In the third of our series of Enterprise 2.0 Blogs we feature Dion Hinchliffe.

Dion Hinchcliffe is the founder and chief technology officer for the Enterprise Web 2.0 advisory and consulting firm Hinchcliffe & Company. He is a regular speaker on the topics of Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0, and authors blogs at Social Computing Magazine and ZDNet.

	Dion Hinchcliffe
	Founder and CTO, Hinchcliffe & Company
	A veteran of software development, Dion has been working for two decades with leading-edge methods to accelerate project schedules and raise the bar for software quality. He has extensive practical experience with enterprise technologies and he consults, speaks, and writes prolifically on IT and software architecture.

Dion's has helped us select five of his ZDNet posts from the past two years. In these entries Dion discusses the evolving Enterprise 2.0 landscape, key differences between the web and the enterprise, and provides a framework for successful Enterprise 2.0 adoption. The posts can be read in full by following the title links below . . .

Encouraging Enterprise 2.0: As simple as possible, but no simpler?

March 12th, 2007

"What's a likely sweet spot for applying Enterprise 2.0 inside the firewall?  Keeping adoption of your preferred tools simple within the complex landscape of your organization so users won't prefer theirs"

Dion provides a comprehensive framework for successful Enterprise 2.0 adoption and highlights the key differences between the web and the enterprise.  He describes how to maximise Enterprise 2.0 benefits behind the firewall and how to overcome some of the key challenges.
 

A checkpoint on Web 2.0 in the enterprise Part 1 & Part 2

July 26th, 2007

"The big question? What do you really need to know today about Web 2.0 in the enterprise?"

In this comprehensive two-part post Dion discusses the drivers, concepts and components of Enterprise 2.0. Covering aspects such as productivity power, peer-production and social impacts, as well as outlining strategic and tactical approaches, this is essential Enterprise 2.0 reading.
 

Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature

May 15th, 2008

"One thing is now clear in this burgeoning new industry; that there is genuine interest in being a leading provider of enterprise mashup tools as organizations begin getting serious about applying them to make the development of Web-based business solutions faster, more commonplace, and less costly."

In this post Dion summarises the current state of the Enterprise Mashup market and associated tools and platforms. He also outlines some of the leading vendors and products in this space. This post was previously referred to in our Preparation for Enterprise Mashups article.
 

Enterprise 2.0: Lively conversations driving change

June 16th, 2008

"I gave a keynote and heard even more stories from those in the trenches that are grappling with Enterprise 2.0. These stories relate what people are actually facing as the forces of emergent collaboration begin to "rewire" their organizations and connection people and information together in a similar way to what we've seen in the Web 2.0 world, but with it's own twist."

Dion reflects on his recent experiences at Enterprise 2.0 conferences in Boston and London and assesses how the marketplace has expanded in the last year.  He also includes 'Lessons from the field' based on his personal observations.

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