ZhurnalyWiki: FutureSymp

Some quips from a "Symposium on the Future" (held 26 February 1998, organized by comrade CD):

"Communication is human nature; knowledge-sharing is human nurture." (BB, quoting Alison Tucker)
"I actually believe that information gains value when we give it away." (EB)
"We have a spectacular tool for looking into the future. It's called history." (BF)
"The world is changing, and the notion of closed proprietary systems coming up with the right answer isn't going to work any more." (EB)
"The real state-of-the-art is people .... We are the most sophisticated technology in the world today." (BF)
"Let everyone be CEO!" (BB)
"Keep the meaning moving! How quickly can you figure out what something means, and how quickly can you get that to the people who need to know?" (EB)
"An individual without information cannot take responsibility. An individual who is given information cannot help but take responsibility." (BB, quoting Jan Carlson)
"Do you design systems to prevent the 0.1% [of employees] who will do something wrong, or to help the 99.9% who will do the right thing? ... When you give people freedom to do things, it seems that they do the right stuff." (BB)
"The answer to most important questions is 'Both'!" (EB)

(see ^zhurnal BuckMantras (13 April 2001))