I met up with uber-geek and fellow collaborator Chris Raettig for one of our regular fat-chewing
sessions last week. One thread of our discussion was - as ever - the benefits of openness. In a chat about what people call variously The Delphi Affect/Wisdom of the Crowds/Collective Intelligence but I like to think of as Ask The Audience, Chris used a phrase which has been rattling around my noggin ever since: "Let The People Show You". For someone as closely involved in the open source movement as Chris such a view for product development is the norm. But it's in huge contrast to the way that traditional business and marketing works. Chris also drew my attention to this great quote from Howard Aiken: "Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If they are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats." Which this article by the super-sonic Cory Doctorow expands upon very nicely indeed using his practical experiences of book publishing....
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James
I think it was Sam Walton, the founder of WalMart who said, "customers have all the ideas... and they have all the money too".
Food for thought.
Graham Hill
Posted by: Graham Hill | December 05, 2006 at 02:05 PM