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Enterprise 2.0:
What, Why and How
Enterprise 2.0 Conference
e2conf.com
May 2009
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The World is Changing
Business is shifting from top down, hierarchical ways of working and managing information to
distributed, agile, collaborative work environments: Enterprise 2.0. In 2009, Enterprise 2.0 is
currently at the early (but accelerating) adoption stage, where enormous competitive advantage will
come to those who embrace the new tools and business cultures. In today’s economic climate, that
can mean the difference between survival and failure for many companies. This paper will be an
introduction to Enterprise 2.0 ‐ why it is one of the most crucial concepts to understand in business
today and how you can begin to take advantage of E2.0 in your organization.
What is Enterprise 2.0?
In its most basic form, Enterprise 2.0 is about communication. The premise is that the more easily
people can communicate – with other workers, team members, customers, vendors, clients – the less
information will be siloed. When information is free, people can get more feedback and input
(collaborate), react more quickly (agility), and make better decisions. This is the opportunity inherent
in Enterprise 2.0: a more efficient, productive and intelligent workforce.
Enterprise 1.0
Enterprise 2.0
Hierarchy
Friction
Bureaucracy
Inflexibility
IT‐driven technology / Lack of user control
Top down
Centralized
Teams are in one building / one time zone
Silos and boundaries
Need to know
Information systems are structured and dictated
Taxonomies
Overly complex
Closed/ proprietary standards
Scheduled
Long time‐to‐market cycles
Flat Organization
Ease of Organization Flow
Agility
Flexibility
User‐driven technology
Bottom up
Distributed
Teams are global
Fuzzy boundaries, open borders
Transparency
Information systems are emergent
Folksonomies
Simple
Open
On Demand
Short time‐to‐market cycles ...