Wayne Kurtzman
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Wayne Kurtzman
@waynenh.bsky.social
Research VP, Industry analyst #Collaboration #communities and #social for IDC; photographer, former journo, university adjunct, board member and volunteer.
"Trust is the currency of so great businesses", Smartsheet CEO, Rajeev Singh. "We are a strategic platform, not a tactical tool." #SmartsheetEngage
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Trust is the currency of so great businesses", Smartsheet CEO, Rajeev Singh. "We are a strategic platform, not a tactical tool." #SmartsheetEngage
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I'm in Seattle for #SmartsheetEngage.
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Happy National Cat Day, encroaching on keyboards all year long.
October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Honored to collaborate with a great team on the IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Work Predictions, one of a series of IDC FutureScape research now available. my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?c... (Subscriber link)
October 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It feels like peak foliage.
October 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Amazing recognition of Dia de los Muertos at SFO.
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Miro launches enhancements where AI can see and use content, including visual content and context on the canvas; Iterate on workflow output in "Flows". #MiroCanvas #Canvas25 #Miro
October 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in Canada! Meanwhile, I'm on my way to #Dreamforce today.
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Work is becoming more multimodal, more visual and is becoming an AI-enhanced multiplayer quest. Learn more from the new IDC Annual Collaboration Study: my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?c...
October 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"We are in the second phase of AI where agents will conduct tasks and jobs almost fully autonomously ... in service of humans." @jeetupatel.bsky.social opens #webexone
September 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Happy Last Weekend of Summer (in the Northern Hemisphere)!
May your week and collaborations all be this much fun.
September 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What has me interested in the Meta announcement are the implications of a pair of glasses with real AR in-lens display and a "Neural Band" to read muscle signals to type and interact with or without voice. The glasses are the style; the future is the software. www.facebook.com/share/v/16yc...
September 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"My name is Eric's AI avatar. I am not simply a video recording, but an AI-generated avatar made using AI companion for Zoom clips." #Zoomtopia
CEO Eric Yuan demonstrates the new Zoom avatar feature in the event, who is now presenting. And yes, the real Eric started the event.
September 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I do love that #Zoomtopia, the Zoom event today is using their own Zoom Events platform. zoomtopia.us
September 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A friend joined us while having ice cream tonight.
September 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Check out the IDC study that tracks the trajectory to the new workspace. Spoiler alert: It has AI, is collaborative and people still make it grow. In return, you will be measuring from creativity to outcomes.
my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?c...
September 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
You had your PSL. Now PSC, Pumpkin Spice Collaboration. Both blend good stuff, but leave out one part, or in the case of collaboration, one team or integration, and it becomes "meh".
September 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Quote me: "Work is rapidly becoming more collaborative, more intelligent, and more multimodal...". IDC Annual Collaboration Survey 2025.
September 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The new AI-influenced trends of how we collaborate are beyond interesting. Come for the data, stay for the insights.
The new IDC Annual Collaboration Survey will be available this month.
September 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@atlassian.bsky.social intends to acquire The Browser Company of New York (Arc and Dia browsers). IMHO, this opens up a lot of new possibilities ... investors.atlassian.com/news/news-de...
Atlassian Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire The Browser Company of New York
Atlassian and The Browser Company to join forces to build the AI browser for knowledge workers Atlassian Corporation (NASDAQ: TEAM), a leading provider of team collaboration and productivity software,...
investors.atlassian.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Sports and AI - A new IBM sports fan survey shows 85% of respondents see value in integrating AI into their sports experience, with 21% identifying community-building and fan interaction as important areas for AI-driven improvements. newsroom.ibm.com/2025-08-18-i...
IBM Study: Sports Fans Demand More Dynamic Digital Content, Powered by AI
New global research commissioned by IBM reveals sports fans are turning to more dynamic digital content experiences, with AI, personalization and real-time features central to how they engage with spo...
newsroom.ibm.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
What happens when work starts to pick up the elements of a multiplayer quest? It's happening! From my IDC Worldwide Team Collaboration Market Forecast.
🌍What are seeing in your workflow to support this?
my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?c...
August 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
There is a big difference between using one collaboration app, and a set integrated, multimodal, collaborative applications - and of course, with AI.
Guidelines when to use which platform is a key to success.
August 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It appears that AOL (yes, that AOL) is finally discontinuing dialup service on September 30, 2025. www.slashdot.org/story/445408
AOL Finally Discontinues Its Dial-Up Internet Access - After 34 Years - Slashdot
AOL (now a Yahoo subsidiary) just announced its dial-up internet service will be discontinued at the end of September. "The change also means the retirement of the AOL Dialer software and the AOL Sh...
www.slashdot.org
August 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM