Comments for The FASTForward Blog http://www.fastforwardblog.com Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:28:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Why do corporation die so soon and cities don’t? Corporations are Machines and Cities are Networks by Greg http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2011/07/31/why-do-corporation-die-so-soon-and-cities-dont-corporations-are-machines-and-cities-are-networks/#comment-620519 Greg Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:28:22 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=6365#comment-620519 I'll get this idea: "Cities are much more open as systems and networks. They are much closer to being alive than corporations that rely too much on command and control." The best example of this is the income, is the City if no income the city will always on the way while the corporation if there are no income, they only rely on their products to sold and manufactured, and it should be shutdown... I’ll get this idea:
“Cities are much more open as systems and networks. They are much closer to being alive than corporations that rely too much on command and control.”

The best example of this is the income, is the City if no income the city will always on the way while the corporation if there are no income, they only rely on their products to sold and manufactured, and it should be shutdown…

]]> Comment on Time for a ‘Maturity Model’ for Social Enterprises by Hyperion135 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2011/07/31/time-for-a-maturity-model-for-social-enterprises/#comment-607964 Hyperion135 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:54:51 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=6354#comment-607964 Nice idea but I feel something is lost, particularly with respect to management. I feel diverging from the traditional MMs unwise and may serve to confuse on top of what is already a complex and rapidly evolving topic. IDC's 5 stages reflect the type of activity and is useful in this respect and I believe better served there. It can be enhanced by the degree of activity (see MIKE2.0) and futher characterised by states of achievement (i.e. governance, awareness, practices/processes and informtion assurance, etc). Comments/thoughts/feedback welcome! Nice idea but I feel something is lost, particularly with respect to management.
I feel diverging from the traditional MMs unwise and may serve to confuse on top of what is already a complex and rapidly evolving topic.
IDC’s 5 stages reflect the type of activity and is useful in this respect and I believe better served there. It can be enhanced by the degree of activity (see MIKE2.0) and futher characterised by states of achievement (i.e. governance, awareness, practices/processes and informtion assurance, etc).
Comments/thoughts/feedback welcome!

]]> Comment on When the conversation shifts – sometimes you just say goodbye by Runar Buvik http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2011/08/19/when-the-conversation-shifts-sometimes-you-just-say-goodbye/#comment-588710 Runar Buvik Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:49:26 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=6422#comment-588710 This is sad indeed. This blog was a well of information on the search industry, and will be greatly missed. This is sad indeed. This blog was a well of information on the search industry, and will be greatly missed.

]]> Comment on IBM’s use of Mashups: aka Situational Applications by Flavio http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/10/04/ibm%e2%80%99s-use-of-mashups-aka-situational-applications/#comment-574172 Flavio Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:20:28 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/10/04/ibm%e2%80%99s-use-of-mashups-aka-situational-applications/#comment-574172 Hello Bill, how are you? Im a msc student at Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and my thesis is about situational applications. At this moment, Im looking for examples of situational applications. I tryed to download your article A model for CIO-led innovation but my subscription in IEEE didn't allow. Could you send me this article, please? Regards, Flávio Hello Bill, how are you?
Im a msc student at Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and my thesis is about situational applications. At this moment, Im looking for examples of situational applications. I tryed to download your article A model for CIO-led innovation but my subscription in IEEE didn’t allow. Could you send me this article, please?
Regards,
Flávio

]]> Comment on When the conversation shifts – sometimes you just say goodbye by Samuel Driessen http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2011/08/19/when-the-conversation-shifts-sometimes-you-just-say-goodbye/#comment-536459 Samuel Driessen Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:54:52 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=6422#comment-536459 Sorry to see this blog go. I understand why, but would have loved to keep on following this blog. Thanks for all the posts and discussions. Really enjoyed it. Good luck with all the team's future ventures. Sorry to see this blog go. I understand why, but would have loved to keep on following this blog. Thanks for all the posts and discussions. Really enjoyed it. Good luck with all the team’s future ventures.

