Social Media-based Collaboration

Characteristics

Gary Hamel in the Wall Street Journal article, “The Facebook Generation vs. the Fortune 500“ describes the following patterns of collaboration via Social Media:

"1. All ideas compete on an equal footing.

2. Contribution counts for more than credentials.

3. Hierarchies are natural, not prescribed.

4. Leaders serve rather than preside.

5. Tasks are chosen, not assigned.

6. Groups are self-defining and -organizing.

7. Resources get attracted, not allocated.

8. Power comes from sharing information, not hoarding it.

9. Opinions compound and decisions are peer-reviewed.

10. Users can veto most policy decisions.

11. Intrinsic rewards matter most.

12. Hackers are heroes." (http://blogs.wsj.com/management/2009/03/24/the-facebook-generation-vs-the-fortune-500/)