After the introduction note by Martin I want to briefly say hello to the readers of this blog. I am the conference chair of Kongress Media and therefore in charge of several E2.0 events - for example the Enterprise 2.0 Executive FORUM on Sept. 18th in Cologne with Suw Charman-Anderson and JP Rangaswami as international speakers as well as several well-known German E2.0 practioneers and experts. Do not miss the Early Bird price of 690 EUR - valid until Aug 15th.

Next in line after the E2.0 FORUM is the Web 2.0 EXPO EUROPE in Berlin - for which Kongress Media is a partner and I am supporting TechWeb as a member of the advisory board. The W2E EUROPE is not a specific E2.0 event, but will also cover this discussion in parts - also with a talk by JP Rangaswami and some more interesting speakers.

After the W2E EUROPE the ECM WORLD SUMMIT on Nov. 10th - 12th is the next, major event in our event schedule - covering the E2.0 aspect from a more “old school” angle. The ECM WORLD SUMMIT - formerly known as Contentmanager.days - is the industry event for the information management industry in Germany. It discusses trends and success factors from “old school” information management (including content, document and knowledge management) towards new approaches on a more participative level. E2.0 will be a keynote topic - and I am still looking for the right speaker on this. Feel free to propose me some appropiate experts!

Following the ECM WORLD SUMMIT we will have a rather smaller but nonetheless interesting event on Intranet Management in Switzerland on Dec 2nd - the Swiss Intranet FORUM. This event will also not be exclusively focussed on the E2.0 discussion, but as Intranet projects are on the change towards the E2.0 paradigm this topic will take a substantial part of the discussion.

Well - and then some kind of an Enterprise 2.0 Area at the CeBIT 2009 will be our following event - as a new follow-up of our successfully organised CeBIT Content Management Arena @ CeBIT. As Martin already mentioned it in his post we are still collecting material and suggestions for this. So far the following facts are set: there will be an E2.0 area at CeBIT 2009 in Hall 6 as an open conference with national and international speakers, best-practices and some kind of open and participative format each day. Join in, give us your thoughts and suggestions and be part of a great E2.0 community gathering!

… and this blog continues it’s mission to bond and connect the Enterprise 2.0 community (now at the CeBIT 2009).

So we’re collecting material and ideas - stuff that matters and that’s interesting to discuss about - for another take. Feel free to add your thoughts and your ideas  - for this blog but also for the upcoming Enterprise2Open events at the CeBIT 2009.

Yes, there will be another open format, just as this year, but probably on a wider and expanded scale, so we’re looking forward to many of your ideas.

And while I am taking a little summer break, my co-blogger Björn Negelmann will continue on this theme.

Just a short reminder, that even when we moved the domain, the feed is still in place, offering all posts plus selected enterprise 2.0 links.

The videos of the Enterprise 2.0 SUMMIT are now online, check them out, nice stuff and worthwhile content in there, including Simon Wardley’s introduction

Link: sevenload.com

and Dion Hinchcliffe’s keynote:

Link: sevenload.com

The Enterprise 2.0 Open takes place at CeBIT 2008: Hall 3 booth D25 (location of Content Management Arena) so you will need a ticket for the CeBIT to access the area.

But: The entrance for the Enterprise 2.0 Open event itself is free!

So all participants of Enterprise 2.0 Open will receive a complimentary (free) ticket for CeBIT (if you not already have one), so they don’t have to pay for entering the CeBIT area:

1. Contact Frank Hamm via email if you need a ticket for the CeBIT.
2. You will receive a ticket code.
3. After a registration on the CeBIT website you will be sent an email
4. There will be an PDF-file attached to the email
5. Print this PDF-file.
6. You have a one-day free ticket!

German

Die Enterprise 2.0 Open findet auf der CeBIT 2008 statt: Halle 3 Stand D25 (Stand der Content Management Arena). Für den Zugang wird ein CeBIT Ticket benötigt.

Aber: Der Eintritt zur Enterprise 2.0 Open ist frei!

