http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin Comment Feed for Ken Hardin Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:01:28 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2010-01-10T00:01:28Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/the-elusive-roi-of-improving-communication/?cs=24503#comment-35267 Great article, Ken. I think you are pointing to the value in the 'social' part of the knowledge network. Experts come together, innovation happens. However, the best of technologies (whether 2.0 Enteprise solutions, Web 2.0 online technology, or simply Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:01:28 GMT Jeff Wilfong http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/the-elusive-roi-of-improving-communication/?cs=24503#comment-35267 2010-01-10T00:01:28Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/oh-boy-a-grumpy-managers-observations-on-millennials/?cs=35762#comment-33624 I am a techie by default. Went to Uni a little later than some. Studied communications, writing, film, video, all the visual creative stuff. Thats how I find myself now in QA. I love it. I am good at it. But I agree with your point about focus and Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:23:01 GMT Collie http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/oh-boy-a-grumpy-managers-observations-on-millennials/?cs=35762#comment-33624 2009-10-15T16:23:01Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-33240 Yes, I agree.  That was basically my point, but you said it better. So, thank you!  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:19:34 GMT User1711148 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-33240 2009-09-21T15:19:34Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/google-and-twitter--its-the-ads-stupid/?cs=31571#comment-33232 Check out Top 50 Stupid, Bad, Banned Ads and Commercials Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:18:36 GMT Michael Garmahis http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/google-and-twitter--its-the-ads-stupid/?cs=31571#comment-33232 2009-09-20T23:18:36Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-33222 Well I sort of agree but I think that within 'Best' Practice there has to be room to innovate or (almost by definition) there is a practice that is better!   Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:06:17 GMT RegMigrant http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-33222 2009-09-19T06:06:17Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-33217 It sounds like the terms "Best Practices" and "Innovation" need to be better defined.  My opinion is that both are important and need to exist. But like anything else, they need to remain in their place.  For instance, consider the senario Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:32:45 GMT Bryan Moore http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-33217 2009-09-18T18:32:45Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-33216 Edison famously treated his attempts to get a light bulb working as just discovering ways not to do it right, a positive, healthy attitude to innovation. He also did his work in a lab keeping excellent records etc, best practice for his time and equally Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:46:24 GMT RegMigrant http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-33216 2009-09-18T17:46:24Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-33076 So much becomes semantics. But I think we're in agreement here - Seems like there's three steps: What you can do - that's where innovation comes in What you should do - that's an analytical step that tries to weed out innovations that are clearly not Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:28:18 GMT M Ellard http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-33076 2009-09-09T03:28:18Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-32967 I believe that the point is not to be receptive to failure, but to change the way how you define what you do. Everybody looks like to be adopting the classic model of production (r&d-product-production-market) when they could be working with Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:57:56 GMT Flávio Pimentel http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-32967 2009-09-03T16:57:56Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-32961 As you say, an interesting but ultimately unresolvable discussion.  My two cents - there is one area where innovation and best practices (in the "process" sense you use it here) will always be in conflict: failure.  Best practice processes Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:02:40 GMT MikeHarris http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/better-practices-often-the-best-results-of-innovation/?cs=35477#comment-32961 2009-09-03T15:02:40Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/gmail-outages-bring-out-the-neo-luddite-in-me/?cs=35437#comment-32919 Oops.  That was supposed to say, it's right up there with oxygen and electricity.  Embarrassing when the first comment self-destructs. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:21:13 GMT Geörgy Martin http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/gmail-outages-bring-out-the-neo-luddite-in-me/?cs=35437#comment-32919 2009-09-02T02:21:13Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/gmail-outages-bring-out-the-neo-luddite-in-me/?cs=35437#comment-32918 Yes, I suppose e-mail is right up there with oxygen and e-mail.  Now that's addiction. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:19:59 GMT Geörgy Martin http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/gmail-outages-bring-out-the-neo-luddite-in-me/?cs=35437#comment-32918 2009-09-02T02:19:59Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/google-keeps-me-up-at-night-caffeine-or-no/?cs=34870#comment-32557 Thanks, Nate - I'll check it out Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:30:57 GMT KenHardin http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/google-keeps-me-up-at-night-caffeine-or-no/?cs=34870#comment-32557 2009-08-12T21:30:57Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/google-keeps-me-up-at-night-caffeine-or-no/?cs=34870#comment-32546 comparegoogle.com is pretty cool. It shows the difference in search results for the two algorithms. Just put in some keywords and see what changed. Could be helpful for SEO engineers. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:46:04 GMT Nate@Doubleshot http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/google-keeps-me-up-at-night-caffeine-or-no/?cs=34870#comment-32546 2009-08-11T23:46:04Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/social-media-remains-frustratingly-soft/?cs=32566#comment-32281 Ken I understand where you are coming from but I think that you are perhaps not fully informed.  There is no doubt that it is a "young media" especially from a business perspective, and also that you need a well thought out process and approach for Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:10:13 GMT Walter Adamson http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/social-media-remains-frustratingly-soft/?cs=32566#comment-32281 2009-07-22T06:10:13Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/new-virtual-machine-for-multi-core-apps/?cs=24110#comment-31962 Great blogging! write more about "virtual machine". Thank you! Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:26:05 GMT yajivtech http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/new-virtual-machine-for-multi-core-apps/?cs=24110#comment-31962 2009-06-26T00:26:05Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/yep-folks-are-in-no-rush-for-new-os/?cs=32725#comment-31565 Ken,   First (and I know you know this but for the benefit of your readers), when we get to: "post something to the effect of, “A leading industry expert has just announced that she fully endorses an idea that I wrote about a month ago.”" it's Fri, 22 May 2009 17:54:22 GMT DennisByron http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/yep-folks-are-in-no-rush-for-new-os/?cs=32725#comment-31565 2009-05-22T17:54:22Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/yep-folks-are-in-no-rush-for-new-os/?cs=32725#comment-31544 This reminds me of a story I heard when I was a kid -- A potter, after hearing so many complaints from his customers, prays to God to grant him a boon whereby all pots made by him are unbreakable. God, after failing to convince the potter about the Fri, 22 May 2009 05:22:47 GMT Sateesh http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/yep-folks-are-in-no-rush-for-new-os/?cs=32725#comment-31544 2009-05-22T05:22:47Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/yep-folks-are-in-no-rush-for-new-os/?cs=32725#comment-31538 Brilliant. I will let go of XP only when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers... Thu, 21 May 2009 16:29:10 GMT FMJohnson http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/yep-folks-are-in-no-rush-for-new-os/?cs=32725#comment-31538 2009-05-21T16:29:10Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/social-media-remains-frustratingly-soft/?cs=32566#comment-31467 Social Media isn't just about products and consumers, its about connecting with a greater world you would otherwise not have the opportunity to interact with.  Something you can't put a benchmark or $$ sign on.  Its priceless...   Thu, 14 May 2009 21:31:37 GMT Melissa http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/hardin/social-media-remains-frustratingly-soft/?cs=32566#comment-31467 2009-05-14T21:31:37Z