The introduction of consumer driven Web 2.0 technologies into businesses is set to usher in a phase of productivity growth that could surpass that of the late 1990\u2019s boom, says John Chambers, chairman and chief executive of Cisco Systems.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are at the very beginning of the next phase of creativity, that will last, I think \u2026 probably 15 years,\u201d said Mr Chambers.\u00a0 \u201cBut it will have more impact because \u2026 the power of [connecting] many to many allows you to do things at a dramatically different speed.\u201d\u00a0 ((Allison, Kevin, Waters, Richard and Guerrera, Francesco.\u00a0 July 16, 2007.\u00a0 \u201cCisco says Web 2.0 will boost productivity.\u201d\u00a0 Financial Times, Companies and Markets, Page 15.))<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This makes great sense.\u00a0 We\u2019ve already seen blogs and wikis deployed in technology R&D environments where collaboration is critical.\u00a0 What is exciting to watch is to see how the development of \u201cmany to many\u201d technologies will manifest outside of R&D environments to spur business innovation.\u00a0 I agree with Mr Chambers and I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve seen the tip of the iceberg yet regarding where this will lead us.<\/p>\n
I like the description of Web 2.0 as \u201cconsumer driven.\u201d\u00a0 In our world of blogs and wikis and tags, this is certainly true.\u00a0 If you reflect on how these technologies are deployed internally within an organization, this is also surprisingly true.\u00a0 Technologies may be installed centrally within an organization\u2019s data center, but the utilization of that technology is almost entirely managed by the user population.<\/p>\n
Certainly you might have a manager or owner of the technology somewhere that provides structure and rules around what is acceptable and appropriate, or to ensure that usage of the technology provides sufficient forward movement.\u00a0 However, the overall management of the technologies actually come from the user population.\u00a0 Content and ideas generated are a result of the network of people without facilitation.<\/p>\n
As with prior discussions about Web 2.0 and HR, I think we\u2019ll just have to sit back and watch where this takes us.\u00a0 For those lucky few who find new applications for this technology, these will be exciting times indeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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