Yes, that's what Visual Update 1 offers: the design colors of Verse in Connections. Combined with Orient Me, that's the best of Verse available in Connections! Here is a side by side look of the new design proposed by Visual Update 1 with the out-of-the-box Connections look.     What is Visual Update 1?   Learn more  

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Julian Cable IBM Accredited Learning Specialist IBM Learning Development Europe julian_cable@uk.ibm.com   Have you tried to set up an IBM Connections community but struggled to get people to use it or contribute to it? In this blog post, I describe my experience in setting up and moderating a community with a few hundred IBM users from dispersed training teams across multiple business units. My community supports 366 users of a software solution for developers of learning content for physical or virtual classrooms. I am the lead creator of... [More]

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While the terms "Working out loud" may not be recognized widely, they refer to the simple and effective practice of sharing with your followers your progress, things you learned, things to celebrate. It helps more people than you can expect! It may even help you! Check out this one-minute video on the topic.

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What we need to do the work is often spread in multiple places: some is presented through information boards, some learning takes place through social spaces like Connections and some data is delivered and maintained through applications.   IBM Connections Engage Center can bring together all that information into a single point of access so things can be easier to find, organized and given the right focus. Employee engagement increase as the workers feel more productive, wasting less time searching for things and do not to feel... [More]

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Wondering about the advantages of the New Home view in comparison to the classic view? This infographic sums it up!   Download the pdf by clicking on the language link. Discover the details of the infographics online by clicking on the desired image!     English French German Portuguese Spanish      

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Activities are great to help ensure we don't miss a step in a process. Who does not have a check list to guide them? For things you execute regularly on, they tend to be more useful for a backup when you are out or for when you have the opportunity to delegate! But for processes you rarely execute, like yearly, they're a savior to perfect execution!   If you think that activities are very static - think again. Combined with WIKIs, they can be dynamic. Here is an example. I was creating an activity to support career planning... [More]

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  Status quo is a step backwards when it comes to the use of technology. Imposing a single technology is the same.   It is to allow companies to run with the clients of preference of their choice, or to migrate to a better mail platform at their own speed that we created our dual entitlement contract terms. Use any combination of our mail clients on the Cloud at your pace, switch back and forth as long as needed until you feel comfortable running just with the new client. The mail file in compatible format to all clients.  ... [More]

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IBM Connections Customizer is a service that allows companies to modify the IBM Connections user experience. It sits as a proxy between the Connections end user and the Connections service. It is in a unique position to intercept and modify requests and responses flowing through it, allowing it to change the appearance of Connections' user interface. A series of enablement tutorials exist and the first of these videos below explains what it is, why we have built it, and how it works.       If you would like to learn more... [More]

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Bit sized learning is popular as it fits well anyone's schedule and well built, it can be engaging.   Our version of bit sized learning is called Power Tips. These tips come in series of 6, each tip delivering a single-idea share. Recipients can challenge themselves: "Do I know this?", "Interesting use", etc. At their convenience, they can read as many as they want. We have them available in many languages, currently English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish.   The series are also available through... [More]

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Do you know the difference between adding a person to your network and following a person? Beyond the approval, it's about who's news show in the other person's news thread. See below, the sequence of what happens when you do and undo such relationships.   Dowloadable infographic:  available here  

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Do you know the feeling when you realize someone has been working with the wrong version of a file? Or when you discover your customer never received the latest version? This can be embarrassing and an absolute waste of time!   The File component of Connections Cloud puts an end to these concerns. With Files, you get personal and group file storage online. You get folders and sub folders. You get input from peers through comments or edit files jointly. You get tagging and search. You get versioning for historical and backup purposes. And... [More]

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Do you forget to tag things? After so many years using Notes, it was a habit difficult to pick up but tagging in the social world is much more than straight word indexing: it's people powered metadata ! Tagging is like giving a reference. It's connecting an asset with a topic or an issue. It's  really a statement of value . It's amazing what you can find through a tag search. A project manager was telling me how much valuable insight and contacts he gets when he searches through Connections as many of us work out loud and... [More]

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  Write a review of IBM Connections on G2 Crowd and help other companies choose the right software and service for their business!    

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Vössing uses IBM Connections Cloud and Watson Workspace to support internal and external collaboration. Hear what their IT Department manager has to say about how these solutions help them meet the challenge of their fast pace industry.  

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How to catch up returning from vacation?  Assuming, of course, you did not take work with you!   Connections Cloud     1 - Catch up on conversations where your name was called out: The Mentions view to be aware and respond to posts where your name was mentioned The Notifications view to review what was requested of you or the notifications you previously sent The Actions Required view to act on tasks assigned to you that are outstanding   2- Access the communities where you are most... [More]

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What common traits do successful community managers share? This short video reveals 6 important skills. From being a great networker to find reliable partners to a good content curator, find out more about the many hats the community manager must wear to deliver an energized community!     What additional skill would you consider essential for a strong community manager?  

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  Yes, there are at least 3 reasons to delay the publishing of a blog post: To plan ahead and publish on your planned schedule even when you are not around To resurface periodic updates to become conveniently accessible again to your readers To publish a last blog post at end of month which becomes the first entry of your month archive! Did you find other usages of the Delay publishing feature that you care to share?

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We have business cycles, periods of time when we want to focus attention on something specific. S etting up a short duration community, a star community, for a specific purpose is a good way to boost interest momentarily!  Here are three examples:   Customer Service Week (this year: Oct 1-Oct 5 2018) The purpose of Customer Service Week is to recognize and celebrate the importance of customer facing employees for their attentive customer care.    One year, we used the proposed Superhero theme and set up a super flashy... [More]

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