Maven Traps and Speed of Trust

It has been one project after another...haven't been busier. Completed the ASP.NET web project with the database functionalities in place. Returned from an overseas trip from a most happening place.

Also managed to integrate the web project to the field assignment and hence killing two birds with one stone. With this out of the way, able to focus on fine-tuning the web platform. Next task will be to add functionalities which include excel-based template for data input, extraction as well as charting.

One of the major assignments for the coming weeks will be to roll-out our client's value-based management project.

We will be using the Tipping Point concept leveraging on the Law of the Few, Stickiness Factor and Power of Context. We also will apply the Six Degrees of Separation. These concepts were well documented in Gladwell's Tipping Point.

For good measure, we have also mapped out the metrics to track our progress. We are very excited about the prospects of been able to apply this in a real live scenario. We will certainly learn many things. One of the things we will be interested in will be to understand how a few individuals can propagate an idea to tipping point. We are mindful of seeking out the mavens ( using Gladwell's maven traps to achieve this ), have their feedback to make sure that the contents are stick. We will be deliberate in moving through the degrees to make sure that we understand the dynamics of group influence, specifically the buy-in of the product's attributes. The key message is Speed of Trust i.e. if there is transparency and engenders trust, collaboration would have speeded up as well as decision-making. A concept elaborated by Stephen Covey in a book of the same name. We hope we can replicate the success to other projects.

So a recap of some of the projects that we are working on and or have completed:
1. value based management project - final lap
2. asp.net 2.0 ~ done,
3. reading: Lila - An Inquiry into Morals ~ done,
4. robotics - to do a demo for collaborators, and
5. integrating web-based initiatives into a coherent hub ~ work-in-progress.

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Keywords: quality, value systems,
trust, domain knowledge, technology, networking, maven traps, speed of trust,

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