• Why I care about power in organizations

    Sep 21 2008

    Knowledge of the power network is a resource that, when controlled, gives power. Revealing that knowledge to everyone keeps people from monopolizing it at the expense of all.

  • Summary: The medium is the massage

    Sep 21 2008

    In The Medium is the Massage, McLuhan discusses different media and their effects on individuals, cognition and society. The graphic design of this book is said to have been the basis for the design of Wired magazine.

  • Wherin I become the agent of Big Brother, temporarily

    Sep 16 2008

    Perhaps I could use archives of all the e-mail sent within an organization to reveal the power relationships within an org. Big Brother would be watching you.

  • Power relationships and empowerment

    Sep 16 2008

    Power both enables people to achieve their goal and prevents them from achieving them. I want to reveal these relationsihps to everyone in an org.

  • Choose something you love

    Sep 13 2008

    Studying for your Ph.D. is the process of becoming an expert on a topic; be sure that you love it, because you’ll live with it for ten years.