A good intro to SuccessFactors NEXT comes from this article in Information Week titled “Younger Workers Demanding Web 2.0 Tech On The Job.” Perhaps the title says it all, but the idea is, as Susan Feldman from IDC puts it, “that with Web 2.0 technologies increasingly becoming part of people’s social lives, they will demand that it be part of their work lives, as well.”
SuccessFactors NEXT is about exactly that - bringing web 2.0 technologies to the workplace.

If you’re not sure what web 2.0 means, don’t fret. It’s not all that radical a concept – and not everyone agrees on what it is. To some, it means increased collaboration enabled through internet technologies. To others it means more interactive websites leveraging technology that makes interactions more intuitive and realistic. And still to others, it’s an approach to the Internet that has to do with “user-generated” content and online communities.

To us, it’s all of those things. NEXT is about making Performance & Talent Management easier, more interesting and, dare we say it, more fun. If people aren’t motivated and engaged with your system, it doesn’t quite matter how many features and functions it has. People need to get involved, and NEXT is all (and only) about creating compelling reasons for them to do so.