Renaissance Reflections

RSS Thought Leadership via SMinOrgs and GCDEL

Most of Renaissance Strategic Solutions' thought leadership comes through the two digital communities founded by Renaissance's Principal, Courtney Hunt:

• The Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) Community
• The Global Center for Digital Era Leadership (GCDEL)

This thought leadership is provided indirectly through Courtney's curation of news articles, blog posts, videos, and other resources that are shared primarily through the LinkedIn groups and Twitter accounts for each:

• SMinOrgs LinkedIn group
• SMinOrgs on Twitter (@SMinOrgs)
• GCDEL LinkedIn group
• GCDEL on Twitter (@GCDELstream)

Direct thought leadership is provided through the following blogs:

• SMinOrgs S.M.A.R.T. Blog
• Digital Era Thinkers Blog

The SMinOrgs email blasts listed below provide links to some of the thought pieces and guides Courtney has written and will give you a sense of the breadth and depth of her thinking and analysis: 

• Spotlight on LinkedIn

• Introducing GCDEL...SMinOrgs' Sister Community

• Recruiting in the Digital Era 

You can access even more pieces by visiting the respective blogs and/or the SMinOrgs email archive.

To stay current on Courtney's Digital Era thought leadership, please join SMinOrgs and/or GCDEL (visit their respective websites for details on where and how), or connect with her directly on LinkedIn.

Making Social Media Work for You: Article in HR Matters Magazine

A couple of months ago I was asked to share my insights about social media for the January 2012 issue of HR Matters magazine. The full article is embedded below, or you can access it directly on SlideShare. The uploaded copy is a little blurry, so feel free to message HRmag@sminorgs.net if you would like me to send you a copy.

As always, your feedback is welcome!

- Courtney Shelton Hunt, PhD

Making Social Media Work for You

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The Social Media Garden: A 2.0 Organizational Research Study

"What do you think are the main barriers for organizations in embracing social media practices and what ideas do you have for overcoming them?" This is the question at the heart of a public research study being conducted by Silverman Research, which uses a social research methodology rather than a survey format to capture and develop collective insights on important questions. Everyone is able to view and evaluate the responses from others, in addition to contributing their own perspective.

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As the Founder of the Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) Community, I am pleased to offer my support to this project. I learned about the study when Michael Silverman posted an invitation to participate in the SMinOrgs LI group. Obviously, the question is one that is near and dear to my heart, but I am also very impressed with and intrigued by his approach to building a dataset and representing the results.

I invite everyone to enter the Garden, take a stroll through the responses shared by others, and plant a bloom of your own!

Click here to learn more about the Social Media Garden and the methodology behind it.

- Courtney Shelton Hunt, PhD

7 Simple To Dos for LinkedIn Rookies to Enhance Their Profiles

This Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) post provides seven basic recommendations that can help LinkedIn (LI) rookies upgrade their profiles from anemic to respectable. These tasks can be tackled in as little as an hour (and no more than a half-day session) and will produce a solid basic presence that also lays a foundation for future development.

via www.sminorgs.net

Judging from the anemic LinkedIn (LI) profiles I view on a daily basis, I hope that many professionals have resolved to enhance them in 2012. I know people are busy, but if how they represent themselves as professionals is important to them (and it should be), they need to make the time. Anyone who can manage to carve out time to go to a hair stylist should also be able to carve out time to ensure their basic cyber presence is well styled too.

Click here to read the post. If you have any questions, please feel free to raise them. I also invite folks to share their “recommendations for rookies,” in case I may have overlooked something.

 

Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs): State of the Community 2012

The Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) Community began in May 2009 as a LinkedIn (LI) group, and quickly expanded to Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms. In early 2010, the S.M.A.R.T. (Social Media and Related Technologies) Blog was born. The start of a new year seems like a good time to reflect on the current state of the Community and share a few goals for 2012.

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I recently created a "State of the Community" report for the Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) Community, which I thought folks here might be interested in taking a look at.

Click here to read the S.M.A.R.T. Blog post that introduces the report.
Click here to access the report directly on SlideShare.

I'm curious to know if anyone knows of other similar reports that focus on things like "social engagement," "digital engagement," "community engagement," "social enterprise," "social learning," "social recruiting," or "government 2.0." It'd be great to see what other organizations are doing along these lines. Thanks!

The Social Workplace: The Future is Now

In this SMinOrgs S.M.A.R.T. Blog guest post, Jerry Carducci offers his thoughts on the future of the social workplace. Building on the ideas in the latest S.M.A.R.T. News Digest – Social Media and the Workplace - What’s In Store for 2012? – he anticipates the impact of new digital technologies on organizational culture, employer branding, consumer listening, and organizational policies.

Click here to read the post.

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Don’t Just STOP SOPA: Fix It!

The issues related to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) are not as simple or black-and-white as many individuals and organizations are portraying them. There is consensus that online piracy is a problem that must be addressed, as well as general agreement that some kind of law is necessary. There are substantive – and important – differences, however, with respect to what the law should include and how it should be enforced. Rather than engendering unproductive hysteria through grand standing, dramatic (but hollow) gestures and rhetoric, leaders in both the private and public sectors would better serve their stakeholders (and themselves) by working together to develop a viable solution.

This post in the GCDEL Digital Era Thinkers Blog shares my initial formal thoughts on all the SOPA hullabaloo that's been brewing and erupted yesterday. Since so many people are posting anti-SOPA sentiments, I wanted to offer a different point of view. I will write a follow-up Digital Era Food for Thought post as well.

Click here to read the complete post.

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S.M.A.R.T. News: Social Media and the Workplace - What’s In Store for 2012?

Projections for social media in 2012 reflect three core themes: privacy, performance insights, and value creation. The pieces selected for this Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) S.M.A.R.T. News Digest by guest blogger Jerry Carducci provide thought-provoking perspectives on these themes, as well as the anticipated direction of social media and its growth potential when applied to the workplace.

Click here to read the post. 

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The Social Media ROI Challenge: What it Really Means (and 7 Related Faulty Assumptions)

This reblogged post from Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) offers a different perspective on the social media ROI (return on investment) challenges put forth by organizational leaders and other experienced professionals who resist increased digital engagement. Playing off the ROI acronym, it provides alternatives for interpreting the ROI argument. It then articulates – and counters – seven assumptions on which the resistance arguments are often based. The post concludes with a call to move away from specious arguments and to balance concerns about ROI with the equally important COI (cost of inaction).

This post is a "fiesty follow-up" to my "12 hopes" post from last week.

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12 Hopes for 2012: Enhanced Adoption of Digital Technologies

As the Digital Era progresses, technological capabilities continue to outstrip our willingness and ability to address the opportunities and challenges they present. In this post from the Digital Era Thinkers Blog, I offer 12 hopes for 2012 that are rooted in the psychological challenges we face and are built on our willingness – both individually and collectively – to tackle them in thought, word, and deed. As always, I welcome input from others.

Click here to read the post.

via www.gcdel.org

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