• Thoughts on the “Good Enough” Revolution

    Date: 2009.09.09 | Category: Organizational Pilates, Technology | Tags: ,

    I recently came across an interesting article by Robert Capps in Wired titled Online levitra : When Cheap and Simple is Just Fine".” href=”http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/magazine/17-09/ff_goodenough” target=”_blank”>”The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple is Just Fine”. As an organization that makes a strong effort to stay on top of the latest technology trends and tools, this article made me stop and think about our current uses of hardware and the requirements we have to operate efficiently. Brand viagra Purchase viagra Prospecto levitra

    As the article describes, products like the Flip Camera have “stunned the industry”, offering “cheap, fast and simple tools” that are extremely popular. The article points to several examples of customers moving towards easy-to-use tools that offer most (if not the majority) of the functionailty we need at a price that cannot be ignored (as is the case of cloud computing, where many software tools are free).

    Capps outlines three elements that participants of the “Good Enough Revolution” are focused on; ease of use, continuous availability, and low price. Cheap viagra online As he explains, “Thanks to the speed and connectivity of the digital age, we’ve stopped fussing over pixel counts, sample rates, and feature lists”. These elements resonate with what we’re building as a non-profit organization, and our goals to be an open-source organization (where our volunteers, staff, stakeholders and fans can participate and collaborate).

    As tech tools continue to become the method for which we produce great work (instead of becoming the work itself), do we need flashy options and endless capabilities (and lengthy trainin Levitra prix pharmacie g courses?) or do we need software that allows us to create, produce and remix awesome work without huge start-up times (and costs). I vote for the latter. Viagra sin receta Purchase viagra online As Shel Holtz has said in regards to social media, “It’s not about the tool, it’s about the conversation”.

    In evaluating new technical tools for our organization, I am faced with questions like “will our users pick up and start using the tool without much training Viagra for women ? Is it accessible and in the cloud Viagra bestellung ? Is it collaborativ Viagra alternatives e? I look for tools that can complete the task (ideally quicker and easier than desktop software), that don’t demand a huge learning curve, and at times, ones that have a “cool factor”.

    Maybe more importantly, the Good Enough Revolution is successful because it allows organizations to get started in using the tools now, and then adapt Pastillas levitra and grow in the future. Levitra pas cher  Picking up the “Good Enough” tools and running without a strategy isn’t the rea son why they are Levitra pill so popular.  In fact, using too many tools without a plan is a surefire way to confusion, disorganization and duplicated processes. Levitra contraindicaciones  Instead, organizations should look to “Good Enough” tools as a way to excute strategies and projects without commitments to expensive software, training and extended planning. Over the counter viagra  Get going, experiment and adapt.

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