Shared Spaces Research & Consulting was an analyst, research and consulting firm headed up by Michael Sampson, with a deep focus on explaining collaborative business, advising organizations, and directing vendors in the area of collaboration technology. It closed its doors for new business when Michael joined a vendor of collaboration software in April 2006.
The Contribution of Shared Spaces
During his work at Shared Spaces, Michael wrote a lot about collaboration. However, the premier contribution was the 7 Pillars of IT-Enabled Team Productivity series, a vendor-neutral framework that outlines the key technology underpinnings of an IT environment wanting to enhance team productivity. Here's the links:
7 Pillars Overview
Pillar 1 ... Shared Access to Team Data
Pillar 2 ... Location-Independent Access to Team Data, People and Applications
Pillar 3 ... Real-Time Joint Editing and Review
Pillar 4 ... Coordinate Schedules with Team Aware Scheduling Software
Pillar 5 ... Build Social Engagement through Presence, Blogs and IM
Pillar 6 ... Enterprise Action Management
Pillar 7 ... Broaden the Network through Automatic Discovery Services
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You can review the index of contributions from Shared Spaces for more insight into the focus and intent of the business.
Where To Now?
Michael went back to the land of independent advisory work in February 2007, with the opening of Collaboration Success Advisors, Ltd., an advisory firm focused on helping people and organizations be successful with collaboration.
That firm is now called The Michael Sampson Company.
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Feel free to check out the heritage of Shared Spaces and the current thinkings of Michael.
