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A book that is widely blogged (see Allconsuming.net ) Emergence is one of those books that , like Cluetrain did for me about 2 and a half years ago, has me blogging about new observations — new for me, that is) Cluetrain was actually what got me into blogging. It got me pumped about the power of conversation, and led me to David Weinberger’s Small Pieces Loosely Joined and Chris Locke’s Gonzo Marketing, both of which heartly recommended Blogging as a way to “join the conversation”. Emergence , via accounts of how Emergent theory …uh, “emerged” and what that means to the development of SOFTWARE that can mimic “emergent” steps…..all of that has me looking again at the “emergent qualities” of blogging and online community, and how the Church simply HAS to take notice or fall victim to the warning “If you don’t like CHANGE, you’re going to like OBSELESCENCE even less”…..I blogged about that quip when I first saw it here) I’m only half way through it, and Johnson has just begun to talk about software. |
This is one of the best books I read this last year.
Wow , Joe. What an impressive list of recommendations for your book! Campolo, MClaren, Sweet, Burke, Hunter. I just had the opportunity and pleasure of meeting Brian Mclaren back on the 8th of this month. I’m so glad I got the chance to hear some of his thoughts, and talk with him a little. I might have missed out on his writing. I read a book that he and Campolo (a long time favorite of mine) did together.
I’ll have to check it out!
Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll welcome your comments anytime!
Dale