Four principles for the open world
The video chosen for this week's assignment was "Don Tapscott: Four
principles for the open world." In this twenty minute clip, Don Tapscott
has analyzed the new generation of children today and enlightened us that
technology is similar to air for these individuals. He attempts to highlight
the future in his discussion and works to identify the new concepts we need to
understand world today as it is transformed by the Internet. The point he
highlights about "the cost of staying where you are becoming more expensive
then change" as it relates to technology is becoming more and more
applicable as things change. Many companies are incorporating new cloud concepts
due to the reduced cost of maintaining their own hardware on site. Tapscott
defines openness in the clip in four ways that were very enlightening:1. Collaboration: organizational boundaries are becoming more open, talent is being viewed differently, and social media is now becoming a means of social production.
2. Transparency: finding out what is going on internally within institutions is becoming easier than ever before therefore companies must spend more time and efforts on strengthening its personal value and integrity to build the trust of the consumers.
3. Sharing: giving up organization asses, sharing common ideas, and embracing a different thinking of intellectual property.
4. Empowerment: the distribution of knowledge, power and intelligence.
The open world brings freedom. Collaboration is something that would be very meaningful for a global embracement however they may be some legal concerns as to whether or not an organization would benefit from releasing proprietary information. Would have a true "collaborative" environment be detrimental to and organization or would it aid in the development of new ideas? Also sharing may be a cultural struggle. Many cultures take pride in knowing that what they know or develop truly belongs to them. Sharing those ideas for everyone to expand upon may be somewhat difficult to embrace at first thought.
http://www.ted.com/talks/don_tapscott_four_principles_for_the_open_world_1.html
This is a great talk! I too considered the effects of social media and collaboration on the cultural, political and societal landscapes. In my analysis Shirky pointed out how political forces are limiting the "open world" and how social forces are enabling it. Check out my post at
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