Comments on: Cognitive Surplus http://www.jarche.com/2008/05/cognitive-surplus/ Life in Perpetual Beta Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harold Jarche » Embracing complexity at work http://www.jarche.com/2008/05/cognitive-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-191915 Harold Jarche » Embracing complexity at work Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:43:17 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1555#comment-191915 [...] complicated does not require all of a worker’s cognitive capabilities (really). Use this cognitive surplus and couple it with a time surplus, like Google’s 20% for engineers to work on pet projects. [...] [...] complicated does not require all of a worker’s cognitive capabilities (really). Use this cognitive surplus and couple it with a time surplus, like Google’s 20% for engineers to work on pet projects. [...]

]]> By: jay cross http://www.jarche.com/2008/05/cognitive-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-179647 jay cross Mon, 05 May 2008 18:10:37 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1555#comment-179647 Clay's words were still echoing in my mind when I met with a group of managers the following week. The corporate equivalent of zoning out with television is planning, fretting about the inconsequential, worrying about other people's business, fearing the worst, gaining agreement on issues that don't require it, etc. My takeaway from Clay fits everyone: get off the couch and start doing stuff. Clay’s words were still echoing in my mind when I met with a group of managers the following week. The corporate equivalent of zoning out with television is planning, fretting about the inconsequential, worrying about other people’s business, fearing the worst, gaining agreement on issues that don’t require it, etc. My takeaway from Clay fits everyone: get off the couch and start doing stuff.

]]> By: Harold http://www.jarche.com/2008/05/cognitive-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-179645 Harold Mon, 05 May 2008 17:39:57 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1555#comment-179645 Agree, Jon. I'm not advocating the creation of more artificial boundaries. My thoughts are more about how to add more slack and have it considered a good thing by the organisation. It's still a half-baked idea ... Agree, Jon. I’m not advocating the creation of more artificial boundaries. My thoughts are more about how to add more slack and have it considered a good thing by the organisation. It’s still a half-baked idea …

]]> By: Jon Husband http://www.jarche.com/2008/05/cognitive-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-179644 Jon Husband Mon, 05 May 2008 17:30:42 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1555#comment-179644 <i>Now take this idea one step further and think of all the time wasted in the workplace just consuming - listening at meetings; reading directives, waiting for someone else to make a decision; commuting; etc. </i> I know you know all that time is not wasted ... we can think and connect dots anytime, anywhere. It's good to have that slack, but consider it as useful as opposed to artificially drawing (sometimes stress-causing) boundaries between what, when and how we do things ... no ? Now take this idea one step further and think of all the time wasted in the workplace just consuming – listening at meetings; reading directives, waiting for someone else to make a decision; commuting; etc.

I know you know all that time is not wasted … we can think and connect dots anytime, anywhere. It’s good to have that slack, but consider it as useful as opposed to artificially drawing (sometimes stress-causing) boundaries between what, when and how we do things … no ?

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