http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/02/when-everyone-knows-everything/ at the intersection of technology, philosophy, and politics (and some other things). Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/02/when-everyone-knows-everything/#comment-5679 Hugh Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:12:12 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/02/when-everyone-knows-everything/#comment-5679 @ian: KM may be driven by corporations, but from my experience it sure isn't mostly driven by corporations, it's mostly driven by the techheads I know and know of ... including myself. But whoever is driving it, it is happening & will continue to happen. so, the question isn't whether that's good or bad, it's rather, what should we do considering it's going to happen no matter what. how should we live our lives in this context, what sort of tools should we build to try to make sure that human interactions remain rich and meaningful and plentiful (assuming we want human interactions to remain, perhaps some people don't). @ian: KM may be driven by corporations, but from my experience it sure isn’t mostly driven by corporations, it’s mostly driven by the techheads I know and know of … including myself. But whoever is driving it, it is happening & will continue to happen. so, the question isn’t whether that’s good or bad, it’s rather, what should we do considering it’s going to happen no matter what. how should we live our lives in this context, what sort of tools should we build to try to make sure that human interactions remain rich and meaningful and plentiful (assuming we want human interactions to remain, perhaps some people don’t).

]]> http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/02/when-everyone-knows-everything/#comment-5676 Ian Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:07:55 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/03/02/when-everyone-knows-everything/#comment-5676 This is what is explored in the new field of Knowledge Management. Mostly driven by corporations, KM seeks to take what people know tacitly and make it explicit. The savvy commuter stuck in a jam with hundreds of techno-commuters is suffering the consequences of the enormous knowledge networks this type of thinking creates. Not only do I feel sad for the devaluing of the search for information, I also feel a sense of loss for the human relationships once formed in the transfer of tacit knowledge. The GPS-enabled need not ask for directions, but also, in a world with allrecipes.com, I can't remember the last time I called my mom for a recipe. This is what is explored in the new field of Knowledge Management. Mostly driven by corporations, KM seeks to take what people know tacitly and make it explicit. The savvy commuter stuck in a jam with hundreds of techno-commuters is suffering the consequences of the enormous knowledge networks this type of thinking creates. Not only do I feel sad for the devaluing of the search for information, I also feel a sense of loss for the human relationships once formed in the transfer of tacit knowledge. The GPS-enabled need not ask for directions, but also, in a world with allrecipes.com, I can’t remember the last time I called my mom for a recipe.

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