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• A reply on Conversation: How can we retain talent in large knowledge-based organisations more effectively?

  Aug 7 2011: Hi Salim. Would you have any advice for how Bosses can facilitate a more knowledge-appreciating culture in their organisations? Perhaps a novel rewards system, or is it just good old motivation and appreciation of the individual and team contribution?

• A reply on Conversation: How can we retain talent in large knowledge-based organisations more effectively?

  Aug 7 2011: Hey Bob! That's very interesting you should say that. Should we completely eliminate the middleman? WIll their roles and responsibilities become the doman of artificial intelligence and automation one day? Who knows! All we know, is that we're moving towards developing greater informational symmetry.
  
  One of the other things I'm interested in is how as people we can become more efficient at what we do by focusing on our core expertise, or a few areas of specialisation, while we draw on other people's experiences to fill in the gaps in our own experience.
  
  Although we tend to have multiple careers these days and we're not tied to a single job for life, we're seeking increasingly more efficient ways of sharing knowledge and contextual information in real-time, but also in person where possible. But how can we overcome the experience and knowledge chasm that exists within an organisation of up to 200,000 people or more, especially where knowledge and tacit understanding are professional services' greatest assets?
  
  Social media is one solution. But I'm trying to think of something that will transcend or build on social media, something which more innovative, a solution of the future.

• A reply on Conversation: How can we retain talent in large knowledge-based organisations more effectively?

  Aug 7 2011: Hey Shokrullah! Thanks for your reply. Do you happen to work for Google by any chance? Sounds like the sort of philosophy they follow. What about your interaction with others within the organisation, from an employee's perspective? What role does your ability to connect with others in the organisation and share knowledge and expertise play in your productivity and work satisfaction?

• A reply on Conversation: Do you ever get overwhelmed by the number of brilliant ideas out there in the world? Is our society becoming too complex?

  Jun 21 2011: You've summed it up so eloquently. I would agree with all that you've said. I was merely entertaining the thought. But I certainly agree, there's a magic in simultaneity!

• A reply on Conversation: Do you ever get overwhelmed by the number of brilliant ideas out there in the world? Is our society becoming too complex?

  Apr 12 2011: Thanks so much for your response Julie! You're right, social complexity, evolution, discovery and "enlightenment" occur in ebbs and flows. It would be very interesting to visualise this using a graphic.
  
  Maybe what I meant was - fragmentation - which leads to complexity of systems, platforms, information and processes which are yet to be accessible symmetrically and synchronously to all. As Schumpeter saw it, waves of innovation have occurred over time with intermittent stages of "creative destruction".
  
  But at what cost will our obsession with technology and progress come? You point out a really important point about sustainability. Maybe, given that we can exercise enough self-control, technology will be the answer to improving sustainability in our lives? Let's hope so!

• A comment on Conversation: Online Kiosk that sells individual articles (magazines, archives etc.) and allows users to access all content through a single homepage/app.

  Apr 10 2011: It sounds like a really good idea. Would you be charging users some sort of entry or establishment cost? I presume you would need to cover the costs of developing the platform somehow...
  
  Or would it be free for users, but extract some sort of commission from publications and media publishers? Presumably they would see the benefits of greater convenience leading to increased readership, however would they be wary of having their content be displayed alongside potential competitors?