IBM Software Day 2012
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Why should you care about becoming a social business?
The principles of social business, if applied to resolving business pains, can have a remarkable effect on your company's profitability and effectiveness. By being able to access appropriate experts and the applicable information on time, in context, as needed, as well as leveraging the sharing culture of your extended workforce, your company can gain a strategic advantage.This is what will make you stand out.
Knowledge Dimension invites you to the Close the Gap conference, where we will highlight the social business gap that exists in organisations today.
Join us as we discuss key leadership challenges that occur on the path to closing the gap between traditional ways of working and the new world in which we now operate.
Join us on 20 March 2012 as we highlight the social business gaps that exist in organisations today.
Your hosts and speakers at the conference include:
Walter Pike is a marketer, advertising strategist and academic. He consults with brand owners and agencies about marketing and brand building in a social world. He founded The Digital Academy recently to provide the skills needed to operate in a changed world in open enrolment and in-house programs.
Keith Coats is an internationally respected leadership expert, author, speaker and facilitator.
He is also the leadership specialist at TomorrowToday.
Keith unpacks and discusses the challenges leaders face and how to tackle them.
Gary Swale is a Director of Knowledge Dimension. Gary is a social business and enterprise collaboration expert, both from a leadership as well as a technology perspective.
Catch Gary’s informative discussion around Creating a Social Business.
Ray Hayes has three decades of experience in helping businesses understand and adopt
new technologies, achieve measurable results and deliver business value.
Ray joins the panel of keynote speakers at the Close the Gap event.
Randy Frink serves has an IBM Worldwide Business Unit Executive for Social Software. As an IBM Social Business pioneer and evangelist he has been in the trenches selling social solutions to clients representing about every industry, customer segment and job function.
Mike Saunders is a Keynote Speaker and Social Media Coach at TomorrowToday, as well as the CEO of DigitLab, a digital marketing and social media agency. His vision for social media in the marketplace is to see organisations effectively using digital media to communicate online – increasing their reach, influence and productivity.
Move towards a Web 2.0 world. Become a Social Business.
Welcome to Knowledge Dimension’s launch of its social collaboration initiative together with IBM. This initiative will support you as you take your company along the journey to becoming a Social Business.
Join the Close the Gap Platform and start closing the gap.
The Close the Gap platform will assist you in overcoming leadership challenges and closing the gap between new and old ways of communicating in the business environment. By joining this platform you will be able to explore a practical application of social collaboration and networking. You will be given the opportunity to read exclusive articles, join in on weekly discussion topics, participate in polls and prize giveaways and learn the in’s and out’s of becoming a Social Business.Leadership experts Graeme Codrington, Keith Coats, Ray Hayes, Gary Swale and others will facilitate your 8 week journey with daily personal Q&A sessions, video feeds and forums.
The first step to becoming a Social Business starts here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is there a cost to register?No, the use of this community is absolutely free for the 8 week period of this initiative.
2. Why should I sign up?
Over the next 8 weeks the users of this community will have exclusive access to experts ¬in the field of leadership and communications with content created specifically for you.
3. Who is behind this initiative?
The Close The Gap initiative is brought to you by Knowledge Dimension with the assistance of contributing experts from TomorrowToday.
4. What do I have to do?
All you need to do is register and you will have access to exclusive content, surrounding important leadership themes such as becoming a Social Business, Collaboration and Talent Retention. You will also have the opportunity to interact with our contributing experts, as well as with other platform users.
5. How secure are my details?
Your personal information is regarded as strictly confidential. This data will not be shared with any third parties.
6. Can I invite others to join?
Certainly. Should you wish do this; simply forward the email invitation that you received or a link to this site to anyone in your network.
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Graeme Codrington
Dr Graeme Codrington is a keynote speaker, thought leader, presenter, futurist, facilitator and strategy consultant. He is also the author of the award winning book “Mind the Gap”. Graeme co found and is the senior partner at TomorrowToday where he exercises his expertise on the new world of work and multigenerational workplaces. While he is well versed on a number of topics, he is particularly interested in trends, and how they affect the way people live, work interact and connect with one another. His unique style mixes cutting edge research with thought leading insights, multimedia driven presentations and workshops without forgetting the human element of humour!Client comments and testimonials
“This was one of the best sessions we’ve had in the last 5 years. Graeme did a fabulous job presenting important information in a very entertaining way. It was absolutely fantastic!” - Stephanie Porter, Director: Customer Programs, Amdocs Marketing Group“Graeme surpassed the quality of any speaker we’ve ever had. We laughed, we cried but, mostly we sat enraptured. The man is, in my opinion, the best public speaker on the South African circuit and I could happily watch his presentation over and over again. Brilliant!” - Executive Director, LP Gas Association
Keith Coats
Keith Coats is an internationally respected leadership expert, author, speaker and facilitator. Keith is the leadership specialist at TomorrowToday, he provides clients with the appropriate frameworks and processes thus enabling them to think strategically and explore leadership. Keith has worked with leaders as well as their executive teams in numerous international blue chip companies including Unilever, Spar, BMW, Microsoft, Volkswagen, Sasol, MTN and many others. He is the author of the book “Everything I know about leadership I learnt from the kids”. Keith is passionate about the international role and voice South Africa can play in leading diversity. He is regarded as one of South Africa’s significant contributing voices on human development and leadership.Client comments and testimonials
“Don’t expect the ordinary business school approach. Expect dynamic, world class, out of the box frameworks and service delivery that will truly bring about authentic change and Leadership growth in your organization as it has done for SPAR / us. TomorrowToday has become a business partner that is helping us build capacity for the future.” - Mike Nel, Spar Group“This was the first time someone got me thinking about the way I do things. Keith also has a phenomenal way of facilitating; he is well read, travelled and really passionate about his work. He really takes pride in what he does. He is excellent” - GIBS Nedbank Senior Management Programme.
Ray Hayes
Ray Hayes is a Director of Knowledge Dimension, a company specialising in the development of innovative software applications focused on enabling organisations to leverage their human capital through technology.Ray is an entrepreneur who has been involved, in an executive capacity and as a proprietor, in the IT industry for over 30 years with a focus on technology; he was among the first of a elite group of certified engineers and instructors in both the Novell and IBM Lotus Domino platforms in South Africa.
Ray has fulfilled an executive role and has vast practical experience in dealing with the key leadership challenges that companies face in closing the gap between people and technology.
Ray has focussed on assisting organisations to understand and adopt new technologies, with the focus being on achieving measurable results and delivering business value. Currently Ray fulfils a consulting role where the emphasis is placed on the cultural and technology aspects of making social business a reality in companies.
Gary Swales
Gary Swale is a Director of Knowledge Dimension, a company specialising in the development of innovative software applications focused on enabling organisations to leverage their human capital through technology.Gary spent 5 years with KPMG before moving into Merchant Banking with Investec, where he spent a further 5 years. Gary is an entrepreneurial self-starter who has been involved, in an executive capacity and as a proprietor, in the IT Industry for over 20 years, with an emphasis on identifying, establishing and maintaining strategic relationships.
Gary has always placed an emphasis on forward-thinking and pioneering concepts and trends, with the war scars obtained during the frantic merger and acquisition activity of the 1990's having left Gary with insightful, practical experiences. Gary has a particular interest in social business and enterprise collaboration, both from a leadership as well as a technology perspective.
Gary is regularly approached to fulfil speaker engagements and contribute articles, which are generally regarded as thought-provoking and innovative.