Comments on: Was Drucker right after all? http://www.timpeter.com/blog/2007/06/05/was-drucker-right-after-all/ Interactive marketing and e-commerce strategy blog for the local, mobile, social web Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:06:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: thinks » Blog Archive » Drucker and the future of free agency… http://www.timpeter.com/blog/2007/06/05/was-drucker-right-after-all/#comment-233 thinks » Blog Archive » Drucker and the future of free agency… Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:08:31 +0000 http://timpeter.dreamhosters.com/blog/?p=190#comment-233 [...] Anne and I continued the dialogue from the other day regarding Peter Drucker and paradigm shifts. While we’re not 100% aligned, [...] […] Anne and I continued the dialogue from the other day regarding Peter Drucker and paradigm shifts. While we’re not 100% aligned, […]

]]> By: thinks http://www.timpeter.com/blog/2007/06/05/was-drucker-right-after-all/#comment-122 thinks Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:29:32 +0000 http://timpeter.dreamhosters.com/blog/?p=190#comment-122 <strong>Is the connected age eliminating the reality of the information age?...</strong> Anne and I debated information workers vs. web workers some time back (you can review Anne’s side of the argument here and here and see my arguments here and here). Now, Anne seriously ups the ante over at GigaOM, making a strong case for what&#... Is the connected age eliminating the reality of the information age?…

Anne and I debated information workers vs. web workers some time back (you can review Anne’s side of the argument here and here and see my arguments here and here). Now, Anne seriously ups the ante over at GigaOM, making a strong case for what&#…

]]> By: Drucker and the future of free agency… » thinks http://www.timpeter.com/blog/2007/06/05/was-drucker-right-after-all/#comment-121 Drucker and the future of free agency… » thinks Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:56:40 +0000 http://timpeter.dreamhosters.com/blog/?p=190#comment-121 [...] So, Anne and I continued the dialogue from the other day regarding Peter Drucker and paradigm shifts. While we’re not 100% aligned, one of the key points where we agree is that what defines an organization now is changing. Companies are (very, very slowly) shifting away from the last-century, hierarchical model of Drucker’s day, moving towards more transient and transparent arrangements among employers and employees. The future model that makes the most sense to me - and which definitely would represent a paradigm shift for most businesses - actually isn’t new, at least in one industry. Davidow and Malone talk about it in "The Virtual Corporation" from 1992(!), as does Tom Peters in the excellent "The Circle of Innovation". It’s the film industry. Many film “companies” leverage the talents of free agents who come together only for the time it takes to complete their production, after which most move on to their next project. The “group-based, collaborative, wisdom-of-crowds” approach Anne points out definitely seems to require these fluid connections, where each member belongs to the “organization” only as long as necessary. This “free agent nation” definitely doesn’t mirror where most folks work today, but it certainly seems to signal where we’re going. [...] […] So, Anne and I continued the dialogue from the other day regarding Peter Drucker and paradigm shifts. While we’re not 100% aligned, one of the key points where we agree is that what defines an organization now is changing. Companies are (very, very slowly) shifting away from the last-century, hierarchical model of Drucker’s day, moving towards more transient and transparent arrangements among employers and employees. The future model that makes the most sense to me - and which definitely would represent a paradigm shift for most businesses - actually isn’t new, at least in one industry. Davidow and Malone talk about it in "The Virtual Corporation" from 1992(!), as does Tom Peters in the excellent "The Circle of Innovation". It’s the film industry. Many film “companies” leverage the talents of free agents who come together only for the time it takes to complete their production, after which most move on to their next project. The “group-based, collaborative, wisdom-of-crowds” approach Anne points out definitely seems to require these fluid connections, where each member belongs to the “organization” only as long as necessary. This “free agent nation” definitely doesn’t mirror where most folks work today, but it certainly seems to signal where we’re going. […]

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