Isolation Connectivity

Bernie DeKoven, in his article, pointed out how our age dislikes to be taught or involve in any office politics. Yes, Indeed… Our generation was born with computer and cell-phone. I prefer not to ask questions, but to google, I prefer not to read manuals for my cell-phone, but to explore and learn from MY mistakes. If anything wrong happens, I go to web forum where people share their mistakes and success. It is quicker and does not require any human interaction which in most cases, slows down the process.

However, in some cases, you really need someone who knows the subject, and there is collaborative communicating tool which allows you to interact with people without meeting them. Now, with information overload environment of web and all the collaborative software, there is no excuse for one to be an ignorant. If you don’t know how, you contact someone who knows or search online. To keep up with the quicker operation cycle and rapid changes in business environment, web-based communication is critical.

Now there is another problem. “teamwork, supercharged” mentioned that “No matter how good the collaboration tool, you may have to knock some heads to force people out of old habits.” Yes, the switching to new technology creates lot of stress especially those who are not familiar with the technologies like my parents… However, this is not the technology causing them stress, but it is our generation pushing them forward. Technology has been waiting for the market to be matured, and here we are with all the potential and technology.

However, I also am concerned about the technology and communication as I type the posting at 2:00am alone in the living room, waiting for my friends in Japan to be online on my skype. It seems rather ironic that technology made everything so connected that you can totally operate business in isolation. It is efficient, but I just wonder what our kids would get born with…