IMBO Magazine Nov. 2014 | Page 59

According to Charlene Li, the founder of Altimeter group, collaboration drives business in a number of ways. It encourages sharing in order to capture knowledge, enable action and ultimately empower people – increasing employees’ efficiency, productivity and taste for innovation. Nowadays it’s hard to find an office or workspace where people don’t need Internet connectivity to work (or whatever it is you do). To move past the obvious and state the relevant: CWP is essentially a different way of using Social Media. It’s like an intranet. Not a tool, a platform. To name one amongst hundreds, a particular initiative such as Podio.com allows for businesses to eliminate the streams of emails we’re all accustomed to hating. It’s a singular space to manage, communicate, share, work and track progress. CWP IS E S S E N T I A L LY A D I F F E R E N T W AY OF USING SOCIAL MEDIA. 59 IMBO/ ISSUE 31/ '14