James Dellow has neatly summarised a discussion about the relative merits of wikis and document management in law firms. Reading both reminded me that I owe an former co-conspirator my view on document management systems as a tool for collaboration. I hope what follows will suffice.Like most law firms, we have a document management system [...]
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Document management and collaboration
Posted in Collaboration, Culture, Knowledge, Lawyering, Projects, Technology on 28 February 2008 | 2 Comments »
Can’t Buy Me Culture
Posted in Culture, KM, Lawyering, Management, Technology on 14 February 2008 | 2 Comments »
According to Jordan Furlong, “Money Talks“. He describes the adoption of a wiki by a North Carolina law firm, which is rewarding contributions by its staff with the incentive of a $1000 prize for the best contribution. Jordan reasons thus:
Law firms ask a lot of their employees, mostly with regard to cramming a whole lot [...]