Resources

With a wealth of wisdom and decades of experience in the world of organizational research and strategy development, Tudor Williams and Ryan Williams have written extensively on many topics and are frequent speakers. This resource section gives you unlimited access to their knowledge bank. And it's an easy way to learn more.

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Internet / Intranet
  • Building Online Communities: Connections With A Purpose (08/2009)
    Conventional communities work because members share expectations and goals, and strive together to create a better future. With the right leadership and management, online communities can do the same thing.
  • Connecting and Collaborating (04/2001)
    In February 2000 Ford announced it was making available laptop computers and Internet services to all of its 350,000 employees at a cost of about $5 a month to each worker. The move, Ford said, was to support the company's foray into e-commerce and to make employees conversant with the Internet.
  • Convergence of Internet and Intranet Usage (08/2001)
    The emergence and then spectacular growth of Internet technology in recent years has provided Internet access to a majority of North Americans. What has not been as apparent has been the evolution of intranets, the web-based communication networks within the confines of corporate firewalls.
  • Creating A Community of Practice Online (08/2002)
    What is a "community of practice" and why would I want to join one? Last month I wrote about the social aspects of an online community and the relationships that are built as the community forms. This month, I want to look at the nature of a community of practice and how you might go about creating one.
  • Internet Revolution at Work (07/2000)
    As a corporate business communications tool, the internet has revolutionized how we communicate and do business at work. E-Commerce, E-business, web-based research, Corporate Intranets, Online Corporate Surveys are all examples of an employee's use of the browser window.
  • Internet Usage - A Parental Paradox? (01/2001)
    Ipsos-Reid's second "Face of the Web" study of the Web habits of 10,000 young people worldwide reveals an interesting paradox of parental behavior between European families and North American families.
  • Intranets Fail to Deliver Value (02/2001)
    Intranets in the UK are a financial drain and show very little return on investment for large corporations and public sector organizations.
  • Is Miss Manners Online? The Case for Netiquette (00/0000)
    Will Miss Manners ever tackle the thorny issue of etiquette for email communication?
  • Podcasting (06/2005)
    Practicing What You Preach - Every once in a while consultants are challenged to put their ideas into practice. This month's newsletter describes Tudor's experience as a guest with another measurement guru, Angela Sinickas, ABC, on the June 22, 2005 podcast "For immediate release" hosted by Shel Holtz, ABC.
  • Online Communities for Knowledge Sharing (07/2002)
    Anyone using the Internet for a while comes to the realization that there are a lot of others using the Internet with similar needs, knowledge and aspirations. Futurists are beginning to see and define the Internet in more than technical terms. The very fact that it is people who make the Internet function gives it a social character. The future of the Internet is being redefined in terms of its social impacts on the people who use it. Virtual or online communities are emerging as people of similar interests or needs find each other, interact and share their knowledge.
  • Planning a Web Site Strategically - A Case History (01/2002)
    Rather than making the case for planning websites strategically, I thought it might be more useful to share a process I set up.
  • Planning A Web Site Strategically - A Continuation of the Case History (02/2002)
    Last month I described how we developed the strategy for a client’s web site – a community portal providing access to information for both internal and external audiences. Here is the rest of the story - of the tactics we planned to execute this strategy.
  • Simplicity Pays (06/2001)
    Most organizations have accepted, as conventional wisdom, that an intranet or portal is an almost indispensable feature of our working lives today. Creating and maintaining a comprehensive knowledge sharing strategy is perhaps the most critical strategic goal in the knowledge economy.
  • We Media - The Emerging World of Interactive Journalism (06/2003)
    What is the online world doing with that noble and ancient profession of journalism? For centuries, the news has been gathered and presented in many ways starting with oral accounts and then with written accounts. As the print and broadcast industries developed, the means to publish and distribute news became more and more sophisticated. Now web technology is changing the rules of engagement. Journalism is going interactive.

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