{"id":399933,"date":"2010-03-07T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2010-03-07T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/innovation\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2010-03-07T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2010-03-07T11:00:08","slug":"edfix-call-7-afterthoughts-principles-of-change-%e2%80%93-macrowikinomics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/399933","title":{"rendered":"EDFix Call #7 afterthoughts: Principles of Change \u2013 Macrowikinomics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anthony Williams<\/a>, co-author of Wikinomics<\/a> and its forthcoming sequel, Macrowikinomics<\/a>, joined the EDFix call on Feb. 22 to give us his insights into new approaches for large-scale change we will increasingly see for addressing global issues.<\/p>\n

His thesis is that problems like climate change won't be solved by global initiatives like COP15<\/a> alone. We also need myriad small, distributed experiments and social innovations. These will help change percolate to every corner of the planet through willing participants, rather than relying on mandates or regulations from above.<\/p>\n

As Wikinomics describes, we're seeing creative new approaches to collaboration in efforts like open source software projects and Wikipedia. It was encouraging to hear Anthony describe how these approaches are being demonstrated in small projects (like Carbon Rally<\/a> and CARMA<\/a>) as well as adopted in large enterprises like IBM.<\/p>\n

Anthony's recent work helps to explain broader principles that enable these change strategies. He emphasized transparency, openness, and collaboration but also the concept of integrity and the need for inter-generational thinking. Mobile phones are very quickly connecting communities that are so poor that it seemed they would remain unheard forever. Business, governments and society are finding new symbiotic relationships.<\/p>\n

The next EDFix call<\/a>, on Monday March 8, will build on these themes to explore how principles learned from development of Open Source Software can be applied in other business settings. We'll be joined by Brian Behlendorf, who was part of the community that developed and managed the hugely successful Apache web server and is now applying what he learned to his work on health IT working with the Department of Health and Human Services. Please join us!<\/p>\n