Chapter 2: The Perfect Storm

"How Technology, Demographics, and Global Economics Are Converging for the First Category 6 Business Revolution"
... "In this chapter we have tried to substantiate the new promise and imperatives of collaboration. We have argued that the coming together of a global platform for collaboration, a generation that grew up collaborating, and a global economy that enables new forms of economic cooperation is creating the conditions for a perfect storm that will drive deep changes in the strategy and architecture of firms" (p. 63)

As educators, we see and interact with a generation of students well before they enter the workplace. Are schools preparing students adequately for this "new" world? Are we helping students "connect to external ideas" or develop "collaborative habits?" Can you share an example from your classroom that demonstrates this?

Please post your 3-2-1 reflection and ideas or examples as a comment.

Chapter 1: The Art and Science of Peer Production

"The new mass collaboration is changing how companies and societies harness knowledge and capability to innovate and create value. This affects just about every sector of society and every aspect of management."

The authors go on to discuss the concepts of openness, peering, sharing and acting globally -- ideas that defy conventional wisdom in the business world. How can these concepts apply in education? Can you envision a "collaboration economy" for schools?

Please post your 3-2-1 reflection as a comment.

Wikinomics and Education?

Welcome to our study of "Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything: by Donald Tapscott and Anthony Williams. We will be reading and discussing this book over the next several months, and will use this blog to document our ideas. Please feel free to join us and comment along the way.

Co-author Anthony Williams states on his blog (http://anthonydwilliams.com/wikinomics/),

"With vivid and engaging examples, WIKINOMICS explains how smart firms are harnessing mass collaboration in powerful new ways to drive innovation and success. The new mass collaboration presents far-reaching opportunities for every company and, most of all, for you."

Throughout this book study we will explore the ideas and concepts presented in "Wikinomics" and its implication for education. Are "smart" educators harnessing mass collaboration in new ways as well?

3-2-1...
For each chapter, recall 3 new ideas or nuggets of information you learned; share 2 reasons you believe this is important to you as an educator, or education in general; and reflect on 1 thing you might "do" differently as a result of your discovery.

Timeline:
9/24 Read Intro through pg. 64 (Ch. 1 & 2)
11/5 Read pgs. 65 - 124 (Ch. 3 & 4)
1/21 Read pgs. 124-182 (Ch. 5 & 6)
2/4 Read pgs. 183-238 (Ch. 7 & 8)
3/18 Read pgs. 239-287 (Ch. 9 & 10)
4/30 Read pgs. 288-315 (Ch. 11)