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Great conversation - with valid concerns regarding how to preserve the integrity of the emergent profession known as "social media".
As some have pointed out, the development of professional licensing and/or certification is one way that other professions have sought to ensure the trustworthiness of practitioners.
What strikes me about this conversation is the remarkable similarity to issues that plagued an earlier "movement" - organizational learning. Peter Senge was perhaps the most visible leader of this enormous wave in the 1990's, and more can be learned about the concepts at: http://www.solonline.org/
How many of "us" were enthusiastic supporters of this way of thinking? And how many of us observed the rapid rise (and subsequent collapse) of the wave of "organizational learning" practitioners and Chief Learning Officers within many global organizations (e.g., Shell, Coca-Cola).
There are lessons to be learned from that experience - perhaps most eloquently defined by Peter Senge himself when describing how a social movement can easily become perceived as a "cult" by non-believers.
How To Spot Social Media Snake Oil
Recently colleague Peter Kim and myself found ourselves in close contact with a "social media expert". The problem is this expert was sucking in the feed of my blog without permission, attribution and had more holes in his resume than a slice of Swiss cheese. So how do you separate the social ...
21st Century Guilds
Who will lead their creation? It is my sincere belief that the guild system will return to prominence in the 21st century - as the most appropriate organizational "form" to harness the potential of we passionate creatives.
After all, wouldn't it be incredibly rewarding to commit to a genuine apprenticeship under the leadership of a master like John Hagel?
Seth Godin has more recently defined the "Tribe" as a new social form (http://tiny.cc/cIcwc) - and he could very well be onto something.
Rock on!
_ James
A Labor Day Manifesto for a New World
We speak on behalf of the creatives who are passionate about their work. They experience deep frustration today with the institutional barriers that have been put in their way as they seek to more effectively achieve their full potential. They want and need platforms that can help them connect ...
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