3 Exciting #LS12 Sessions on Social Transformation #in, Business, and Learning
Lotusphere 2012 is 8 days away from this post and I'm really excited to reconnect with you, our customers, partners, and peers in the IBM ICS community. I'm also very honored to be speaking at three sessions at Lotusphere this year. Additionally, I'm exciting to be joined by two RockTeam Consultants - Rob Kirkland and Doug Morrison. If you see any of us during the conference, please stop us and introduce yourselves... we would love to meet and talk with you! Here's a short summary of the exciting sessions that I will be presenting at Lotusphere. I certainly hope you can attend and participate in these really exciting and engaging sessions!
BDD302 - Transforming into a Social Business Partner for Messaging and Collaboration Partners | Sunday - January 15 - 10:15am - 11:15am | SW 7-10 | Speakers: Carlos Casas, Dennis Shafto (IBM)
This session is targeted for classic IBM Lotus Notes and Domino Business Partners. Dennis and I will cover the ways to take advantage of the new Social Business opportunity that is in front of us. I will present some key points around what has made us successful sellers in the Notes Domino pillar and how we can translate those skills into the larger Social Business market that our customers are starting to evaluate and move towards. I'll also share a couple customer wins as well as the strategies we use at the RockTeam to really leverage our IBM partnership for maximum value.
BP304 - The Way of the Social Dragon, 10 Key Strategies for Building a Thriving Social Community in Your Organization | Dolphin Hem III | Speakers: Kathy Mandelstein, Carlos Casas
You are rolling out a social pilot in your organization, but have you addressed the cultural change in how the people in your organization work? Building a strong community is critical to internal adoption and the success of your social project. In this session you will learn 10 key strategies to launching a successful social community within your organization. The presenters will focus on the whys, the hows, and the value of building a community to speed adoption, transforming the way people work socially and open up effective communication at all levels of the company. You will learn about the social engagement model from an IBM social evangelist and IBM Champion and their keys recommendations for community adoption with real life examples from IBM, Business Partners and Customers who are well along the social business journey. Finally, attendees will learn best practices concepts behind community management and social media as well as the tools that help you be more effective.
What will your audience learn?
1. Social Software is a a growing trend that is quickly transforming the enterprise market. For success in any social initiative to drive business value, technologists and decision-makers alike need to address not only the technology enablers but the cultural transformation and key concepts to build a strong social community.
2. In this session, we will take a first hand look at some of the social capabilities in IBM Collaboration Solutions including IBM Connections, IBM Unified Communication and IBM Lotus Notes Domino that socially enable the community to work more effectively.
3. Learn what has worked for successful social adoption in all sizes of companies and tips on enabling your own organization to make this major cultural shift in the way you work.
BOF123 - The Art of User Adoption: Cultivating Learning Experiences to Drive Adoption for ICS and Lotus Software | Swan Toucan 1 - Tuesday, January 17 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Facilitators: Carlos Casas, Rob Kirkland, and Doug Morrison of RockTeam
This is a round-table session where we facilitate discussion around ICS adoption strategies, education, and learning. We ask participants to discuss their successes and challenges around upgrades, training, education, and brand sentiment within their organization. We will also have guest participants from IBM Lotus Education who will be on-hand to field questions and also gather feedback on education offerings, online learning, and the future of Lotus Education. This is an early morning session so kick of your day with us!!
