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A Pirate’s Approach to E2.0 « Fredzimny’s CCCCC Blog — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:19:40 +0000

[...] Source: http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/a-pirates-approach-to-e20.html by V Mary Abrahams [...]

By: VMaryAbraham

VMaryAbraham — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:43:17 +0000

Abbe –

Top down support is always welcome, but without serious enforcement, it rarely is sufficient to produce widespread participation. At the end of the day, emergent technologies do best when they are adopted in a bottom up manner.

- Mary

By: Abbe @samepagewiki

Abbe @samepagewiki — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:44:08 +0000

You make an important point here. I've read material from wiki consultant-types that talk about the importance of getting enterprise 2.0 support from the top down and the value of barn-raising events to encourage adoption. A good source is ikiw.org. That's just one source; there are plenty.

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By: VMaryAbraham

VMaryAbraham — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:03:07 +0000

That's too funny!

To be honest, I'm one of those folks who loves Web 2.0 and can see the real benefits of E2.0. What's tougher is finding the right path to adoption. I'm afraid that too many companies are trying to force employees to love E2.0, which works about as well as it does in our own relationships and in relations with the monarchy.

Thanks, Murali.

- Mary

By: muralidharanl

muralidharanl — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:33:10 +0000

Hi Mary,
Great Post

I read this great anecdote from Anthony de Mello,

"....So he blurted out the truth
" to avoid your Majesty" (when met with Fredrich Wilhelm, ruler of Prussia on a street on one of his Berlin walks)
"Why would you wish to avoid me?"
"Beacuse I am afraid of your majesty"
At this Fredrich Wilhelm became lived with rage. Seizing the poor man by the shoulders he shoook him violently crying,
"How dare you fear me! I am your ruler. You are supposed to love me! Love me, wretch! Love me"

Original from Prayer of the Frog Vol 1, paranthesis my addition.

I think this is exactly what's going on with E2.0 as well.

Regards
Murali

By: VMaryAbraham

VMaryAbraham — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:24:55 +0000

Thanks, Paula. I think it makes a huge difference if the folks implementing the technology have used it for a little while. If they haven't, they are total hostages of their preconceptions and of the vendors. Until I actually started blogging and microblogging, I had no idea of the power (and quirks) of these tools.

There is no substitute for the insight that comes from experience.

- Mary

By: rotkapchen

rotkapchen — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:56:50 +0000

Oddly, while I can readily throw water on KM'ers, I never really paid attention to the similarities in behaviors with badly implemented E2.0 efforts. But given that within IT new technologies and initiatives are often simply handed to people with absolutely no experience in the discipline, the madness would just perpetuate itself.

Great insights.