Cum grano salis
In this seventh article and last article of this series (beside the bibliography), a reality check.
You can share ideas, dreams, or “what ifs”, but, in the end, experience is built by the interaction with reality- not by thinking about an alternative reality.
In this article I would like to share some practical experience on how to temper the fury of over-excited zealots of innovation-through-patterns.
First and foremost: why the title?
Since 2009 I posted few (ok- well over 100) articles.
Eventually, technologies and political options intertwined.
But each bit of technology, and each political development require a couple of interpretation keys: experience in relevant activities, and plenty of readings to update experience.
In the end, each article is semi-self-contained, as there is, [...]
This part of the AGB2009 series (see the presentation)
AGB2009: evolving alliances
BACKGROUND
In business, alliances are often a matter more of opportunity than choice- the lesser of two evils.
ABSTRACT
The lifespan of an alliance? Have a quick look at the European alliances since the French revolution: few alliances lasted more than a generation.
Also if we are now used to see NATO as long-term relationship, slightly more than 60 years ago the first seeds of the alliance, during the African side of WWII, didn’t seem promising: a coordination nightmare.
The old joke, that NATO was created to keep the Germans in and the Russians out is but part of the reason why, in the end, the bloc was able to operate also beyond its original purposes.
When I announced the AGB2009 series, I planned a three-stages publication.
First, the abstract; then, a mind-map of my argument; finally, the summary, to be published here or elsewhere.
The fourth step, the full article, is for future publication as an e-book.
I published other maps, as minutes of public events, on September 24th (for the post-i2010) and [...]
If you read my CV or wander around here on my blog, you will probably notice that I worked across many industries.
And not only bottom-line oriented: also non-profit and cultural.
This post is about the difference about changing rules and changing minds, and some potential uses in the political, business, personal environment.
Highlights:
who controls the controller?
first extreme: the consensus-building inserted in a rule-oriented environment
Second extreme: the rule-orientation inserted in consensus-building environment
Weaknesses in training, weaknesses in results
do your new rules consider the organizational cultural environment?
Effective from today, you can have your own personal address on Facebook.
Like: www.facebook.com/robertolofaro
And the new “personal address” of Facebook could allow to do a social experiment.
On how to separate public and private life while being online
Enjoy!