@ the intersection of people & technology » ecosystems http://www.markgammon.com Sociology | Technology | Education | Innovation | Geekery Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:05:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Ecosystem Change http://www.markgammon.com/2009/10/ecosystem/ http://www.markgammon.com/2009/10/ecosystem/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:08:36 +0000 MG http://www.markgammon.com/?p=738 One of the many projects I’m engaged with right now is working with a group of fellow innovators who are exploring collaborative change processes in large ecosystems (eg. education and healthcare). Spearheaded by @sourcePOV and a core group of interested thought leaders, the group is meeting regularly for discussions (fairly high level right now) about the evolution of complex systems and implementing change within these systems. Underpinning these discussions are the emerging attributes and value afforded by social media. As these social platforms continue to evolve (real-time hi-definition video conferencing and 3-d virtual collaborative spaces, for example), they are enabling new spaces and forms of information sharing and public collaboration. How might rapidly developing social media tools drive new opportunities for complex social change by engaging stakeholders, subject matter experts, and constituents in new ways and at differing times across the change process? How might early stage, on-the-ground, collaborative, and ongoing input from diverse stakeholders in an ecosystem open new opportunities for problem solving and system evolution? These are some of the underlying ideas and questions that we’re working with. Interested? While high-level at the moment, the goal is to move these ideas into action including small pilots within particular complex systems. I’d especially be interested in hearing from folks who might want to join an Edu specific team.

Check out these other spaces for more information and feel free to get in touch if you’d like to discuss and/or contribute.

http://sourcepov.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/eco-framework-1/

http://sourcepov.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/ecopm4/

http://smchat.ning.com/group/ecosys

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“We are working on reputation systems … You may not know someone is trustworthy, but other people who are trustworthy trust them.”One of the challenges, he said, is the balance between anonymity — anyone can create a twitter account — and reliability. He noted that anonymity was key to the Iranians posting images and news of the government crackdown.

“Anonymity was a key thing for the people there … How do you have anonymmity and trust … that is a key thing,” he said.

via cbsnews.com

These quotes from Evan Williams in this CBS News story are very intriguing. I’m interested in these “reputation systems” that Twitter is developing, how they will be implemented, and their effectiveness. What kind of systems can you think of that would address the complex intersections of anonymity and trust/credibility in an ecosystem like Twitter? Is this a real need and how will the Twitterverse respond to the implementation of some sort of reputation system?

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