Comments on: The Enterprise Octopus http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:02:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Vicki http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1616 Vicki Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:55:46 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1616 Aaron B. Hockley comments that "the real knowledge comes from the people who are the subject matter experts on the real-life use of X and Y." This is (unfortunately) true. Why unfortunate? Because Aaron Stout is also correct. "When someone leaves, most of their knowledge leaves with them". I don't believe that "most stuff isn't important." As the Getting Things Done philosohpy points out, you need to write Stuff down. You need to get "stuff" out of your head! The octopus is useless without his arms. All that "stuff" - written and stored - is how we communicate our knowledge with each other across time and space. Both the head AND the "stuff" are important! Aaron B. Hockley comments that “the real knowledge comes from the people who are the subject matter experts on the real-life use of X and Y.” This is (unfortunately) true. Why unfortunate? Because Aaron Stout is also correct. “When someone leaves, most of their knowledge leaves with them”.

I don’t believe that “most stuff isn’t important.” As the Getting Things Done philosohpy points out, you need to write Stuff down. You need to get “stuff” out of your head!

The octopus is useless without his arms. All that “stuff” - written and stored - is how we communicate our knowledge with each other across time and space. Both the head AND the “stuff” are important!

]]> By: Go Big Always - Anatomy of the Enterprise Octopus http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1591 Go Big Always - Anatomy of the Enterprise Octopus Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:09:17 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1591 [...] of you may have read the original Enterprise Octopus post, which introduced the icon and explained the difference between The Enterprise Octopus [...] […] of you may have read the original Enterprise Octopus post, which introduced the icon and explained the difference between The Enterprise Octopus […]

]]> By: Go Big Always - 4 Places you can find Jive at Enterprise 2.0 this week http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1540 Go Big Always - 4 Places you can find Jive at Enterprise 2.0 this week Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:42:32 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1540 [...] Megan Ross Farrell and some of the rest of us will be boothing it here and there. We’ll have Enterprise Octopus and Norman Naysayer stickers as pictured on my laptop above. If you’re nice, we’ll give [...] […] Megan Ross Farrell and some of the rest of us will be boothing it here and there. We’ll have Enterprise Octopus and Norman Naysayer stickers as pictured on my laptop above. If you’re nice, we’ll give […]

]]> By: Jive so far « Connected http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1408 Jive so far « Connected Fri, 30 May 2008 18:56:18 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1408 [...] arrive the evening of June 9, and plan to work the Jive booth June 11. Stop by to get some Enterprise Octopus stickers, assuming we have any [...] […] arrive the evening of June 9, and plan to work the Jive booth June 11. Stop by to get some Enterprise Octopus stickers, assuming we have any […]

]]> By: Cheese, mullets, and octopus show us the way « Blog Duffy http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1371 Cheese, mullets, and octopus show us the way « Blog Duffy Wed, 28 May 2008 21:27:11 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1371 [...] Enterprise Octopus:  From Sam Lawrence of Jive the Enterprise Octopus is a way to look at collaboration for the enterprise.  The head of the octopus being where people [...] […] Enterprise Octopus:  From Sam Lawrence of Jive the Enterprise Octopus is a way to look at collaboration for the enterprise.  The head of the octopus being where people […]

]]> By: Norman Naysayer can be a good person http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1293 Norman Naysayer can be a good person Sat, 24 May 2008 14:41:39 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1293 [...] previously wrote about the Enterprise Octopus and now he has introduced Norman Naysayer. To understand my post you would have to read both the [...] […] previously wrote about the Enterprise Octopus and now he has introduced Norman Naysayer. To understand my post you would have to read both the […]

]]> By: Go Big Always - “Norman Naysayer,” the Enterise Octopus arch nemesis http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1258 Go Big Always - “Norman Naysayer,” the Enterise Octopus arch nemesis Fri, 23 May 2008 12:07:50 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-1258 [...] The Enterprise Octopus has a nemesis. His name is Norman Naysayer. You might think the Enterprise Octopus’ nemesis would be a boat propeller but Norman is the real deal. You all know Norman. He’s the guy who sits across the table and throws obstacles at you. [...] […] The Enterprise Octopus has a nemesis. His name is Norman Naysayer. You might think the Enterprise Octopus’ nemesis would be a boat propeller but Norman is the real deal. You all know Norman. He’s the guy who sits across the table and throws obstacles at you. […]

]]> By: Go Big Always - Octopus sightings http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-989 Go Big Always - Octopus sightings Tue, 06 May 2008 08:33:49 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-989 [...] popular demand, here are some pics and links of The Enterprise Octopus from Web 2.0 Expo. In case you don’t know who the Entperise Octopus is, she’s the icon for Social Software .... I’m pretty sure I looked like a big Gomer in most of this, but hey, I was sitting in a [...] […] popular demand, here are some pics and links of The Enterprise Octopus from Web 2.0 Expo. In case you don’t know who the Entperise Octopus is, she’s the icon for Social Software …. I’m pretty sure I looked like a big Gomer in most of this, but hey, I was sitting in a […]

]]> By: Behind the Scenes: The Enterprise Octopus -- Jim Goings http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-879 Behind the Scenes: The Enterprise Octopus -- Jim Goings Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:07:59 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-879 [...] been watching the development of the Enterprise Octopus ever since Sam posted about him. (Yes, Sam, I know you think he’s a she, but she’s not [...] […] been watching the development of the Enterprise Octopus ever since Sam posted about him. (Yes, Sam, I know you think he’s a she, but she’s not […]

]]> By: Jamie Collins http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-856 Jamie Collins Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:57:17 +0000 http://gobigalways.com/the-enterprise-octopus/#comment-856 "the octopus does not possess stereognosis; that is, it does not form a mental image of the overall shape of the object it is handling. It can detect local texture variations, but cannot integrate the information into a larger picture." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus). Sounds like the typical enterprise to me :) Jamie. -- “the octopus does not possess stereognosis; that is, it does not form a mental image of the overall shape of the object it is handling. It can detect local texture variations, but cannot integrate the information into a larger picture.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus). Sounds like the typical enterprise to me :)

Jamie.

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