Yeah, the NPR interview was what got me curious about "Here Comes Everybody", that and a discussion on the Charlie Rose show the other night which presented both sides of the structured/open approach to software development and management in general. Sounds like I need to go back to WU for an update. :-)
Steve ________________________________ From: Robert Citek <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 9, 2009 1:45:42 PM Subject: Re: [bworks_shop] Recommended Article By Steve DeLorey: The importance of pigheadedness Clay was on NPR yesterday, too: http://www.npr. org/templates/ story/story. php?storyId= 99126586 FWIW, Scott Granneman teaches a class at Wash-U on Social Software, of which Clay Shirky is part of the required reading. I believe several people on this list have either taken the class or have been guest speakers. It's a class worth taking. Regards, - Robert On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Steve DeLorey <delopo...@yahoo. com> wrote: > To be successful at social software implementations in business you need > firstly to have a solid understanding of how people work and relate to > computers, tools, and each other. You need to understand how to introduce > tools in a way that is non-threatening and which emphasises utility and > benefits. You need to understand the political climate within your business, > and know how to route around anyone who's threatening to be obstructive. > > Secondly, you need to be really pigheaded. If one team doesn't take to a > wiki, try working with another. If one blog fails, try to figure out why and > then start another. Iterate. Change things. Experiment. Try again. After all, > it's only failure if you give up. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
