US Senate passes telework bill
Last night, in a unanimous voice vote, the United States Senate passed the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 (S. 707). The bill would require all federal agencies to establish telework policies, select a Telework Managing Officer, integrate telework into the agency's continuity of operations plans, and (optional) create pilot programs for testing travel expense reimbursement to accommodate teleworking employees. What's next for this legislation? Does it have a chance passing the House? (The House killed a similar bill earlier this month.)
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Symposium 9 news
- Session update: Patricia Roberts and Tish Kruse will present case studies of leading companies who are leveraging social media for business benefit and will share JLL's own experience with these technologies. Here's more of their session description: Technology is now leading change in workplace strategies. Cloud computing
offers internet-based hosted solutions for IT infrastructure, storage,
applications and services, with significant implications for corporate real estate and workplace programs. Also, through their use of social media and social networking, Millenials are changing the way we work more than at any
time in history.
Video recording or symposium notes? So far, we've heard from a couple of members on the question of whether to generate written notes or audio/video recordings of sessions. Hal Levin votes for video with a very brief version of notes. Patricia Roberts suggests using social networking technology to allow two-way interaction by both in-person and virtual participants. What do you think? Post your comments at: http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1596#comment-1047
Registration for Symposium 9 (Social Media and New Ways of Working) is still open. The event is scheduled for Sunday, June 27 to Wednesday, June 30, in Chicago at JLL headquarters. Registration is included as part of membership for corporate and colleague members. Non-members pay $900. All attendees pay for their hotel rooms and related costs. In addition, each attendee pays $300 to cover incidental food and beverage costs. Please register at http://www.newwow.net/members/registration/symposium/9.
Reminder: Sign up for next week's webinar
David Coleman will talk on Social Networks in the Enterprise: Benefit or Not? Thursday, June 3rd, 8-9:30 AM PDT. Based on primary research completed last year, David will examine the question: "Are social networks really social?" To reserve your spot, please email Al Stojanovich (al.stojanovich@newwow.net).
Note: In case you can't make it, we'll post a link to the session recording.
Member question: Medical needs and flexible offices
If Price asks: "Has anybody encountered and solved the issue of staff in flexible environments whose clinical needs restrict their workplace flexibility?" He is looking for specific suggestions for things like "special orthopaedic chairs for a person with back trouble and special settings for VDUs for a person with visibility issues. . . I am really looking for people who have solved it." Please post your suggestions at: http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1635
Microsoft Amsterdam follow-up
Our story on Microsoft's Amsterdam offices (see Case Study: Microsoft NL, Schiphol, Amsterdam, http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1624) elicited a couple of comments from members. Bas Singer says he has visited the MSFT Amsterdam office recently. What struck him was "not only the workplaces themselves, but also the services provided with them" such as how meeting rooms are booked. Bas asks if someone from Microsoft could tell us more about how they handle meeting room management? If Price took exception to a line in the case study that read "Not even the general manager has an office." If explains: "The General Manager is probably the last person who needs an office in a well thought out building. Space by need not status should be the first principle of a modern agile office." For more of their comments, see: http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1624#comment-1054 and http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1624#comment-1057
Guide to Creating a Collaborative Enterprise
In 2008 Cisco saved US$691 million and increased productivity 4.9% by using collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies. The technology investments, which cost US$81 million, yielded a 900% return on investment. In a 58-page online guide, the company describes how to improve business value on collaboration investments and learn some of Cisco's best practices for effective collaboration. The guide includes a collaboration framework, tips on how to create a collaboration vision and strategy, find your organization's "collaboration impact zones," and assess your readiness to "operationalize" collaboration. Read more: http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1637
Recommended listening
If you missed "Sustainability Virtual Summits: Smart ICT," you can still listen to all sessions. Among the sessions: The Sustainable Enterprise, IT's role and opportunities in mitigating global gas emissions and Carbon footprint: Mapping green IT's current state and future trajectory. For links to this virtual summit sponsored by the UN, BSR and Forrester Research, see: http://www.newwow.net/members/node/1632
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