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twburger
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| 10/11/2006 3:16 PM |
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A group is a source of information not knowledge. Only individuals have knowledge and intelligence, a collective does not think.
We are stupider than me, and always will be. |
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Derek
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| 10/11/2006 10:43 PM |
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A collective does not think as one, it thinks as many. Individuals produce ideas and improvements that other individuals then contribute their knowledge and thoughts to. As a whole the collective will produce an idea that is more developed and has components that any single individual would have developed.
Also, this post doesn't belong in this section of the forum. Perhaps a moderator can move this to a more suitable forum. |
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DiViDeD
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| 10/11/2006 11:50 PM |
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Good point, Derek, although I am hoping that I will see those sentiments come to some conrete form here.
I have no particular axe to grind either way, but I think we need to recognise the difference between a community that behaves as a team and one that behaves as a committee.
The 'committee' mindset is a seductive one for those of little talent or ability. They see, not diversity, but safety.
As a developer I can say that I have seen projects built under both sets of conditions.
As a team, the group (or community, if you prefer) works toward a common goal. Members bring their best talents in their specialist fields and mix ideas. Design ideas come from programmers, marketing initiatives from DBAs, because the whole team is listening and expanding on each member's thoughts and ideas.
Not every secretary is a great graphic artist, nor is every designer a great PR person, but the team has the right 'experts' in every relevant field, and they both recognise and encourage good ideas from everyone and use their own expertise to nurture and develop those ideas.
The committee is something else. Nobody pokes their head up over the parapet of their own speciality. Each member feels that 'My ideas are more important than anyone else's'. Progress becomes bogged down in arguments of demarcation. And, if, despite everything, a product emerges, the head of the committee rushes to his/her boss and says 'Look What I've done'.
Of course, there is a third way - the Way of Chat. The idea that he who shouts loudest has the best ideas; the proof that a billion monkeys with keyboards will *never* produce Hamlet.
With intelligence, consideration and intelligence, with ego taking a back seat for a change, we may yet prove that the emporer really *does* have a new set of clothes.
Let's work at it and see what we get, shall we? |
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jspector
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| 10/11/2006 11:52 PM |
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Interesting thoughts. They probably don't belong in this particular section - Barry, what capacity do we have to move posts around?
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iphazard
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| 10/16/2006 12:03 PM |
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This discussion has been moved from the "Introduce Yourself" Forum.
- The Community Manager |
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