Warning bells
by Euan Semple
There has been an interesting exchange between James Dellow and James Robertson about this blog and whether or not it has been useful. I have pondered through the day as to how, if at all, to respond and I have tried to pull together something coherent – as coherence seems to be something that is felt to be lacking.
However I have failed. So here, in the spirit of small pieces loosely joined are my thoughts.
- There was no brief for those of us asked to contribute to this blog other than to write about Enterprise 2.0. There was no request for consensus or even to be “useful”.
- I was wary about getting involved because there is a real risk of Enterprise 2.0 turning into a “thing” and a thing that can be done correctly or incorrectly with a whole load of people telling you what correct is. This IMHO is not good and is what led to KM disappearing up its own proverbial and being devalued.
- I have actually enjoyed reading and writing for this blog more than I thought and have appreciated the fact that those contributing have diverse and in some cases divergent views. This for me is one of the key pleasures of the web. I can build rich and subtle tapestries of information and ideas and assemble and re-assemble them into my own view depending on context and mood. IMHO it truly is small pieces loosely joined with the emphasis on the loosely!
- If I had a list of five things that I’d suggest people do there would only be one – don’t do what people tell you to do. Do what makes sense, do what works and do what you have the energy to sustain in the face of the considerable challenges that will be thrown before you. By all means have conversations with people who have been around and seen and done related things and who are happy to have interesting conversations with you but that is it. No formulas and no experts.
