January 4, 2006
wirearchy t-shirt
[Gift Idea:] A “Wirearchy” t-shirt, designed by Yours Truly.
Like Jon says, a good gift for anyone who belives that blogging and social software will have a big impact on business and society in the next century.
[Bonus Link:] How to avoid that corpse-like feeling you get from working in a large company. “The Art of Intrapreneurship” by Guy Kawasaki. [Thanks to James Governor for the link.]
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regarding wirearchy:
in one of my classes in college, we were discussin cs lewis and tolkien and (being a catholic university) we were talking about the hierarchy of heaven and the ‘lowerarchy’ of hell.
credit to peter kreeft for teaching me this. an interesting philosophy professor.
Does thjat mean that we shall interpret *wirearchy* as being somewhere in between, such as in Limbo or Purgatory ?
Feels like it sometimes, deoesn’t it .. as the accumulated effects of link-generated transparency wreak something-or-other on the established order of things.
i appreciate that Hugh situated it in *the next century* or so, as the socialization and acculturation we all carry makes substantive adaptation give real meaning to the term *learning journey*. Hugh’s personal journey traces out a compelling story if you have read his blog over the past couple of years, as he awakened in the maw of an industry yet to transform. Wow, did he awaken, or what !
And I think we are all somewhere on that continuum .. either frightened by all the unusual change, or excited but kinda awkward in front of all the shiny new possibilities and dark lurking uncertainties.
Uncertain times ? John Perry Barlow has returned to blogging with a nifty new post about all the in-betweenness we seem to be experiencing.
http://barlow.typepad.com/barlowfriendz/2006/01/here_and_now_in.html
Wirearchy, cool, but why is that thing on the right a plain old hierarchy, just at an odd angle? Get those circular links in there
good point, Douglas
or should I say good linked *feedback* loop
Damn, these link thingys are subversive.