1.415.644.5795Brainpark.com, a leading developer of enterprise social networking software and project collaboration tools, has been awarded one of the technology industry’s most sought-after awards for start-ups; The Red Herring Global 100. READ ALL
Dec14
Community Productivity in the Enterprise
By Mark Dowds | No CommentsMost of us agree with the African proverb that “it takes a village to raise a child”. I experienced it growing up in a small village in Ireland called Ballygowan. Everyone knew everyone and it was quite common to get a “cuff” on the ear from someone else’s mother when getting up to no good. I got confused later in life when I discovered half of the people I called “aunt” or “uncle” had no relation whatsoever, family is extended in a village. READ ALL
Dec9
Enterprise 2.0 – more is not necessarily better
By Mark Dowds | No CommentsOne movie scene most of us will never forget is when Oliver Twist, desperate with hunger, rose from the table and advanced to the master with bowl and spoon in hand to audaciously ask, ‘Please, sir, I want some more.’ The carnage that followed all hinged around the shock and repetition of the word ‘MORE!’
‘More’ is a word that rarely raises an eyebrow or causes disdain in our modern world. Some things are changing due to energy crises and obesity but mostly ‘more is better’ is the mindset of the masses. Rockerfella was once asked how much money one needs to be happy. His response was ‘just a little bit more.’ READ ALL
Oct29
Capitalizing on ‘social intelligence’
By Mark Dowds | No CommentsTechnology Spotlight just released their 2009 edition called “Transforming Ideas”. On page 34 Brydon Gilliss, Brainpark’s product design manager, reveals his bare feet along with some of what is going on in the Guelph office. Page 35 highlights aspects of how we self-organize ourselves and submit to democratic practices. There are a few facts and figures that are inaccurate (like the amount of employees we have etc) but otherwise it is a great article and we are honored to be profiled alongside so many great companies.
Oct29
2009 Tech Impact Award
By Mark Dowds | 2 CommentsCongratulations to the 2009 Tech Impact Award recipients, recognized for their lasting contributions to the success of the Waterloo Region tech sector:
Jim Estill, formerly of Synnex Canada
Brydon Gilliss, Brainpark
Steve McCartney, formerly of Atria Networks LP
Oct13
10 Things You Need To Build a Great Company
By Mark Dowds | 2 CommentsA few weeks ago EduFire launched their business channel. This channel is catered towards those who want to grow their business or get some training in specific areas of entrepreneurship and those who are looking to retrain during a job transition. EduFire is a live video learning platform that offers an Ebay of teachers that enables students to learn at anytime from anywhere. READ ALL
Oct5
Brainpark at IBM
By Brainpark | No CommentsThis week Brainpark is getting profiled at the IBM conference in NY. One of our co-founders Mark Dowds is the keynote speaker with the topic of “The Future of Data Governance”. Our other co-founder Bobby John has a panel called “Enterprise 2.0 and Governance”. The topics sound very “heady” but in their basic format are all to do with how we enable employees to be smart and work better together while protecting the information and intellectual property of the company. READ ALL
Oct4
Beyond Search
By Brainpark | 4 CommentsAlmost from the inception of Brainpark one of the things we wanted to move beyond was search (see one of Brydon’s earlier blog posts). We recognized that the majority of people spend a significant amount of time searching for information from various sources. Scenario: someone asks you if you can help them on a particular task. You know you have done something like this before and have the information to help. The problem is, some of the information is in your browser bookmarks, some is in files on your hard drive, the rest is mixed up in email and project tools. Being the decent person you are…you spend an hour or two searching and trying to rebuild the information for your own and someone else’s benefit. READ ALL
Oct3
New Website
By Brainpark | No CommentsWe thought it was about time that we gave ourselves a facelift. Our old site served us well for a season and we are sad to see it go as it captured so much of our evolvement and history. The initial idea of this new website was to inform everyone more about how our product and training has evolved. The problem is we are launching it and it already feels out of date. Things are progressing so quickly it is becoming a full time job just keeping up with it. You will be seeing continual interative changes on the content over the next season. Our articulation is slowly coming together as our clients give us better language about the problems we solve and the personal benefit for each user. We would love your feedback also. If you have any ideas on how we should represent ourselves please don’t be shy on leaving your comments.
