Continued light blogging from me as I’ve worked on several projects simultaneously. Several of these are related to Web 2.0, distributed/virtual work systems and Extension futures research. One recurring item that I continue to see related to Web 2.0 is the new (fill in the blank) ___2.0 of everything. Education 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 are current examples. All feature interesting arguments about how Web 2.0 activities are leading to structural changes in organizations and how we work. Hopefully I will post more on all of these soon. I’m hoping to use the upcoming ESP 2007 call for papers as a deadline to put together a proposal and potential JOE article on Extension 2.0. This would include the opportunities (I think they are great) and some of the hype. Any feedback is appreciated or comments are appreciated!
For now, here is a link to an interesting Harvard Business School case study on the debate about having an Enterprise 2.0 post on Wikipedia.
[...] My Extension 2.0 paper proposal for this fall’s ESP conference has been accepted. I’ve been actively collecting enterprise 2.0 and web 2.0 type posts, reports, documents, etc. to help prepare for the presentation and some related journal articles. Any ideas, suggestions or just pointing me to new resources is greatly appreciated. Related to this, I’m also part of a team that has a session on virtual work in Extension. For delicious users, here is my current delicious Extension 2.0 list. [...]