[LINK] Bleeding obvious? - BUSINESS INNOVATION AND THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

[Antony Barry]

On 05/03/2011, at 3:23 PM, Tom Koltai wrote:

> Today's young people don't have the understanding of Kalamazoo systems
> or other non computerised commercial systems, therefore I think the
> report has little "new" value. Yet it's value possibly lies in the
> ability to justify ICT to persons that do not currently use computers. 


As I got into administration and it became frowned upon if I actually wanted to do something myself rather than direct somebody to do it. I often found if there was something that conventional wisdom said couldn't be done give it to somebody young and bright who didn't know it was supposed to be impossible/unworkable/difficult especially if I had a bright idea about how to tackle it. It was guerilla management as I usually had to bypass my middle management subordinates and drop hints and suggestions two or three levels down. It often worked but I got lots of grumbles to my supervisor and "who me? I just made a suggestion" defence didn't work all the time ;^)

Bright young people who don't know it cant be done are nearly always the innovators.

Tony
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