I disagree. A corporation is always constrained by...

2007-10-22T13:20:00.000-07:00

I disagree. A corporation is always constrained by the requirement to generate profit. A group of people can take on a massively ambitious project that never, ever needs to make any money at all, or have any relationship to any money-making initiative or organization. Before the internet, that has been a role reserved for governments and religions. The profit motive is very motivating, and we have set up our society to favor corporations as actors in the economy and culture, but removing the necessity for profit is significant, and I don't think we've yet seen the full scope of the impact that will have.

Sounds cool. I will check it out. Don't discount...

2007-10-15T17:51:00.000-07:00

Sounds cool. I will check it out. Don't discount the corporation as the most potent form of human organisation yet invented though.

Social media/networking methods and practices are just making their way into the arsenal of the corporation.

Can you imagine when it becomes apparent that these methods have a direct and positive influence on corporate valuation. Corps will adopt tactics like corporate social responsibility with a whole new level of vigour, they will reinvest in employee loyalty, they will have a whole new motive for going into markets with inherently low social capital (i.e. those with a lack of democracy and rule of law).

With these motives and practices the corporation can be far more powerful as a authentic global force than any fast acting collection of well intentioned individuals.

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I disagree. A corporation is always constrained by...

Sounds cool. I will check it out. Don't discount...