Three weeks ago two Social Media conferences took place in London and both shared a frustration: utopian quotes that sound great in theory but can be hard to put in to practice. Here’s a sample:…
One of the explanations for why change in the workplace can fail, particularly the introduction of systems built on new technology, is ‘culture’, as in the culture of the organisation is not ready for the new technology or the solution (e.g. sharing knowledge) doesn’t fit with the culture of the organisation. That isn’t an explanation. It’s an excuse. [...]
Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.
The trouble with challenging institutions is the power they wield to help protect and maintain their position, and the fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) they will generate about anything new that threatens their comfortable existence.
The riddle of experience vs memory
A man described how he had been listening to a glorious symphony. At the very end, there was a dreadful screeching sound – “It ruined the whole experience”. But it hadn’t. What it had ruined was the memory of the experience.
Adam Bosworth key note @ Salesforce.com Conference, September 2005 The talk has been posted on the web and referenced in Adam Bosworth’s blog. Talking about new models for building software applications. This is the short version: Old model Create an n-year plan to build a platform, write APIs that partners can use to write applications [...]
