I'm not sure I'm approaching this the way you were looking for, Michael,
but it appears to me that you are describing the phenomenon of knowledge
(or information) as a commodity. I don't remember precisely, but I think
it was Drucker who commented on this phenomenon--he said, in effect, that
knowledge was the new capital. But knowledge turned the rules of
economics on it's head because, even though I sold my knowledge (as a
knowledge worker) to my employer, I still got to keep the knowledge that I
sold. In fact, by selling my knowledge (in essence, sharing it), I had
actually added value to my own knowledge by getting new knowledge from my
employer (co-workers, etc). So, I sell this new commodity--get to keep it
and add to it simultaneously. I still find his book, The New Realities,
as fascinating read . . . and I hope I got close to his sense (any help
out there?) as well as providing a sensible response to your thoughts.
regards,
Doc
Michael Hertz wrote:
> I am currently chewing on some ideas that are tangentially related to the
> ideas of teams and team organization.
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