turning point

collaboration spaces transform Spiderwebs INto coral reefs

“Starfish organizations are taking society and the business world by storm, and are changing the rules of strategy and competition.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                 - Brafmin and Beckstrom, 2006

Let us discuss the unrelenting demand to be productive and competitive and the value of building technology habitats that foster innovation and collaboration. Back in 2006, Brafmin and Beckstrom identified the need for organizations to behave more like a starfish than spiders as a means of adapting to change in the environment. Fast forward to today and the threat of cyber-attack reinforces the importance of transferring knowledge and solving problems creatively. Global leaders now manage hundreds of starfish teams, all moving rapidly along on the periphery of the organization’s ecosystem, given decision-making autonomy, sidestepping each other and corporate bureaucracy. Starfish communities require interconnecting geographically dispersed teams through a porous “society” of desktop collaboration and team touchdown stations.   

So how do we create the right environment for starfish to thrive? 

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TURNING POINT is Mark Peterson's personal take on innovation and collaboration impacting today's multi-cultural corporations. To have a conversation about implementing collaborative solutions efficiently and at scale, contact Mark Peterson.

Unified collaboration 

Versatile group conferencing solutions that combine text, audio, video and virtual white board available through a single user interface.

Multimedia engineering

Technology solutions that achieve client-defined functional requirements. 

standardization

System, facilities and documentation designed to maximize consistency and efficiency. 

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