Alle Teilnehmer der Enterprise 2.0 Open erhalten bei Bedarf ein kostenloses Ticket für die CeBIT:

1. Kontakt über Frank Hamm via email mit einem kurzen Hinweis auf das Ticket wg. Enterprise 2.0 Open.
2. Per Email gibt es einen Ticketcode.
3. Nach der Registrierung auf der CeBIT Website wird eine Email versendet.
4. Im Anhang befindet sich eine PDF-Datei.
5. PDF-Dokument ausdrucken.
6. Das ist dann ein kostenloses CeBIT-Ticket für einen Tag!

Sören Stamer von CoreMedia AG wird auf der Enterprise 2.0 Open als Special Guest um 13:45 Uhr eine Keynote Session halten:

Überleben in der Informationsflut - schneller, kreativer und wirkungsvoller zusammenarbeiten

1. Welche Mega-Trends in der Gesellschaft bestimmen die Zukunft.
2. Welche Konsequenzen ergeben sich konkret für Unternehmen.
3. Welche Lösungen nutzt und bietet CoreMedia.

Das Wissen der Welt wächst weiter exponentiell. Es explodiert geradezu. Digital und kostenlos. Klingt wie ein Traum. Ein Albtraum sind dagegen überfüllte Mailboxen und Informationsschwemme. Wie soll unter diesen Bedingungen wirkungsvolles Arbeiten noch möglich sein?

Sören Stamer geht in seinem Vortrag auf die Megatrends und die Konsequenzen für Unternehmen ein, die sich aus den Veränderungen ergeben. Weiterhin skizziert er die bei CoreMedia gemachten Erfahrungen bei dem Wandel zum Enterprise 2.0.

Zum Abschluss stellt Sören Stamer die entsprechenden Werkzeuge vor, die CoreMedia zu diesem Zweck bereits bietet.

Weitere Informationen

• Web 2.0 Expo - Killing the Org Chart: Organizational, Cultural and Leadership Models on the Bleeding Edge
  Bericht im INJELEA.de Blog von der Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin am 06.12.2007: Sören Stamer, CEO CoreMedia AG, und Nicole Dufft, Managing Director Berlecon Research, stellen die Ergebnisse einer Studie vor (Pressemitteilung und Link zum Download-Center CoreMedia).
• CoreMedia Blog (”CoCo”) Die Blogging- und Socialize-Plattform von CoreMedia, mit der die Mitarbeiter, Partner, Kunden und Freunde von CoreMedia kommunizieren. Auch Interessierte können sich mit einem OpenID- oder Facebook-Account einloggen.
• Werte statt Macht
  Im Nachgang zur Next07 gab Sören Stamer auf Fischmarkt ein Interview. Auf der Next07 hielt Sören Stamer einen Vortrag - das Video der Session ist im Artikel eingebunden.

We’re glad to present the enterprise2open book you’re all waiting for, and we’re quite happy that we’ve found such an excellent publisher, well it’s the silly season after all, so please forgive me

Joking aside, the tagline of this book is both catchy and inspiring: We need to ask ourselves whether Enterprise 2.0 can prevail as a concept and possibly as a vision for a better enterprises, given that organizational barriers and deep-seated resistance are present, and what we can do about it.

What’s your opinion on this, and what are your ideas? We’re prepared to honor the best and most comprehensive contribution - KongressMedia has sponsored a VIP-ticket to the March 4 Enterprise 2.0 SUMMIT, which we’ll happily send out to the winner in this contest of ideas.

So put down your thoughts, blog about it and trackback this post. We’re looking forward to the discussion.

Just added me to the Enterprise 2.0 OPEN community at barcamps.de. This is an effort at bundling and organizing the BarCamp community that I appreciate - trying to support and organize the relationships and social network we’re building up at BarCamps on an event-spanning scale.

Enterprise 2.0 Open will take place on 9 March 2008 from 10:00 to 16:00. So far we have some suggestions and wishes for sessions.

What do you think about dividing the sessions into tracks according to their main focus? And what tracks would you prefer?

Example for tracks:

• 10:00 - 12:00 Organization
• 12:00 - 14:00 Communication
• 14:00 - 16:00 Collaboration

Do you think this would be meaningful?

What do you think? Is he right? My initial reaction was like “ugh, this is just overly pessimistic”, but it’s an interesting point of view anyway …