O.Berk Family Business Forum

To succeed in today’s markets companies must be nimble. That means collaborating with vendors,strategic partners and, increasingly, customers.Enterprises are grappling with the challenge: Forrester Research has reported that nearly half of corporate IT initiatives are focused on enhancing collaboration. Using familiar social media features implemented on internal platforms, leading enterprises are enhancing collaboration and increasing worker productivity. Leveraging public social media tools, enterprises are building collaborative relationships with their customers. How can you implement technology tools cost effectively and sustainably to increase productivity, collaboration and ultimately be more nimble? We’ll look at how these tools are being used, sort out the options and issues and discuss solutions. The speakers of this event will be Jonathan Rochelle and Deb DiGregorio; it will also be held in the Rutherford Room of the Ferguson Recreation Center.