, I still consider myself an engineer (or, at least I haven’t lost my engineering mindset completely). I like data and measurements as much as the next linear thinker. However, I’ve experienced first-hand how utilizing social media in proper amounts has benefited cycle times, increased worker productivity, and generally moved projects along in a more efficient fashion. The problem is, it’s usually difficult to measure the actual effect using these technologies has had on the work. That may still be the case, but recently, Matthew Hodgson wrote an excellent article on ‘The ROI of being social at work.’ [...]

By: Jon Husband

Jon Husband — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:45:06 +0000

I keep thinking ,,,

It’s not really about ROI. What’s really going on is that the fundamentals of how we carry out knowledge work (= work design) are undergoing massive change, and no one has the mental models nor practices to accompany the shift … yet.

So we want to understand ROI because we don’t ‘want’ to understand or acknowledge the size and scope of the (eventually fully realized) transformation.

By: Jordan Frank

Jordan Frank — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:43:07 +0000

This complements previous MIT research which offers tangible evidence for the productivity gains achieved by reducing search chains (to find experts) and collaboration across workgroups or divisions.

Water Cooler ROI – Putting Social Software to Productive Work
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