SOCIAL COLLABORATION

Aaron HUI

Evangelist of Roadside Programming

◦ Social collaboration refers to processes that help multiple people or groups interact

and share information to achieve common goals.

◦ Internet

◦ Collaboration

◦ Dissemination of information

◦ Brainstorming

◦ Culture

◦ Ideas

◦ Multiple domain knowledge

◦ Enterprise Social Network

“Enterprise” Social Network

◦ AIA conducts business in 18 markets across Asia Pacific

◦ After launching Office 365, more than 2,300 groups and 14,000 employees began using

the company’s social network, dubbed “Wave,” to share ideas and best practices

◦ Improves productivity, raises knowledge capital

◦ Fosters teamwork and creativity

◦ Boosts mobility, customer service

Case Study

Microsoft Office 365 Group

◦ What's the difference between an Office 365 group and a distribution list?

◦ A distribution list is a set of email addresses. You can use the distribution list to send an

email message or meeting invitation to all the addresses at once. An Office 365 group

includes a distribution list but also includes a shared:

◦ Inbox for group email communication

◦ Calendar for scheduling group meetings and events

◦ Library for storing and working on group files and folders

◦ OneNote notebook for taking project and meeting notes

◦ Planning tool for organizing and assigning tasks and getting updates on project

progress

Microsoft Office 365 Group

Microsoft Office 365 Delve

Call to action

◦ Think about the applicability of social collaboration in your organization

◦ Think about the benefit and impact of social collaboration

◦ Think about best practice to engage with your colleagues, business partner, customer

and prospect

◦ Define the scope of a pilot project

◦ DO IT with/without the support of IT professional

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