http://wwc.demillo.com/2009/12/28/the-saga-of-eric-the-red-and-the-anthropology-of-innovation-a-parable/ When innovation and execution collide Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:46:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://wwc.demillo.com/2009/12/28/the-saga-of-eric-the-red-and-the-anthropology-of-innovation-a-parable/#comment-127 January 2010 Links: Foundation Giving, Weatherization, Science, Borders, and More Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:17:53 +0000 http://wwc.demillo.com/?p=565#comment-127 [...] "15th Century Greenland has something in common with IBM in 1980: a belief that historically successful behavior will succeed in the [...] [...] “15th Century Greenland has something in common with IBM in 1980: a belief that historically successful behavior will succeed in the [...]

]]> http://wwc.demillo.com/2009/12/28/the-saga-of-eric-the-red-and-the-anthropology-of-innovation-a-parable/#comment-84 beki70 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:09:59 +0000 http://wwc.demillo.com/?p=565#comment-84 I really enjoyed this post, as usual. It's given me much to think about, and caused reflections on my own experiences in large corporations. I remember how hard it was to make even the smallest of changes--I had a 6 month "discussion" with someone about changing a configuration management system for a small software project. I think that it's very hard for people who've never worked in large companies to grasp how slowly they move. I knew people who thought it was a problem with the company they worked for, but my experience is that it's ubiquitous. But now I am wondering whether that's actually a property (and one that seems important in your post) that can be changed. I am not sure, if I ever was before (generally an organizational pessimist I suppose ;-) I really enjoyed this post, as usual. It’s given me much to think about, and caused reflections on my own experiences in large corporations. I remember how hard it was to make even the smallest of changes–I had a 6 month “discussion” with someone about changing a configuration management system for a small software project. I think that it’s very hard for people who’ve never worked in large companies to grasp how slowly they move. I knew people who thought it was a problem with the company they worked for, but my experience is that it’s ubiquitous. But now I am wondering whether that’s actually a property (and one that seems important in your post) that can be changed. I am not sure, if I ever was before (generally an organizational pessimist I suppose

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