Themes+&+Principles

=What Have We Learned about Principles, Practices, and Methodologies?=

(//Organizational learning via groupware: a path to discovery or disaster?,// move to References section JM)
 * Facilitator Note: Please use this space to reflect on the key themes and operating principles that emerge?**

Chauhan and Bontis (2004) observe that '...from a normative perspective, groupware applications facilitate organisational learning by supporting collaboration amongst organisational group members. However, in practice, the full learning benefits of using groupware are rarely achieved because those applications are often resisted'. (year:592) They continue to argue that those implementations that result from a specific need or challenge that these applications will solve are usually much more successful than those that are mandated and 'pushed' to the intended audience.

Is spelling of organi**s**ation within the quote matched by the spelling within the title? In his blog posted June 13th, 2007([|http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/)], George Seimens suggests that in the age of Web 2.0 we run the danger of surrounding ourselves with only the news and voices that align with current beliefs and values. Thus, we endanger the thinking man, the reflective adult who creates new knowledge by assimilating new information, experiences, and outcomes into their existin set of assumptions, values, beliefs and norms (Mezirow, 2000). Seiman states that "We do need to think about how read/write tools are changing society. How the collective activity of many (Wikipedia) relate to Britannica. I personally don't see them in conflict - when researching, I rely increasingly on journals...when I want information on [|Zeno's paradoxes] (came up in a recent listserv discussion), I go to wikipedia." His point is well taken, but we need to be vigilant about our awareness of just what each set of tools offers.

JA NOTE: Mention of George Siemens post reminded me of hearing Dave Weinberger speak at the Berkman Center Social Architecture Symposium.. think 2005.. need to find date. Can't remember Dave's exact words but he talked about speaking into an echo chamber. Context was more about politics and social movements but I understood generally as siloing of ideas.

The issue of "idea siloing" occurred to me recently when I had the opportunity to read the latest McKinsey consultants book "Moblizing MInds" for World Business magazine. (The review publishes mid July.) Realizing I shoudd revisit the book for this article. It struck me that "Moblizing Minds" and it's focus on "organizational structures" as strategic advantage published a decade after after "NetGain". Relevant here is one of my observations is that the authors attention to "hearts minds" waited to chapter X (office dig needed to unearth). The experience trying to co-create this article confirmed that engaging hearts and minds is a key element that needs attention up front.

ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK ANALYSIS- How do we fit?
Note paper posted at CPSquare: http://www.cpsquare.org/stuckey-etal-AERA-SNA.pdf Stuckey et al.. How SNA breaks down learner isolation...