[...] Buckley Brinkman – Change Catalyst These platforms and the technology behind them make the entire world much more visible. Experts will still be valuable, but expertise will become more widespread. The holes in our knowledge will become much clearer. My Dad calls this understanding the periphery of our ignorance. Clarity both makes our individual weaknesses much more visible and collaboration much more important. The ability to embrace the tools and become comfortable with our own personal shortcomings will be the difference between success and failure in the emerging economy. I believe one of the keys to success is understanding what translates from platform to platform and how each platform works. One advantage for us is that there are no experts. There is a mismatch between management perspective and knowledge of the technology. Younger people generally know the technology and what it can do, but do not have the experience to apply it effectively. Senior managers understand business and have the C-level perspective, but don’t understand all the implications of the new technology. There are no experts. They are being developed day-by-day as we all learn. [...]
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[...] Buckley Brinkman – Change Catalyst These platforms and the technology behind them make the entire world much more visible. Experts will still be valuable, but expertise will become more widespread. The holes in our knowledge will become much clearer. My Dad calls this understanding the periphery of our ignorance. Clarity both makes our individual weaknesses much more visible and collaboration much more important. The ability to embrace the tools and become comfortable with our own personal shortcomings will be the difference between success and failure in the emerging economy. I believe one of the keys to success is understanding what translates from platform to platform and how each platform works. One advantage for us is that there are no experts. There is a mismatch between management perspective and knowledge of the technology. Younger people generally know the technology and what it can do, but do not have the experience to apply it effectively. Senior managers understand business and have the C-level perspective, but don’t understand all the implications of the new technology. There are no experts. They are being developed day-by-day as we all learn. [...]
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