August 25, 2005

buckets

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Sig's talking about "Flow" again:

If nature was designed like today's business and software, water would trickle down the valley in buckets, from bucket to bucket.
More specifically:
We have wireless in coffee shops, Skyping on transatlantic flights, Blackberries, smartphones and laptops wherever we go - why not let (server based) systems do the delivery of work-orders, run the events, do the transactions and capture the data? Why not have the flows defined with loops and warts and all ready to be refined daily as the organisations learns and grows?

"Anataxonomy" and "Flow", combine those two principles and use the wonders of technology accordingly.

So what does this mean? Sure, we're already getting used to the idea of big commercial Open-Source software companies like Spikesource. But what about non-software? Open-Source Exxon's? Open-Source General Motors's?

This is when "Flow" starts getting REALLY important.

[Disclosure: Sig and I work together. Thingamy software etc.]

Posted by hugh macleod at August 25, 2005 1:17 AM | TrackBack
Comments


I think that open source software really only exists becuase of the low cost of entry... Basically I can turn my brainwaves into software by wiggling my fingers. Collectively, a bunch of us can build a community of finger-wigglers, and we can make something amazing and useful.

Right now, doesn't the huge up-front investment required in an open source Exxon (ships, rigs, etc) totally preclude such a thing from even coming close to existing?

Posted by: goodgord at August 25, 2005 2:35 AM

Dear Hugh,

Exciting times indeed. Basically its those of us who are happy making a reasonable living from our own work VS those who want to carry on living off the work of others.

Open Source Exxons and General motors will be cool. Open source money will be even cooler. The finacial system is pretty much stacked in favour of those who already have a lot and emphasises competitive behaviour. Alternative currency systems are great and are making stady progress worldwide.

Posted by: simon tzu at August 25, 2005 4:28 PM