Out of step corporate citizens

Tony Goodson writes:

I wonder is it just me or is the rest of the world out of step.

You’re not a lone voice on this … I’ve had my fair share of similar ‘corporate’ head-in-the-sand experiences … and I too have met David Brent (remember the guitar episode?). Urghhh!

Tony also writes:

I’m not a corporate person. I don’t take readily to the politics. The pretending. The Emperor having no clothes. And if I see something as wrong I won’t let it go, or bury my head in the sand and take the money.

Here’s a quote, paraphrased, which sums it all up for me … “This world is a far cry from the compliance of the corporate citizen. Collaborative individuals are freed by discontinuity, empowered by knowledge, and driven by values. They collaborate with others because they agree with their values and the joint mission and not because of their commitment to the organisation.”

I wrote in one of my first blog posts that the reason Open Source software is becoming pervasive is because it is driven by values. I’m going to expand my thinking on this … it is not only open source software, but a wider social phenomenon which is manifesting itself in a variety of ways … all made possible by the technologies of co-operation (foss, blogs, podcasting, wiki’s, chat etc.).

Correct me if I’m wrong, but some of the things predicted in the Cluetrain Manifesto are starting to form part of our reality. I think that we really are on the cusp of a revolution — and one can only hope that it’s no longer “business as usual”!

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