Enabling Technology Announcement: New Roundtable Event: Supercharge Collaboration With O365, 16 Oct 2018

The most recent Enabling Technologies Survey (conducted April – May 2018) identified two topics that could potentially be combined into one Roundtable event, namely the generic 'Collaboration Tools & Technologies' and the more specific 'Sharepoint/Office 365'. Whilst recognising that KIN Member organisations are using a wide variety of technologies and platforms for user engagement, collaboration and knowledge sharing, (e.g. Jive, G-Suite, Facebook for business, Wikis, Microsoft etc.) it is proposed we focus primarily on Sharepoint and O365 for this Roundtable. Recognising that our member organisations are at different stages of their implementation journey from Sharepoint to O365, this Roundtable provides an ideal opportunity for knowledge sharing between those at the beginning of their journey and those who are just starting it. As with previous Enabling Technologies events, we don't just talk about the technologies themselves, but look at the pragmatic issues around their implementation and effective use. For this Roundtable, we are seeking: People who have knowledge to share about … People who want to know more about …. Sharepoint Online Searching for Information using Delve  Understanding document libraries  Using Groups/Team Sites for collaborative working Setting up Communities of Practice  Grouping and Sharing documents using Boards  OneDrive for Business Navigating OneDrive Uploading content Sharing Documents and Collaborating Synchronising OneDrive to the Desktop Skype for Business  Communicate using Instant Messaging, Voice and Video  Setting up Group meetings  Integration with Outlook  Sharing – Presentations, Content/Screen, Polls, Virtual Whiteboard Office Desktop Applications What's new in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint? Creating and editing documents in 'The Cloud'  Sharing documents and collaborating with colleagues online Strategies for encouraging user adoption and engagement      When registering for this event, it would be helpful if you would indicate whether you have knowledge to share, or whether you are there to learn. Full details can be found on this event page: Roundtable: Supercharge Collaboration With O365'

Enabling Technology Announcement: Gartner Hype Cycle for AR and VR

As can be seen from the Gartner Hype Cycle, AR lags VR a little on the slope of productivity, yet it is clear that the technologies have navigated the hype cycle in tandem. There is a very real distinction between the wider adoptions of AR and VR; whereas VR has generally been driven by entertainment applications particularly in relation to gaming, the adoption of AR is increasingly being driven by the workplace. We'll be looking at some examples of how AR, VR and MR (Mixed Reality) are being used in the workplace environment at the Autumn Workshop (10/11 September), and particularly how they are being used to drive better collaboration and productivity.

Enabling Technology Announcement: Results from the Enabling Technologies Survey 2018

The output and analysis from the Enabling Technologies Survey is in the attached pdf. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the survey. The findings are fairly self explanatory, but the key points are: AI and BigData/Analytics are the most popular topics, and have featured in recent workshops and webinars. We will run future events on these topics, including one of the quarterly workshops scheduled for 2019. Members wanted to know more about Blockchain. A very successful and well-attended Masterclass was arranged for the 3rd July at the PwC offices in London. Presentations and other knowledge assets are available from the KIN Memberspace event page, or alternativley, KIN Members and WBS Alumni can contact me if they want copies. There is a lot of interest in collaborative tools & technologies and Office365, so it makes sense combine these into a single event, which will be a blend of Masterclass (with an expert on O365) and Roundtable, for peer knowledge sharing. This event - Supercharging Collaboration with O365 - has been scheduled for the 16th October. We're looking for a venue for this event, so please let me know if you can accommodate. Immersive Technologies (Augmented and Virtual Reality applications) is the topic for our forthcoming Autumn Workshop on the 11th September. We are have also arranged a visit to the WMG labs for the afternoon of the 10th September to see some of the leading-edge developments, including AI, robotics, 3D imaging etc. We will be joined by KIN Alumni for this visit. We ran a webinar on Chatbots & Virtual Agents on the 14th June, organised by Nancy Kinder in conjunction with the  Knowledge & Community Network. The webinar was recorded and is available on Youtube and the event page. I will follow up with the organisation that has expressed an interest in G-Suite. If anyone has any additional feedback on the survey, or would like KIN to consider running an event on a topic not mentioned in the survey, please contact Steve Dale (steve.dale@mail.wbs.ac.uk)