Good collaboration - The result of structured fighting - 22 views

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  #1 Velia Torres on 24 Mar 12

   

  Linuxcon & Shirky, C. (2011). Clay Shirky: Good Collaboration is Structured Fighting. Retrieved on March 22, 2012 from http://video.linux.com/videos/clay-shirky-good-collaboration-is-structured-fighting
  
  Shirky here associates collaboration with "structured fighting", he points out that structure is what makes all the difference and that it can lead to results and assist in identifying patterns in order to build better collaboration platforms and active communities.
  
  The idea that people who want to participate should not always be allowed to, stands out, as it is common view that the Internet is for all to have their say. Stackoverflow and StackExchange are employing the philosophy of filtering users. StackExchange handles topic areas beyond just programming and identifies trusted and active users. This creates filtration of contributors and assists in understanding communities and projects suitable for this type of collaboration. Shirky says that Internet etiquette always said that new users should prove themselves first but "no one did it". These sites are an "attempt to say that we don't have to treat all people the same".
  
  Open source projects like Linux originally exposed the power of large-scale collaboration, something that open source have given is the ability to manage this. To contribute to source code developers must prove themselves perhaps this is where many online collaboration platforms need to move in future. This cuts the size of the human pool but still allows for large-scale contribution because the whole world is still an option for contribution.
  
  Shirky explores the contributions made to opened systems and finds that a small group makes most of the edits as over 75% of contributors make only one edit. The seemingly large-scale collaboration is really run by small groups that care about the project. Should capable contributors be given privileges? It will be interesting to see online platforms exercising this approach and its something worth exploring.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Linuxcon & Shirky, C. (2011). Clay Shirky: Good Collaboration is Structured Fighting. Retrieved on March 22, 2012 from <a href="http://video.linux.com/videos/clay-shirky-good-collaboration-is-structured-fighting" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://video.linux.com/videos/clay-shirky-good-collaboration-is-structured-fighting</a> <br /> <br /> Shirky here associates collaboration with "structured fighting", he points out that structure is what makes all the difference and that it can lead to results and assist in identifying patterns in order to build better collaboration platforms and active communities. <br /> <br /> The idea that people who want to participate should not always be allowed to, stands out, as it is common view that the Internet is for all to have their say. Stackoverflow and StackExchange are employing the philosophy of filtering users. StackExchange handles topic areas beyond just programming and identifies trusted and active users. This creates filtration of contributors and assists in understanding communities and projects suitable for this type of collaboration. Shirky says that Internet etiquette always said that new users should prove themselves first but "no one did it". These sites are an "attempt to say that we don't have to treat all people the same". <br /> <br /> Open source projects like Linux originally exposed the power of large-scale collaboration, something that open source have given is the ability to manage this. To contribute to source code developers must prove themselves perhaps this is where many online collaboration platforms need to move in future. This cuts the size of the human pool but still allows for large-scale contribution because the whole world is still an option for contribution. <br /> <br /> Shirky explores the contributions made to opened systems and finds that a small group makes most of the edits as over 75% of contributors make only one edit. The seemingly large-scale collaboration is really run by small groups that care about the project. Should capable contributors be given privileges? It will be interesting to see online platforms exercising this approach and its something worth exploring.</div>

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  #2 Dean Strautins on 25 Mar 12

   

  Structured Fighting. Clay made it clear that the Internet on it's own is not going to bring World Peace. The more people get together the more they can disagree and fight. By applying a structure for people to get together to collaborate then the internet is more productive.
  
  Makes complete sense to me as I see people in social networks behaving like Headless Chickens not know what process to follow when they have a purpose they seek to achieve. I think this presentation ties in well to the fourth paper I posted in my assignment that looks at how organisations have deployed open collaboration and what sort of projects are suited to open collaboration.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Structured Fighting. Clay made it clear that the Internet on it's own is not going to bring World Peace. The more people get together the more they can disagree and fight. By applying a structure for people to get together to collaborate then the internet is more productive. <br /> <br /> Makes complete sense to me as I see people in social networks behaving like Headless Chickens not know what process to follow when they have a purpose they seek to achieve. I think this presentation ties in well to the fourth paper I posted in my assignment that looks at how organisations have deployed open collaboration and what sort of projects are suited to open collaboration.</div>

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