Comentarios en: Sand castles and evolution management http://emekaeme.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/sand-castles-and-evolution-management/ Community buiding. Knowledge management. Social IT. Shaken, not stirred. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:27:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Por: The Economics Nobel prize and Communities of Practice « eme ká eme http://emekaeme.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/sand-castles-and-evolution-management/#comment-2586 The Economics Nobel prize and Communities of Practice « eme ká eme Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:20:16 +0000 http://emekaeme.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/sand-castles-and-evolution-management/#comment-2586 [...] Economics Nobel prize and Communities of Practice 15 11 2007 Talking about images I like… you may have read here mentions to “changing the landscape” to favour a desired [...] [...] Economics Nobel prize and Communities of Practice 15 11 2007 Talking about images I like… you may have read here mentions to “changing the landscape” to favour a desired [...]

]]> Por: Miguel http://emekaeme.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/sand-castles-and-evolution-management/#comment-2581 Miguel Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:24:23 +0000 http://emekaeme.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/sand-castles-and-evolution-management/#comment-2581 Hi Ray, Joitske, thanks :-). Joitske, I guess the model holds... if you consider that the family is not just one person, but the active core of the CoP. The "management" (in a wide sense), those that take the time to move and do and shake and write and build an environment in which other members can talk and share and learn. That environment is very frail; if it does not get tended to, it crumbles. Forums get run over with spam and flames, shared activities falter, the group splinters, the funding streams go untended and dry up. In your specific situation (whole leadership change), it would be like a new family taking over the upkeep of the sand castle (kinda, the friends of the family's kids having been involved in the castle-building, and taking over when the original family leaves). How's that for stretching the metaphor :-) ? Best regards, Miguel Hi Ray, Joitske, thanks :-) .

Joitske, I guess the model holds… if you consider that the family is not just one person, but the active core of the CoP. The “management” (in a wide sense), those that take the time to move and do and shake and write and build an environment in which other members can talk and share and learn. That environment is very frail; if it does not get tended to, it crumbles. Forums get run over with spam and flames, shared activities falter, the group splinters, the funding streams go untended and dry up.

In your specific situation (whole leadership change), it would be like a new family taking over the upkeep of the sand castle (kinda, the friends of the family’s kids having been involved in the castle-building, and taking over when the original family leaves).

How’s that for stretching the metaphor :-) ?

Best regards,

Miguel

]]> Por: Joitske http://emekaeme.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/sand-castles-and-evolution-management/#comment-2580 Joitske Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:55:24 +0000 http://emekaeme.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/sand-castles-and-evolution-management/#comment-2580 Hi Miguel, nice post! I'm not sure the metaphore works fully for the situation I had in mind of leadership change, maybe it relates most to the holidaying family. So when the holidaying family goes, what happens? I think in real life there are many more scenarios because a CoP is a living thing, and the sand castle isn't. (sorry for crumbling your metaphore there :). If I have time I will crossblog it today! Hi Miguel, nice post! I’m not sure the metaphore works fully for the situation I had in mind of leadership change, maybe it relates most to the holidaying family. So when the holidaying family goes, what happens? I think in real life there are many more scenarios because a CoP is a living thing, and the sand castle isn’t. (sorry for crumbling your metaphore there :) .

If I have time I will crossblog it today!

]]> Por: Ray Sims http://emekaeme.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/sand-castles-and-evolution-management/#comment-2541 Ray Sims Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:38:05 +0000 http://emekaeme.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/sand-castles-and-evolution-management/#comment-2541 Miguel, Gracias for this wonderful metaphor for change -- this is an image that will stay with me and that I'll likely use in my own conversations, with credit to you. Ray (from Boston USA) Miguel,
Gracias for this wonderful metaphor for change — this is an image that will stay with me and that I’ll likely use in my own conversations, with credit to you.
Ray (from Boston USA)

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