The Facebook Generation vs. the Fortune 500

Gary Hamel, the old management guru, has published an impressive description of the net
generation and the philosophy of Web 2.0. Below are his 12 points. There's a link at bottom to see his entire article.

The concepts he articulates are consistent with those of Open Space. In fact, Open Space meeting format and principles provide a concrete way to live into this new way of leadership, just as web 2.0 tools and applications do. Open Space is a way to do it when it's face to face.

Our work in Haiti, which is primarily face to face but supported online with emails, list serves, wikis (in past) and now Google Sites is about leapfrogging Haiti from archaic to innovative leadership notions and practices.

1. All ideas compete on an equal footing.
2. Contribution counts for more than credentials.
3. Hierarchies are natural, not prescribed.
4. Leaders serve rather than preside.
5. Tasks are chosen, not assigned.
6. Groups are self-defining and -organizing.
7. Resources get attracted, not allocated.
8. Power comes from sharing information, not hoarding it.
9. Opinions compound and decisions are peer-reviewed.
10. Users can veto most policy decisions.
11. Intrinsic rewards matter most.
12. Hackers are heroes.

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