In an increasingly interconnected world, a new organizing principle is emerging ...
"Wirearchy is a dynamic two-way flow of power and authority based on knowledge, trust, credibility and a focus on results enabled by interconnected people and technology"
(Jon Husband, 1999)
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The Web and its uses have been evolving rapidly during the past decade. The widespread use of social media is now common, and is associated with the use of collaboration platforms, social networking applications and web services, personal publishing and search tools, blogs, wikis, video clips, podcasts and other forms of interlinked interactivity. This is is having deep and widespread impact in key areas such as business, education, politics, news and entertainment.
The Internet's interconnectivity enables horizontal and peer-to-peer based communications and interaction between people, whether they are friends, customers, colleagues, or citizens. This is not new, but humans haven't until now been able to interact in this way, quickly, all the time with all sorts of information and knowledge
Eventually, operating in networks will define business, education, politics, entertainment and other major areas of human activity. The technology to do this is now at hand .. but it's the sociological and anthropological effects that will have the largest and longest-lasting impact.
Are you wondering about how social media will affect you, your organization, your work, and relationships with customers, employees and constituents ?
I may be able to help. And if I can't, there's a good chance one of my colleagues in the Internet Time Alliance may be able to be helpful.
Over the last 20 years I've led many projects addressing core aspects of organizational sociology, such as human resources strategy and organizational design and effectiveness. The knowledge and experience I have gained in the types of projects listed below is a useful backdrop for exploring why and how things are and will be different in an interconnected and networked environment.
- the design, implementation and facilitation of organizational developmental initiatives
- strategic planning and organizational change
- the evolution of knowledge management theory and practice
- designing and building Web 2.0 social publishing tools and using social media
- researching strategic trends and carrying out professional blogging
I co-authored the book "Making Knowledge Work - the arrival of Web 2.0", published in January 2008 by the ARK Group (UK).
I offer consulting, strategic research, briefings, workshops and coaching services that support practical and proactive initiatives for making the transition to operating in a networked environment.
Contact: jon.husband @ gmail.com or (1) 604-689-1671
