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The Gilbane Conference, Washington, DC – June 5, 2007
Social Networking: The Association Experience
Introductions
The Participants
Mark CarpenterGeneral Manager, eKnowledgeAmerican Institute of Architects
Reggie Henry CIO
ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership
Rick Johnston, CAESenior Web StrategistIronworks Consulting
The Essence of Web 2.0
The Evolution of Social Networks
The need to network Online Communities Blogs, MySpace, LinkedIn
The need to collaborate Portals & File Sharing Wikis, Social Bookmarks
The need to innovate Intersections of diverse ideas YouTube
Message Boards/Listservs
Communities of Practice
eKnowledge Networks
The Future ?
Our goal included both internal work and the work of our awesome volunteer community!
The Overall Goal – Create a seamless environment for collaborative work – Work 2.0!
wired.asaecenter.orgInternal SharePoint Access
collaborate.asaecenter.orgExternal SharePoint Access
asaecenter.orgASAE/Center Website
Create workspaces with a standard toolset – This ensures some level of consistency and strategy around how the organization does its work!
Major Focus # 1 – Collaborative Workspaces, both internally and externally
Collaboration – Team/Project Focused Shared Workspaces Internal Projects &
“communities” External
Communities Internal/External
Shared work groups
Staff
Others
Members
Discussions
Calendars
Project/Task Management
Document Libraries
Announcements
Team Bios
Major Focus # 2 – Making all knowledge available to everyone
With SharePoint as the base, connect all of our knowledge resources so that staff can be more effective as “knowledge workers”
Shift the focus of work and work materials to a more open, accessible, environment. Everyone has at least “read” access to all workspaces.
Major Focus # 3 – Silo Busting – Elevate the ownership of work back to the organization level
There are no department sites in our implementation (at least not yet). All sites are project or team based. Work belongs to the organization, not individuals or departments.
What’s Next – Possibly “My Site” for every member
Using the CMS in SharePoint 07 as the driver of our website All content will then be in one
environment Search will then search all known
knowledge – Education session materials, web site content, project related materials, etc.
HOW SWEET IS THAT!!
Possible implementation of “MY Site” for members Hopefully foster more networking without
us being a bottleneck Foster an environment where being a
member gives you access to more intimate learning and sharing experience than the website does
The American Institute of Architects is the voice of the architectural profession and the resource for its members in service to society.
The American Institute of Architects
Soloso provides a unique environment in which our members can find information and share knowledge as it relates to the practice of architecture
The American Institute of Architects is the voice of the architectural profession and the resource for its members in service to society.
The American Institute of Architects
Raising member expectations
Our members have told us that they would like a premiere resource for information about architecture and the profession that would also serve as a tool that they would use to help clients make the right decisions. They are looking for a site where they can find knowledge and information they can readily apply to practice
The American Institute of Architects is the voice of the architectural profession and the resource for its members in service to society.
The American Institute of Architects
Enabling members to be content creators Personal profile pages Member-contributed projects, photos,
articles and plans Interactive capabilities for sharing;
message boards, blogs, wiki, ratings, comments
The American Institute of Architects is the voice of the architectural profession and the resource for its members in service to society.
The American Institute of Architects
Extending member networking AIA members have been
networking for a 150 years Link and search personal
profiles based on interests, specialties, education, and affiliations
Collaborate with your peers
Contact Information
Mark CarpenterAmerican Institute of [email protected]
Reggie HenryASAE and the Center
[email protected] Rick Johnston, CAE
Ironworks [email protected]: www.rjohnston.org
