 What I'm thinking about, and planning on writing (and podcasting) about soon:
Good Working Models of Social Networking:
The other day I prescribed a methodology for introducing Web 2.0 social
networking applications into your organization. But what's missing are
good working models, 'templates', forms, stories that we can use to sell the concept
and to illustrate to the unfamiliar what is possible
with these tools and methods. So, for example, is there a way to
'pre-structure' a wiki for a particular purpose (say, to enable virtual
collaboration on an intractable organizational problem) so that it will
be more likely to succeed in that purpose? Is there an ideal layout or
template for a group blog for a particular purpose (say, to integrate
and leverage the work of a disparate community of practice) so that it
will be more likely to succeed in that purpose?
Making Government Work: I've been doing government contracting for a while now, and two things have impressed me about the people I work with:
- The number of my colleagues who really understand that government work is public service, and who work for a fraction the money they could get in the private sector to be of service, to make the world a better place.
- The
realization that government is inherently dysfunctional for two
reasons: (a) it is usually too big and too centralized, and hence is
ineffective and inefficient for the same reasons big centralized
private organizations are, and (b) the risk-aversion that prevails
because the party in power hobbles civil servants from doing anything
bold (in case it somehow backfires and embarrasses the government and
led to its downfall in the next election).
This is leading to
an interesting reformation of some government organizations from huge
bureaucracies to a curious blend of (a) small stewardship Directorates
that really do nothing except set policy and regulate adherence to it,
and (b) small, autonomous Agencies that actually do things that the
public sector can do more effectively than the private sector.
Blog-Hosted Conversations:
I've been talking about having, recording and posting .mp3 files of
conversations with fellow bloggers, colleagues and gurus, on a variety
of subjects I care about, for a long time.
I think it's time. Now I need to learn more about how recording,
editing, and .mp3 creation software has evolved over the past two
years, and where to store the conversations to link to from here.
Advice welcome on this. Rather than the ambitious list of subjects I
had proposed to have conversations about, I'm think of making my first
few, at least, really focused on the subjects that intersect on this
blog:
- Let-Self-Change: Acquiring the skills, capacities and
resilience we need as individuals to be able to contribute effectively
to making the world a better place
- Finding People: Instead of
trying to do important things alone, finding the people whose passions
and gifts complement our own, and who share our sense of purpose.
- What
Do We Do?: Deciding what's possible, how we can contribute, how and
when to act instead of just writing and thinking, to show instead of
telling, to be a model for others.
- Creating Natural Enterprise versus Walking Away: The role of work in a world where work seems to be part of the problem.
These
conversations will be for those of you who have come to accept that our
civilization is in its last century and that there are very hard times
ahead, and therefore important decisions and steps we need to start
taking now. They will be about planning the way forward.
Let me know your ideas on this, and anything else you'd like to read/hear about. Or just tell us what's on your mind. |
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