The prediction markets article is very interesting – glad to hear that coverage, discussion, and adoption of prediction markets is growing, although it is odd that the pace has not quickened even more. We’ll have to do something about that, eh?

Feel free to get in touch via e-mail, and I suspect we can discuss MANY things in quite a bit of depth. I am going to be on vacation for a week, however, so there will be a slight delay in response. If we can schedule something the first week of May, that would work well for me.

Incidentally, I’m personally always looking to send great writers/researchers in the direction of our (AIIM) magazine, E-Doc. If you are interested (or anyone else – please pipe up), I would be happy to introduce to the best people to facilitate getting great articles published.

Cheers,
Dan

Separately I’m intrigued by the findings of your E2.0 survey.
http://www.slideshare.net/dan.keldsen/enterprise-20-knowledge-management-20/1

My same colleague, Victoria Axelrod and I are working on an article for “Effective Executive” Magazine for a special KM edition. It starts by revisiting Bob Buckman’s early initiatives that became known as KM. I have a quote from Buckman saying:

“What I really tried to manage and nurture was a culture that would encourage and expand the flow of knowledge.”

In light of this I found your study findings slide 54 with with it’s 4 C’s timely. Would appreciate the chance to further discuss as your schedule allows. Thanks.
~ Jenny

That night, I get home, and from NetFlix, awaiting me is a copy of the DVD of an hour-long presentation by Dan Pink on the book, which had been back-ordered for months. I’d forgotten it was even in my queue.

And here we are on The AppGap, and it comes up again, for a book that came out just over 3 years ago.

I agree with Ben – don’t see MBAs going away any time soon, as the designation does (and frequently, although not always, SHOULD) carry quite a bit of legitimacy to it.

But companies running out to hire MFAs instead of MBAs? Not a chance. I do believe smarter teams are being built these days, although that’s still more rare than common. (I’ve had somewhat of a front seat on that process, as my wife has been involved in Boston University’s School of Management, and their Center for Team Learning, for many years now)

I do agree that “design thinking” is beginning to penetrate into the heads of business managers and leaders, as well as into the minds of computer scientists and developers. But moving out of the easily quantifiable (or at least, quantifiable) world and into the mushy world of design, art, emotion, etc., is a tough one to teach, although it is certainly “learnable.”

Cheers,
Dan

“I consistently find my “studio” skills to be my most valuable asset”.

I wonder what ’studio skill” dimensions have proved valuable.

Reading your forecast about the strength of the MBA “brand” relative to MFA made me realize though that practically it’s probably increasingly an “and both’ world: MBA and MFA. Skills required are being ratcheted up in every direction.

Recently I co-wrote a piece on prediction markets for “Inside Knowledge Magazine” that included an interview with prediction markets guru Jed Christiansen. He made the case that:

Quote::

“Ever narrowing profits and a highly competitive business environment are driving use of ‘quants’; as Jed Cristiansen told us, “[they] are becoming more highly prized because the ‘easy’ profit in many industries is gone. As an industry matures, it needs more information and better analysis to keep profitability, thus the need for quants. I think this is certainly the case for
prediction markets”.

(Available at http://hanson.gmu.edu/press/Inside-Knowlege-3-08.pdf)

Tom Davenport’s “Competing on Analytics” that I’ve been re-reading advocates similarly I believe.

A complex world indeed.