Knowledge: Sharing and Wealth creation
Two interesting anecdotes, on the difference in perspective b/w the East and the West, related to knowledge:
1. Knowledge and Wealth
East: Knowledge is free
Lakshmi (the Goddess of Wealth) and Saraswati (the Goddess of Knowledge) do not coexist in a house. Using knowledge for wealth creation has not been traditionally considered a 'nice thing to do'.
West: leverage knowledge for wealth creation
Capitalism is all about converting knowledge for commercial gains. Education comes for a price... etc.
Contradiction: Open source??? Where does that fit?
2. Sharing of knowledge
East: Keep the last card up your sleeve
Sharing knowledge has never been in
I am told that the ancient Indian texts have in them hidden some of the greatest forms of science etc. But not everyone was supposed to read them. There are numerous stories around how Chinese martial arts and sword masters believed that for every 10 strokes, only 9 should be taught.
West: 'Two is better than one', 'Team work', Intellectual Property (IP) system...
The West promoted sharing of knowledge. Infact the IP system was a sort of the agreement between the inventor and the society at large to share knowledge. The inventor gets credit for her/his work, while the entire society has access to the knowledge and, therefore, can work on the progress, and development of the society rather than reinventing the wheel.
This notion of sharing knowledge has been instrumental in the development of the West.
okkkk... so what?? 'Knowing' stuff that others don't, is not a virtue, and is a sign of incompetence - as in, you think that someone could do more/better with that knowledge. People whose only claim to fame is proprietary knowledge, or who think they keep others interested in them by being a tad mysterious, sucks, I tell you :-)) [okkk fine... this one was a little random and out of the blue... but my blog ;-)]
Life me thoda transparency maangta hai!!
posted by Animesh Kumar at Sunday, July 30, 2006
11 Comments:
lolz!!
'Knowing' stuff that others don't, is not a virtue, and is a sign of incompetence - as in, you think that someone could do more/better with that knowledge--WHOSE ISSUE SHOULD THAT BE IN ANY CASE??
KNOWLEDGE DOSENT CHOOSE PEOPLE...
:-)
The idea I was trying to communicate is the following:
There is a 'best agent' for every idea. Yes, the 'owner' of the idea deserves credit. That does not mean she/he can make best use of the 'idea'. Therefore, if you are not the best agent to execute the idea ,then you would fizzle out... sooner or later.
The fact that one is trying to keep the idea a secret is a sign of ones self-doubt on whether they are the best agent or not.
Therefore, if you are not the best agent to execute the idea ---how would one judge himself??
You cannot. The idea being that one doesn't need to spend energy trying (or more importantly worrying) to keep the idea a secret et al.
This is slightly out of track but ....Wat do you do for a living ?
chk out http://irunway.blogspot.com
should give you an idea.
Its a blogging site same as this one...I didnt get the "idea"..unless of course if its meant to be a secret ...or the 10 th stroke you want to keep to urself...lolz!! :)
hahahaha ... good one.
Just started a company with a vision to be an idea marketplace. So we take ideas to market (or find the best agent, given an idea)!!
back to ur point... this aint no chatting platform :-)
and I hope you dont really mean that...coz I have every intention of speaking my mind
back to your company...site really is not that effective
Yep. Hired a pro now... shud change in a couple of days.
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