The phrase "Working Wikily" was coined by Lucy Bernholz (I don't know how many phrases she's originated in the nonprofit, social media, and philanthropy - but this one is a gem). What does working wikily mean? How can we work wikily effectively? Flickr Photo by lafabriquedeblogs. The tool helps with the how.

This is part of series of reflections on what I've learned about working wikily through working on NTEN's  WeAreMedia wiki - not so much the content, but the community curriculum development and knowledge sharing process.   He goes on to say: I'm going to be working with george siemens on a course starting. mmm… community.

McKinsey Quarterly, a publication of the consultancy, just released their findings on Web 2.0 adoption and usage in the corporate sector, and some tips on what they believe would make an organization better harness these technologies. endeavors you wish to undertake. The best uses come from users-but they require help to scale. read more.

Illustration from David Wilcox Back in May, I discovered and feel in love with the phrase "Working Wikily" was coined by Lucy Bernholz.  It was also the title of a report " Working Wikily: How Networks Are Changing Social Change " a paper Gabriel Kasper and Diana Scearce of the Monitor Institute.  Lots of great stuff to dig into here. 

Mobile Commons has worked with a number of organizations and state health departments, including New York and California, to test the efficacy of using text messaging to improve public health. There were 41 patients in the study who recently underwent a liver transplant. The media age of the patients was 15.

As part of Earth Week 2009, TechSoup's GreenTech Initiative is holding a month-long TeleGreen Your Work campaign. This week, we've got ten tips to help your nonprofit find ways to use technology innovations to work more effectively while cutting back your impact on the environment through travel and commuting. read more.

Sometimes life doesn't work out the way you want it. Things stop working. Sometimes all the planning and preparation in the world amounts to absolutely nothing. The same goes for social media. lot of times we hit a wall. Twitterers aren't banging down doors trying to follow you. Facebook pages go limp. Blogs dry up. It happens.

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So a big question for all of us in the Social Media game is what works as far as advertising?  Let me tell you not only was it easy it worked.  And on top of that, I was soon addicted to checking it to see how well it was working. All in all it worked great and helped us add 50 new fans to my TV show in under a week.

He describes the discomfort that many of us feel when we shift from working in traditional environments (in organizations) to working within a network or working in the clouds.  The phrase working in the clouds is a nod to Marc Pesce's essay, " The Tower and the Clouds."  Tags: change management working wikily