What Is This Blog?
This blog is an experiment in presenting an academic work for public commentary. We have taken the web introduction to our book Miracles and Nasty Surprises (found at http://remedy101.com) and converted it into smaller segments. Each segment is available for commentary (call this the talmudic approach).
The book authors (Hugo Letiche, Michael Lissack, and Ron Schultz) reserve the right to contribute their own commentary, to comment on the comments received, and to moderate the comments for relevance.
We welcome your contribution.
Michael and co-authors,
I have been part so far of three different undertakings of the similar kind in just over a year. The one that most closely resembles your desired outcome, namely and academic work, was carried out under overall title ‘We are Smarter than Me’ – http://www.wearesmarter.org/, first book at Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Are-Smarter-Than-Me/dp/0132244799 and second book (in preparation) http://www.wearesmarter.org/default.aspx?tabid=1583. I would be happy to pass on my impressions in a conversation.
Second one has just resulted in the publication of the book by Charles Leadbeater entitled ‘We-Think’. He used his website http://www.charlesleadbeater.net/orange-buttons/we-think.aspx and Wikia as a medium for collaboration on it http://www.wethinkthebook.net/book/what-you-can-do.aspx.
I have also interviewed him on the lessons he is learning about the process as part of the AssignmentZero program http://zero.newassignment.net/filed/innovation_collaborative_activity . Wired Magazine published ‘Lessons Learnt’ from this overall exercise at http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2007/07/assignment_zero_final?currentPage=all
and at http://www.editorsweblog.org/web_20/2007/07/assignment_zero_fumbling_towar.php
I wish you all the best in this undertaking
Lilly Evans
Lilly Evans
March 3, 2008 at 1:34 am
Interesting idea. Why have there been so few comments, do you think?
Jordi
July 7, 2008 at 7:34 pm