tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783763806568832522.post674915125143329083..comments2023-05-04T08:14:13.973-04:00Comments on Above and Beyond KM: KM 2.0: Working SmarterMary Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07437605925715236752noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783763806568832522.post-31131495877912887812008-08-26T12:46:00.000-04:002008-08-26T12:46:00.000-04:00Samuel -Given technological advances, I'm not sure...Samuel -<BR/><BR/>Given technological advances, I'm not sure that information security is the main issue anymore. We've come a long way since the days of having to separately encrypt e-mail attachments. <BR/><BR/>From what I've heard, one of the key issues is that too many law firms have failed to consider -- as a business and policy matter -- the benefits to be gained from truly exploiting available technology (such as web 2.0 tools) as opposed to merely tolerating or barely using them. Using a non-web 2.0 example of this tendency, while most lawyers use e-mail, how many law firms do you know that actually exploit the full functionality of Outlook and its foldering, searching and calendaring functions? For far too many lawyers, Outlook is merely a means of electronic communication. They treat it as a small step up from the telephone and telegraph.<BR/><BR/>With respect to telecommuting, I suspect that the real hurdle lies in cultural expectations of face time rather than in technological impediments.<BR/><BR/>We need a change in mindset and approach -- not just new tools.<BR/><BR/>- MaryMary Abrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437605925715236752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783763806568832522.post-74869569152080692582008-08-26T07:01:00.000-04:002008-08-26T07:01:00.000-04:00Thanks for the pointer! Yeah, the law firm world i...Thanks for the pointer! Yeah, the law firm world is strange... ;-) Seriously, lawyers have been modern workers for a long time, but without the modern workplace and tools. Lawyers have always been mobile for instance. But I don't no many lawyers truly working mobile or from home for instance. Is information security one of the reasons?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145886833443377887noreply@blogger.com