Comments on: The Four Chickens Problem http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html A discussion of knowledge management that goes above and beyond technology. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: VMaryAbraham http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html/comment-page-1#comment-1418 VMaryAbraham Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:33:25 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=1570#comment-1418 Fair point, Samuel. Perhaps the answer is somewhere in the middle. It<br>sounds like you did try to "prepare the ground" with your communications<br>department. (A form of education?) Now you're giving them some first-hand<br>empirical data to consider. Makes sense to me.<br><br>- Mary Fair point, Samuel. Perhaps the answer is somewhere in the middle. It
sounds like you did try to “prepare the ground” with your communications
department. (A form of education?) Now you're giving them some first-hand
empirical data to consider. Makes sense to me.

- Mary

]]> By: VMaryAbraham http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html/comment-page-1#comment-1419 VMaryAbraham Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:30:28 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=1570#comment-1419 Good luck, Jason! Almost all of us start with nets -- and then the smart<br>ones find another, more effective approach. Do keep us posted on how things<br>go.<br><br>- Mary Good luck, Jason! Almost all of us start with nets — and then the smart
ones find another, more effective approach. Do keep us posted on how things
go.

- Mary

]]> By: driessen http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html/comment-page-1#comment-1417 driessen Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:02:17 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=1570#comment-1417 True, we shouldn't throw out our nets to people. Your step-by-step approach is very helpful. I also agree with Jack, that discussions about underlying mechanisms can help (for some) too. Don't talk about wiki's. But talk about openness, efficiency, transparency, helping each other, etc. Then provide a solution.<br>However, sometimes is does help to throw out nets. I find that with social media you have to dip in to experience it. Can you explain what the use of Twitter is, before you've used it. I couldn't. And by trying it I understood (or try to).<br>To give you an example. I've been talking to the communications department about social media for a long time (- the underlying mechanisms, theory, etc). And some of them caught on quickly. But nobody actually went out and tried using the tools. So, I looked for some cases, set up the tools for them and helped them start using them. Now, they're really getting it. True, we shouldn't throw out our nets to people. Your step-by-step approach is very helpful. I also agree with Jack, that discussions about underlying mechanisms can help (for some) too. Don't talk about wiki's. But talk about openness, efficiency, transparency, helping each other, etc. Then provide a solution.
However, sometimes is does help to throw out nets. I find that with social media you have to dip in to experience it. Can you explain what the use of Twitter is, before you've used it. I couldn't. And by trying it I understood (or try to).
To give you an example. I've been talking to the communications department about social media for a long time (- the underlying mechanisms, theory, etc). And some of them caught on quickly. But nobody actually went out and tried using the tools. So, I looked for some cases, set up the tools for them and helped them start using them. Now, they're really getting it.

]]> By: VMaryAbraham http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html/comment-page-1#comment-895 VMaryAbraham Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:33:25 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=1570#comment-895 Fair point, Samuel. Perhaps the answer is somewhere in the middle. It<br>sounds like you did try to "prepare the ground" with your communications<br>department. (A form of education?) Now you're giving them some first-hand<br>empirical data to consider. Makes sense to me.<br><br>- Mary Fair point, Samuel. Perhaps the answer is somewhere in the middle. It
sounds like you did try to “prepare the ground” with your communications
department. (A form of education?) Now you're giving them some first-hand
empirical data to consider. Makes sense to me.

- Mary

]]> By: VMaryAbraham http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html/comment-page-1#comment-894 VMaryAbraham Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:30:28 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=1570#comment-894 Good luck, Jason! Almost all of us start with nets -- and then the smart<br>ones find another, more effective approach. Do keep us posted on how things<br>go.<br><br>- Mary Good luck, Jason! Almost all of us start with nets — and then the smart
ones find another, more effective approach. Do keep us posted on how things
go.

- Mary

]]> By: driessen http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html/comment-page-1#comment-891 driessen Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:02:17 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=1570#comment-891 True, we shouldn't throw out our nets to people. Your step-by-step approach is very helpful. I also agree with Jack, that discussions about underlying mechanisms can help (for some) too. Don't talk about wiki's. But talk about openness, efficiency, transparency, helping each other, etc. Then provide a solution.<br>However, sometimes is does help to throw out nets. I find that with social media you have to dip in to experience it. Can you explain what the use of Twitter is, before you've used it. I couldn't. And by trying it I understood (or try to).<br>To give you an example. I've been talking to the communications department about social media for a long time (- the underlying mechanisms, theory, etc). And some of them caught on quickly. But nobody actually went out and tried using the tools. So, I looked for some cases, set up the tools for them and helped them start using them. Now, they're really getting it. True, we shouldn't throw out our nets to people. Your step-by-step approach is very helpful. I also agree with Jack, that discussions about underlying mechanisms can help (for some) too. Don't talk about wiki's. But talk about openness, efficiency, transparency, helping each other, etc. Then provide a solution.
However, sometimes is does help to throw out nets. I find that with social media you have to dip in to experience it. Can you explain what the use of Twitter is, before you've used it. I couldn't. And by trying it I understood (or try to).
To give you an example. I've been talking to the communications department about social media for a long time (- the underlying mechanisms, theory, etc). And some of them caught on quickly. But nobody actually went out and tried using the tools. So, I looked for some cases, set up the tools for them and helped them start using them. Now, they're really getting it.

]]> By: Do They Give You Eggs for E2.0? | Above and Beyond KM http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html/comment-page-1#comment-885 Do They Give You Eggs for E2.0? | Above and Beyond KM Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:00:03 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=1570#comment-885 [...] The Four Chickens Problem [...] [...] The Four Chickens Problem [...]

]]> By: Book review: Made to Stick « Enlightened tradition http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html/comment-page-1#comment-884 Book review: Made to Stick « Enlightened tradition Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:45:21 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=1570#comment-884 [...] a real issue we often face in convincing people that something is good for them in her post “The Four Chickens Problem.” She likens the problems we have persuading people of the merits of Enterprise 2.0 (although any [...] [...] a real issue we often face in convincing people that something is good for them in her post “The Four Chickens Problem.” She likens the problems we have persuading people of the merits of Enterprise 2.0 (although any [...]

]]> By: JasonInDaIGLOO http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html/comment-page-1#comment-875 JasonInDaIGLOO Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:45:11 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=1570#comment-875 Thank-you for this-a great overview of some of the challeneges I'm currently facing with an online community. Feeling like I've been throwing a lot of nets! Thank-you for this-a great overview of some of the challeneges I'm currently facing with an online community. Feeling like I've been throwing a lot of nets!

]]> By: VMaryAbraham http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2009/07/the-four-chickens-problem.html/comment-page-1#comment-873 VMaryAbraham Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:11:31 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=1570#comment-873 Thanks so much, Nimmy. Jack's recommendation that we lead people to adopt<br>solutions rather than just tell them about the solutions is wise. The catch<br>is that it takes real skill and insight to lead people and no skill at all<br>to hound them. There's definitely more work to be done in this area.<br><br>- Mary Thanks so much, Nimmy. Jack's recommendation that we lead people to adopt
solutions rather than just tell them about the solutions is wise. The catch
is that it takes real skill and insight to lead people and no skill at all
to hound them. There's definitely more work to be done in this area.

- Mary

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