Honeywell Print Ad from 1970s
Here’s a prediction. Will we see “the end to emails” in 2010? Lets be honest- its easier said then done, right?! Well, there’s a growing social movement on the internet that is calling for the end to email in the workplace altogether. Fact remains “the e-mail” technology is an old technology that dates back from the 1970s.
I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. How can I use open source communication tools such as Wikis, Ning, and Yammer to improve productivity, collaboration, and project management at my current workplace, RMIT University. Reading and responding e-mails at the work can sometimes discourage productivity and collaboration in the workplace, especially when you’re working with large content files, revisions, and documentation. While, Google is set to release, Google Wave, one of the most anticipated new modes for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year.
Here’s a video presentation of Luis Suarez from IBM giving a speech at Web 2.0 Expo in Europe advocating the end to emails. Apparently, he did it and hasn’t looked back since.
It starts with changing habits. What do you think? Can you live without email?
