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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:45:04 +0000

[...] years ago, my esteemed colleague Roy Youngman was co-authoring a book with me (Development Effectiveness: Strategies for IS Organizational [...]

Comment on How Hard Times Can Lead to Greater Creativity by ryoungman

ryoungman — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:04:44 +0000

Hi Rick,
I’d have to say you are correct. We first got an overview of our assets in a way that was very inclusive (if we weren’t sure, we listed it as an asset). Then we had several conceptual brainstorming exercises to dream up new ways of using those assets. I do think we would have had a lot harder time trying to “ask” people what their needs were. Instead we saw the challenge as doing the most with the data and equipment we had, which turned out to be what was really needed after all.

Comment on How Hard Times Can Lead to Greater Creativity by Rick

Rick — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:03:43 +0000

Because you already had most of what you needed to get this done in house, but did not know it until your brought everyone together, it seems like the starting point for creativity was discovery, then collaboration.

Comment on No, I will NOT Forward That! by ryoungman

ryoungman — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:27:24 +0000

I agree, Amy. We all have to be responsible in this world of “mass collaboration” and make an effort to not believe everything we read, but rather use the tools we have to verify and substantiate truth.

Comment on No, I will NOT Forward That! by Amy

Amy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:34:39 +0000

These are without any doubt the the people who wrote the U.S. Constitution protected the rights of the press. They could not have perceived technology like we have today, but they did perceive the need for an active media fact checking information. Now it’s a bit more complicanted but still possible, as you have shown.

Comment on No, I will NOT Forward That! by ryoungman

ryoungman — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:15:21 +0000

Maybe at some point, but right now I like to treat this like Professor Dumbledore’s pensive – a place to record my thoughts and rare moments of clarity about IT maturity.

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Comment on How Hard Times Can Lead to Greater Creativity by ryoungman

ryoungman — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:33:32 +0000

Thanks for the complement. I use this blog as a chance to make observations about current things in the world of information technology using the experiences of the last 30 years. I think the IT industry as a whole loves to look forward as if there was never anything to be learned from the past. We tend to discard old practices and processes like we discard old computers and printers. This is a mistake, in my opinion, as best-practices are things that mature and stand the test of time. But it keeps consultants in business, so I guess I shouldn’t complain!

Comment on How Hard Times Can Lead to Greater Creativity by lviceman

lviceman — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:32:46 +0000

I read a article under the same title some time ago, but this articles quality is much, much better. How you do this?

Comment on How Hard Times Can Lead to Greater Creativity by ryoungman

ryoungman — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:39:50 +0000

Thanks, Gooner. I’ll take simple and honest as a complement any day. Much appreciated!