Comments on: Just can’t get enough of newspapers http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/04/08/just-cant-get-enough-of-newspapers/ learning, networks, knowledge, technology, community Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:56:23 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Jon K. http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/04/08/just-cant-get-enough-of-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-11097 Jon K. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:57:35 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3911#comment-11097 Peter Senge's The Fifth Discipline talks a lot about how large organizations are paralyzed by change. He specifically talks about how GM and American car manufacturers didn't consider Japanese car makers a threat until they had close to 20% of the market, and by then they were too slow to react to the threat. We can see they still haven't adjusted accordingly. I don't think that Jarvis is right in saying that media has had 15 years to adapt, really the only threat has been in the last 5-7 years. Still, that's a long time to adapt, or consider a different model. I have to think that part of the problem comes down to a sense of ownership (I own this music, information, news...) and ego. Peter Senge’s The Fifth Discipline talks a lot about how large organizations are paralyzed by change. He specifically talks about how GM and American car manufacturers didn’t consider Japanese car makers a threat until they had close to 20% of the market, and by then they were too slow to react to the threat. We can see they still haven’t adjusted accordingly.

I don’t think that Jarvis is right in saying that media has had 15 years to adapt, really the only threat has been in the last 5-7 years. Still, that’s a long time to adapt, or consider a different model.

I have to think that part of the problem comes down to a sense of ownership (I own this music, information, news…) and ego.

]]> By: Ken Allan http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/04/08/just-cant-get-enough-of-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-10953 Ken Allan Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:18:45 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3911#comment-10953 <b>Kia ora George!</b> What impresses me about Jeff Jarvis is not his opinion. It's the growing number of comments on the post of his that you cited - 117 the last time I looked! Erick Schonfeld 's is equally as impressive. <b>Catchya later</b> from Middle-earth Kia ora George!

What impresses me about Jeff Jarvis is not his opinion. It’s the growing number of comments on the post of his that you cited – 117 the last time I looked! Erick Schonfeld ‘s is equally as impressive.

Catchya later
from Middle-earth

]]> By: Bruce Lewin http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/04/08/just-cant-get-enough-of-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-10931 Bruce Lewin Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:41:03 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3911#comment-10931 >Why can’t an industry change when it’s in trouble? I think they get addicted to the old, but previously successful economic values... >Why can’t an industry change when it’s in trouble?

I think they get addicted to the old, but previously successful economic values…

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