Rod Boothby is an incredibly smart guy. He explains in clear and unequivocal terms how the current blog/wiki technology trend can be used behind the firewall to great effect in the development of innovative solutions to business problems. His latest post that talks about some of the common barriers and objections – in effect a 10 point plan for success – is well worth the 10 minute read.
For ‘enterprise’ substitute ‘practice.’ Assuming you get to the end, note the entry cost. Knock off a couple of noughts, double it and substitute dollars for pounds and you’ve got a starting technology budget for a 25 person practice.
While on Rod’s site, it is worth having a peek at the Chief Knowledge Officer’s Dilemma. In this piece, Rod demolishes the idea that you need a lot of central planning and control in order to achieve a useful and valuable system that will help you expose idea nuggets. Certainly worth half an hour’s discussion at your next partners’ meeting.
I believe that partners in UK practices will need some persuading but the great thing is you can start at any level you wish. Don’t be surprised to find that relatively junior staff are already into this, albeit covertly.
But to Rod’s central point. Out of shared knowledge comes innovation – he’s absolutely right – check out some of the recent conversations on this site – ideas are being turned into actionable innovation.
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