freely seeping through the walls of the garden

Freely Seeping Through the Walls of the Garden

Thomas Vander WalPresented to: Reboot 10

Copenhagen, Denmark :: 26 June 2008

Organizations love hierarchy

President

VP

Director Director Director

VP

Director Director

Hierarchy leads to compartmentalization

President

VP

Director Director Director

VP

Director Director

or walled gardens

Walled gardens inhibit creativity & sharing...

by limiting cross-pollination

But...

Walled gardens create comfortable

environments

People average connections to only

10 others

Most people need the comfort of the few

Small groups of people we know

Ease fear

Elements of Social Software

Identity Object

Presence

Collaboration

Actions

Groups

Sharing

ReputationRelationships

Conversation

BuildOrder

Identity Object

Presence

Actions

Sharing

Reputation

Relationship

Conversation

Groups

Collaboration

InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2008

Spheres of Sociality

Mob

Collective

Selective

Personal

But...

Getting information out of the walled garden

When people are comfortable...

garden walls must be permeable

Sharing out, one by one

Share with groups

Provides...

Connecting Distant People

Increased Understanding

Everybody gets smarter

Thank you!

InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2008

URL: http://infocloudsolutions.comE-mail: thomas@infocloudsolutions.comE-mail: thomas@vanderwal.netAIM: vanderwalSkype: tjvanderwal