This document discusses why organizations need to transition to Organizations 2.0. It notes that people want more fulfillment from life and are pursuing their passions using new affordable tools. Additionally, people are connecting more with others who share interests and are becoming creators rather than just consumers. For organizations to remain relevant, they need to treat employees as more than resources and enable connection and information sharing between employees in order to humanize the workforce.

1. Why Organizations 2.0 ? By Gautam Ghosh OD and HR professional Blogger Social Business Evangelist

2. The World is Changing People want more from life Tools are becoming affordable to pursue their passions People are connecting with people who share their passions Moving from consumers to creators

3. What hope for Organizations? People see Organizations as “just a paycheck” Organizations treat people as “resources” Hence the prevalence of short term thinking and sometimes, corporate scams and scandles

4. Technology and Information People don’t like messages that are pushed to them They include your employees People trust friends more than other sources of information People don’t want to go and search for information and knowledge Lifestreaming is making people EXPECT information to find them

5. Organizations 2.0

6. Let employees connect Find and make friends Humanize the workforce Let information find people

7. How can I help? OD professional – http://gautamghosh.net/profile Connecting the HR, OD and Social Technologies at – http://gautamghosh.net/thoughts Blogging at – http://www.gautamblogs.com Twitter – http://twitter.com/gautamghosh Linkedin – http://www.linkedin.com/in/gautam

8. Contact Email: gautam@gautamblogs.com Phone: +91-98731-41236