Comments on: Preparing for Business 2.0 http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/ Learning & Working on the Web Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:19:19 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Harold Jarche http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-186676 Harold Jarche Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:10:00 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2149#comment-186676 Thanks, Meryn. Great article. Thanks, Meryn. Great article.

]]> By: Meryn Stol http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-186675 Meryn Stol Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:00:45 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2149#comment-186675 Harold, re non-profit / for-profit convergence, I just found this FT article: http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/06/09/ashoka-acumen-and-endeavor-investments-in-people Harold, re non-profit / for-profit convergence, I just found this FT article:
http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/06/09/ashoka-acumen-and-endeavor-investments-in-people

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-186659 Harold Jarche Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:48:22 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2149#comment-186659 Thanks for the recommendations, Jon. It seems the world is catching up with you! Thanks for the recommendations, Jon. It seems the world is catching up with you!

]]> By: Jon Husband http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-186658 Jon Husband Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:40:35 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2149#comment-186658 ... or <a href="http://www.hr.com/SITEFORUM?&t=/Default/gateway&i=1116423256281&application=story&active=no&ParentID=1119278055824&StoryID=1119650502000&xref=http%3A//www.google.com/search%3Fclient%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26q%3D%2522Transparency+and+Trust+-+The+emerging+business+environment%2522%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8" rel="nofollow">"Transparency and Trust - Wirearchy and the Emerging Business Environment"</a>, to which I sheepishly point. The date of the publication of this article on HR.com makes my lip curl up in a slightly bemused way ;-) … or “Transparency and Trust – Wirearchy and the Emerging Business Environment”, to which I sheepishly point.

The date of the publication of this article on HR.com makes my lip curl up in a slightly bemused way ;-)

]]> By: Jon Husband http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-186657 Jon Husband Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:37:09 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2149#comment-186657 <i>Actually I agree with everything except for the things I have yet to research Ethics, skills and reputation (trust) seem like the underlying core of any good business person. In a world of networks, these are becoming more transparent.</i> Check out <a href="http://www.gifthub.org/2008/11/ethics-finance-crisis.html" rel="nofollow">The Ethical Economy, by Adam Arvidsson and Nicolai Peterson</a>, a not-quite-finished book that so far is being written on the Web, I think. Actually I agree with everything except for the things I have yet to research Ethics, skills and reputation (trust) seem like the underlying core of any good business person. In a world of networks, these are becoming more transparent.

Check out The Ethical Economy, by Adam Arvidsson and Nicolai Peterson, a not-quite-finished book that so far is being written on the Web, I think.

]]> By: Meryn Stol http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-186652 Meryn Stol Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:26:44 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2149#comment-186652 "Some of the changes you talk about may take longer, IMO." I can understand you feel that way. Sometimes I feel that I'm all whack for expecting change so fast... But I expect these changes because of gigantic technological catalysts. First there were weblogs, then twitter, government 2.0 has really taken off under Obama, crowdsourcing, etc etc. Especially the increased networking through blogs, Friendfeed and Twitter will result in a huge boost in creativity. I think we only have just set the stage for much more radical IT innovations than we've seen. In particular, I expect that P2P IT (that is, not dependent on corporations, using only the internet and local computing power) will get so good that together with voluntary user input (let's call that part of the system "crowdsourcing", we already have millions of people voluntarily blogging now) we'll have a system that can made better resource allocation decisions than our financial system. That will be the point when we power down the stock markets. and the bankers can enjoy some vacation. Of course, this won't happen as described above. We'll see much more stages in between. It might even be the financial system will simply "mirror" the "decisions" of the new system, because investors will look more and more at information from the new system. BTW. I recommend you check out Friendfeed. It's much better than Twitter for conversations. It'll be worth your time. I'm at http://friendfeed.com/meryn “Some of the changes you talk about may take longer, IMO.”
I can understand you feel that way. Sometimes I feel that I’m all whack for expecting change so fast… But I expect these changes because of gigantic technological catalysts. First there were weblogs, then twitter, government 2.0 has really taken off under Obama, crowdsourcing, etc etc.

Especially the increased networking through blogs, Friendfeed and Twitter will result in a huge boost in creativity. I think we only have just set the stage for much more radical IT innovations than we’ve seen. In particular, I expect that P2P IT (that is, not dependent on corporations, using only the internet and local computing power) will get so good that together with voluntary user input (let’s call that part of the system “crowdsourcing”, we already have millions of people voluntarily blogging now) we’ll have a system that can made better resource allocation decisions than our financial system. That will be the point when we power down the stock markets. and the bankers can enjoy some vacation.

Of course, this won’t happen as described above. We’ll see much more stages in between. It might even be the financial system will simply “mirror” the “decisions” of the new system, because investors will look more and more at information from the new system.

BTW. I recommend you check out Friendfeed. It’s much better than Twitter for conversations. It’ll be worth your time. I’m at http://friendfeed.com/meryn

]]> By: E-Learning Tyro http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-186651 E-Learning Tyro Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:24:51 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2149#comment-186651 Hello Jarche, Thanks for your useful post. I have recently launched a Web site for e-learning professionals. Through one of the section titled ‘Planet’s Pick’, I select my favourite bloggers and blog posts on a weekly basis. Its my pleasure to select you as my favourite blogger of the previous week. Please find additional details in the following URl: http://elearningplanet.com/?page_id=222 Have a good day. Expecting more innovative and useful information in your blog….. Regards, E-Learning Tyro http://elearningplanet.com Hello Jarche,

Thanks for your useful post. I have recently launched a Web site for e-learning professionals. Through one of the section titled ‘Planet’s Pick’, I select my favourite bloggers and blog posts on a weekly basis. Its my pleasure to select you as my favourite blogger of the previous week. Please find additional details in the following URl:
http://elearningplanet.com/?page_id=222

Have a good day. Expecting more innovative and useful information in your blog…..

Regards,
E-Learning Tyro
http://elearningplanet.com

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-186650 Harold Jarche Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:58:35 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2149#comment-186650 Actually I agree with everything except for the things I have yet to research ;-) Ethics, skills and reputation (trust) seem like the underlying core of any good business person. In a world of networks, these are becoming more transparent. I've read all the books you suggest except for Tapscott's and much of what you say aligns with the wirearchy concept. Some of the changes you talk about may take longer, IMO. Actually I agree with everything except for the things I have yet to research ;-) Ethics, skills and reputation (trust) seem like the underlying core of any good business person. In a world of networks, these are becoming more transparent.

I’ve read all the books you suggest except for Tapscott’s and much of what you say aligns with the wirearchy concept. Some of the changes you talk about may take longer, IMO.

]]> By: Meryn Stol http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-186648 Meryn Stol Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:38:33 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2149#comment-186648 "I pretty much agree with you" You do? Now that's interesting. Are there parts you don't agree with? It has become a pretty long piece, but I think you just asked the most interesting question I've come across in a long time. “I pretty much agree with you”
You do? Now that’s interesting. Are there parts you don’t agree with?

It has become a pretty long piece, but I think you just asked the most interesting question I’ve come across in a long time.

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/preparing-for-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-186647 Harold Jarche Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:20:53 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2149#comment-186647 Thank you Meryn, for your considered response. I pretty much agree with you and appreciate the recommended resources that are new to me. Thank you Meryn, for your considered response. I pretty much agree with you and appreciate the recommended resources that are new to me.

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