]]> Comment on Leading and Managing (Networked) People Must Evolve by Jon Husband http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2011/08/22/leading-and-managing-networked-people-must-evolve/#comment-521101 Jon Husband Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:13:03 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=6447#comment-521101 Dominic, you've pretty much nailed it .. tho' I strongly suspect that we will still see some degree of (social) hierarchy in use in the evolving (more) cellular units of purposeful activity. Dominic, you’ve pretty much nailed it .. tho’ I strongly suspect that we will still see some degree of (social) hierarchy in use in the evolving (more) cellular units of purposeful activity.

]]> Comment on Leading and Managing (Networked) People Must Evolve by Dominic Sayers http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2011/08/22/leading-and-managing-networked-people-must-evolve/#comment-509374 Dominic Sayers Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:02:03 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=6447#comment-509374 A hierarchy is one way of making accountability transparent, but it's not the only one. Middle management was a great 20th century tool for making organizations scalable while retaining central command and control, but it comes at a high cost - all those middle managers need to feed their families. A hierarchy can still work today but it will be outcompeted by agile, independent operating units with lower overheads. The social technology you mention has removed the competitive advantage of the feudal organizational structure, which now looks like the answer to yesterday's problem. Just ask al Qaeda. A hierarchy is one way of making accountability transparent, but it’s not the only one. Middle management was a great 20th century tool for making organizations scalable while retaining central command and control, but it comes at a high cost – all those middle managers need to feed their families.

A hierarchy can still work today but it will be outcompeted by agile, independent operating units with lower overheads. The social technology you mention has removed the competitive advantage of the feudal organizational structure, which now looks like the answer to yesterday’s problem. Just ask al Qaeda.

]]> Comment on Microsoft Makes Offer for FAST by Zia Zaman http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/01/08/microsoft-makes-offer-for-fast/#comment-504436 Zia Zaman Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:18:09 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/01/08/microsoft-makes-offer-for-fast/#comment-504436 It seems like eons ago since I wrote this blogpost. After four years of vibrant debate, the fastforwardblog has meant a lot to people inside and outside of fast. Along with the conferences, this blog brought like-minded people together. Read through the archives, including the very first month's blogposts which included an interview with John Lervik. So much of what he and Bjorn, and others' have said have become reality in the enterprises of 2011. So congrats on the blog for always being ahead-of-its-time. It seems like eons ago since I wrote this blogpost. After four years of vibrant debate, the fastforwardblog has meant a lot to people inside and outside of fast. Along with the conferences, this blog brought like-minded people together. Read through the archives, including the very first month’s blogposts which included an interview with John Lervik. So much of what he and Bjorn, and others’ have said have become reality in the enterprises of 2011. So congrats on the blog for always being ahead-of-its-time.

]]> Comment on Forrester on Designing Mobile Apps by Hussein http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2011/08/11/forrester-on-designing-mobile-apps/#comment-503860 Hussein Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:04:33 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=6392#comment-503860 I think that one of the main problems and difficulties a lot of developers are going to have is with the current battle for mobile platforms between Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Windows Phone. It's really hard to create a good app and make it work for all platforms so you have to right away start will all sorts of versions of your app and each one using a different coding language. Symbian and WebOS dying down is probably a great thing for developers. The rest of them need to start consolidating languages or something to make it reasonable to be in this business, unless we all go Web apps only. I think that one of the main problems and difficulties a lot of developers are going to have is with the current battle for mobile platforms between Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Windows Phone. It’s really hard to create a good app and make it work for all platforms so you have to right away start will all sorts of versions of your app and each one using a different coding language. Symbian and WebOS dying down is probably a great thing for developers. The rest of them need to start consolidating languages or something to make it reasonable to be in this business, unless we all go Web apps only.

]]> Comment on Enterprise Blog and Wiki Success Story from Traction Software – UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Orkney by Curtis http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/08/14/enterprise-blog-and-wiki-success-story-from-traction-software-uk%e2%80%99s-national-health-service-nhs-orkney/#comment-503609 Curtis Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:14:31 +0000 http://fastforwardblog.com/2007/08/14/enterprise-blog-and-wiki-success-story-from-traction-software-uk%e2%80%99s-national-health-service-nhs-orkney/#comment-503609 This is one of the most engaging case study I have ever read before with a few interesting fact about how Traction software applies web tools in order to make a successful business. Thanks This is one of the most engaging case study I have ever read before with a few interesting fact about how Traction software applies web tools in order to make a successful business.

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