Yesterday Robert wrote about the power of collaborative applications in the workplace.
Today I spent most of my day hearing about the power of collaborative applications in government.
I'm a bit tired to be writing about it now, but it's obvious that we're at the beginning of the end of something annoying, and the start of something wonderful.
Being able to share and easily work with others will save industries. Maybe not IT, but for creative or scientific types, open collaboration over distance is a game changer.
The U.S. is flattening. Think globalization, but white collar on a domestic scale.
Professions are going to have to change.
Think about this. What if I was an attorney admitted to the DC bar. I have a 202 area code, a mailing address in DC, and I regularly try cases before Courts in DC.
But I'm in Hawaii. I have a VOIP PBX that forwards to my mobile phone, and I spend part of my year on the beach. I do my research on my laptop with Lexis-Nexis with an EvDO card.
Now imagine if I have a partner in Texas with the same setup.
Why do I need an office?
Rules need to adapt. Thnink about it.
Today I spent most of my day hearing about the power of collaborative applications in government.
I'm a bit tired to be writing about it now, but it's obvious that we're at the beginning of the end of something annoying, and the start of something wonderful.
Being able to share and easily work with others will save industries. Maybe not IT, but for creative or scientific types, open collaboration over distance is a game changer.
The U.S. is flattening. Think globalization, but white collar on a domestic scale.
Professions are going to have to change.
Think about this. What if I was an attorney admitted to the DC bar. I have a 202 area code, a mailing address in DC, and I regularly try cases before Courts in DC.
But I'm in Hawaii. I have a VOIP PBX that forwards to my mobile phone, and I spend part of my year on the beach. I do my research on my laptop with Lexis-Nexis with an EvDO card.
Now imagine if I have a partner in Texas with the same setup.
Why do I need an office?
Rules need to adapt. Thnink about it.
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