Great post about these changing times. It enables me to act on the professional and personal level. Assume that it will have benefits for u2 (and probably also at the department and organizational level)
Found at Social Media Today | Moving beyond the industrial society.
Noted psychiatrist R. D. Laing said “we live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.” We live in a world that is on the leading edge of a major business (or maybe that’s societal) transformation, but like any widespread change, the shift away from the industrial model will take time. The change to social business is cultural and as such, threatens a great many concepts that we were brought up believing. It’s ingrained in our education system, our organizations and our businesses. As Seth Godin points out “our entire education system is designed to prepare people to work in factories, consume stuff, and believe this makes us happy.”
To be continued at http://socialmediatoday.com/SMC/177706?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Social+Media+Today+(all+posts)
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