I really enjoyed this post by Mike Gotta about whether SharPoint is “e2.0” or not - or whether it is even relevant to ask the question. This post is a great synopsis of the issues around enterprise collaboration and 2.0 adoption. Mike is clearly channeling many lives right now, including mine! http://mikeg.typepad.com/perceptions/2009/03/circling-around-to-enterpri…
Mike makes the point that e2.0 is not about the platform, or the technology, but about the conceptual framework for work that any organization is bound by. SharePoint for any organization is only as successful as as an e20 solution if it is implemented in the context of the organization’s culture and climate. And, as Mike says, a little customization doesn’t hurt (okay, maybe a ton of customization).
But, what I find really interesting is the point about file-based workplace models, and how to break out of that mode. In today’s working world, the file is typical representation of the work: the results, the product, the knowledge, the program. A fluid aggregation of communication and knowledge: tweets, chats, blogs, etc., with business data points requires a much more sophisticated level of interoperability - the promise of the Semantic Intranet.
Until we achieve that, we are be doomed to sticking something in PowerPoint to convey it quickly to those who matter most.
