Comments on: Using Social Media To Challenge The Status Quo http://www.thesmartworkcompany.com/2009/05/using-social-media-to-challenge-the-status-quo/ The smart way to smart working Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:12:08 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anne Marie http://www.thesmartworkcompany.com/2009/05/using-social-media-to-challenge-the-status-quo/comment-page-1/#comment-1350 Anne Marie Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:25:26 +0000 http://www.thesmartworkcompany.com/?p=1522#comment-1350 Thank you, Steve. I watched the Have I Got News For You repeat last night. The swimming pool metaphor was a highlight :-) The assumption is that values of fair play and gentlemanly behaviour are necessary for the Westminster system to work. A very few MPs acted ethically and according to those values. The majority did not. "I wish I knew what could make a difference…". Blogs like ours, hopefully :-) See if you like this: http://bit.ly/6H6Zh Thank you, Steve.

I watched the Have I Got News For You repeat last night. The swimming pool metaphor was a highlight :-)

The assumption is that values of fair play and gentlemanly behaviour are necessary for the Westminster system to work. A very few MPs acted ethically and according to those values. The majority did not.

“I wish I knew what could make a difference…”. Blogs like ours, hopefully :-)

See if you like this: http://bit.ly/6H6Zh

]]> By: Steve Marshall http://www.thesmartworkcompany.com/2009/05/using-social-media-to-challenge-the-status-quo/comment-page-1/#comment-1302 Steve Marshall Sun, 31 May 2009 19:36:59 +0000 http://www.thesmartworkcompany.com/?p=1522#comment-1302 Nice blog Anne Marie. As the saying goes, 'We have the technology.' And yet... When I think of the MP scandal I realise that 'the system' of allowances isn't broken (the compare of 'Have I got news for you' had an excellent metaphor for this involving a swimming pool...) but the individuals failed to understand the impact of their own culture and acted accordingly. It was a great system designed in good faith but used badly. We could undoubtedly use social media to effect change in our institutions but what will unlock this behaviour as long as we prefer to twitter on about eating lunch or going to the gym. It's a great system being used badly (imho). I wish I knew what could make a difference... Nice blog Anne Marie.

As the saying goes, ‘We have the technology.’ And yet… When I think of the MP scandal I realise that ‘the system’ of allowances isn’t broken (the compare of ‘Have I got news for you’ had an excellent metaphor for this involving a swimming pool…) but the individuals failed to understand the impact of their own culture and acted accordingly. It was a great system designed in good faith but used badly.

We could undoubtedly use social media to effect change in our institutions but what will unlock this behaviour as long as we prefer to twitter on about eating lunch or going to the gym. It’s a great system being used badly (imho). I wish I knew what could make a difference…

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