Comments on Management 2.0 developing social capital: Monkeys with Typewriters

Here's a better (i.e working) proper link from whe...

2009-12-18T07:29:53.301-08:00

Here's a better (i.e working) proper link from where the book can be bought, easily, quickly and cheaply :-))

Thanks Matthew. I think that's right, but only up...

2009-12-18T06:09:17.032-08:00

Thanks Matthew.

I think that's right, but only up to a certain level of value (see under technology inspired implementation: http://blog.social-advantage.com/2009/10/3-modes-of-web-20-implementation.html).

And maybe it's also the case at higher levels of value for web 1.0 where there's the opportunity to create value and gain competitive advantage from IT.

But for web 2.0, competitive advantage doesn't come from the IT, it comes from the people the IT supports. So we have to think of the people, and the opportunities provided by the people, first.

Replying to the content of your blog, I agree that...

2009-12-18T05:50:46.057-08:00

Replying to the content of your blog, I agree that a focus on the outcomes ("social capital") of working in the way Jemima advocates will help us to encourage these outcomes in new and better ways. It often seems that the technology gets a life of its own though; and there are reasons for this. It is often difficult to predict the uses people will find for new technology so it will not always be posssible to work backwards from a good intention to the systems that will enable it. The technology has to help us do what is important to us, whether it's discussing developing software for an operating system or editing a book or film. Most people won't use something simply because it supports an ideal.

Hello Jon, I too was glad to meet you at the laun...

2009-12-18T05:31:07.416-08:00

Hello Jon,

I too was glad to meet you at the launch and thanks for blogging about the book and taking the discussion further. I look forward to more once I've reassembled my thoughts...

Matthew.

Hi Jon, Thanks for this kind write-up and very gl...

2009-12-14T03:16:21.100-08:00

Hi Jon,

Thanks for this kind write-up and very glad you enjoyed the book!

Good to meet you at the launch.

Best wishes,
Jemima