In reply to Holly MacDonald.

My main issues are that 1) we have set up our collaboration venues in a way that dooms real conversation and 2) many people don't even realize it because they have known nothing else. On an individual or organizational basis I have some good ideas how to promote new work methods. This week confirmed that the problem is much bigger than any individual organization. Talking about networks to someone who has never really actively participated in one is very much a one-way conversation. Many organizations, like newspapers, are going to wake up one morning and wonder what happened, as their business model is no longer relevant.