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07.16.07
The Transition's Happening
 By Neville Hobson
The introduction of consumer-driven Web 2.0 technologies into businesses is set to usher in a new phase of productivity growth that could surpass that achieved during the late-1990s internet boom, according to John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems.
These technologies include consumer-oriented social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook.
Quoted in a Financial Times interview, Chambers said:
We are at the very beginning of the next phase of creativity, that will last, I think, a minimum of 10 years, probably 15 years. But it will have more impact because … the power of [connecting] many to many allows you to do things at a dramatically different speed.
In the FT article, Chambers said that social networks, collaborative websites like wikis, teleconferencing and other technologies that allow interaction on a large scale could change entire business models.
He also highlights a point that isn't uncommon with many organizations:
[…] While a lot of people say that's very possible or even [probable], just like in 1996-97, there's a hesitancy … about taking risk by some of the established companies.
That hesitancy he mentions reminds me of a similar point that crops up in most conversations I have with companies when discussing social media, virtual communities and organizational communication.
In one of the decks I use in awareness-raising workshops I run for some companies, I have this slide which typically stimulates quite a bit of discussion:
Those quotes are from an excellent series of reports by CIO Insight last March. While those reports are specifically to do with Second Life, the key point about time (not much of it) and its broad application is valid.
This fits squarely with Chambers' point on "other technologies that allow interaction on a large scale."
I think I need to change the title of this slide to read: The Transition is Happening.
Related posts:
* The risks of not waiting for IT
* Looking beyond the hurdles to the digital natives
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Neville Hobson is the author of the popular NevilleHobson.com blog which focuses on business communication and technology.
Neville is currentlly the VP of New Marketing at Crayon. Visit Neville Hobson's blog: NevilleHobson.com. |
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