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thumbarger
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| 09/07/2007 7:35 PM |
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| CATALYZE UPDATE |
August 20, 2007 |
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Dear Tom,
Thank you again for joining the Catalyze community. We will be sending out bi-weekly email updates to keep all members up-to-date with links to the lastest new content, discussion forums and events.
In the last 2 weeks, we have grown by more than 20% as more than 150 members have recently joined Catalyze which brings up the total number of members to over 760. The Catalyze LinkedIn Group has also proven to be very popular and now numbers 120 connections. Beyond adding members, the key to our long-term success is to have all members actively participate on a regular basis.
Please keep recommending and inviting your friends and colleagues who may be interested in Catalyze by forwarding this email to them or telling them to check it out.
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| Participate in Catalyze's First Monthly Webcast |
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Thursday, August 23 @11am PDT/2pm EDT
Executive facilitator Jackie Parker of River Lee International will discuss how to apply the art and science of facilitation to "Facilitating a Successful Joint Application Development (JAD) Session".
- Do you know what a JAD session is?
- Have you participated in JAD session "gone bad"?
For JAD newbies, Jackie will demystify the process of facilitating a JAD session. For those who have experienced JAD sessions, Jackie will provide tips for running them effectively and efficiently.
Go to the Catalyze Events page to register and to get more details. If you miss the original webcast, we will be recording it for future upload into Catalyze.
Monthly webcasts and teleconferences will be part of the regular programming for Catalyze. Please contact me if you have a topic or are interested in participating as a speaker or moderator. |
| Check Out This Great New Content |
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Prioritizing Product Requirements
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Clive Thompson discusses the trend toward radical transparency as more companies start shifting from secrecy to openness.
"The "why" of innovation has been answered thousands of times. Without innovation, an organization is caught in the death spiral of continuous improvement on a single, finite evolutionary path. Businesses must reinvent themselves if they want to survive. Read more about innovation in this article from RealInnovation.com.
Command Line Interface Discussion
Join this Forum discussion about command lines - is this a hot topic for user interfaces?
Remember, all members can post content to the Resources section. If you have a favorite article or link that you would like to share with the community, please upload it to Catalyze to the Members Upload folder. Ellen Gottesdiener describes how to make smart choices when prioritizing product requirements.
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| New Features in Discussion Forum |
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As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the community site, some new functionality was rolled out last Friday. Besides a cleaner look, here are the new features:
- Quick Post - allows users to immediately start a topic without having to drill down into the existing forums and topics
- Ratings - gives members the ability to rate discussion threads, providing feedback to the original poster and overall community
- Social networking integration- every post will now include a link to the profile of the poster, enabling greater social networking within the module
- Watch Forum - provides users to add forums and posts to their daily/weekly/monthly alerts, creating a regular digest of all community activity
- Forum filtering - provides users to add forums and posts to their daily/weekly/monthly alerts, creating a regular digest of all community activity
Alerts are now available in the following modules: Discussion Forum, Files, Blogs and Events.
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| Catalyze LinkedIn Group |
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Expand your network with LinkedIn
LinkedIn is the leading business and professional networking site with over 12 million members. Since many Catalyze members are also members of LinkedIn, we have created a special LinkedIn group for Catalyze members to leverage this connection.
When you join the Catalyze group, you will get a Catalyze group logo in your profile and you will be able to search for other group members.
All members are automatically pre-approved for the LinkedIn Catalyze group - simply click this link to confirm your membership in the LinkedIn Catalyze group. (note, you need to use the same email address used to join Catalyze or you will be added to the pending approval list which generally clears in less than 24 hours).
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Thank you again for helping make Catalyze the number one destination community for business analysts and usability professionals.
Please contact me if you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Tom Humbarger, Community Manager
Catalyze Community
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