MORE. MORE. MORE.

THE ANONYMOUS QUIZ

What is the name of that game/quiz again?

I especially liked our uber fun activity (i. e. group quiz) last meeting. And it’s not just because we won and gained a flat 1.0–yes, I intentionally highlighted that part–for the first quiz, but also because it was non-conventional.

I have to admit that I read the Wikinomics, but not entirely. Before the class started, I asked someone from the morning class if I have to read the whole two chapters, and I was told that yes, I MUST READ IT. That person didn’t say anything about a quiz. Another person said something about shouting and blaming someone about something. I was really confused. So much for fishing information from the morning class. HAHA

Friday night, I overslept that I missed a Twitter night and yeah, I failed to finish reading Wikinomics. I opened my TweetDeck to see what happened while I was off the cyberspace. Twitter-mates were talking about a quiz. I didn’t bother asking what quiz they were tweeting about. We never had quizzes in 142 and 105 anyway. Again, so much for feeling confident that we will not be having any quiz in the future.

So imagine my shock at the quiz announcement. Just as my tummy was welcoming all the butterflies in the planet, it was announced that it’s a group quiz. I must tell you, it was a MAJOR RELIEF. Also,  most of the questions were from Ch1, which I read COMPLETELY. So it’s not like it was a total social loafing event. And no, I’m not being defensive.

THAT QUIZ AND WIKINOMICS

So how was the activity related to the premise of Wikinomics?

The answer is MASS COLLABORATION. We were divided into two groups, and subdivided into smaller groups. We strategized by distributing the letters to each other. The energy–and also tension–was very high due to the driving force i. e.  a grade of flat 1.0. Silence during the reading of the question and chaos as the competing groups try to find the letters (this is probably the shouting that was mentioned by the earlier class) and form the word being asked. Despite the amok, teamwork and participation prevailed; thus earning our group a 1.0 for the activity.

Several times, we didn’t know the answer that we tried some two other words before we finally got the right one. It’s because with each question, we have different ideas or possible words in mind.

WIKINOMICS

Before I read Wikinomics, I actually thought it will be about Wiki and how it’s beneficial to the growing economy So I’m wrong. Sooo wrong, actually. In my defense, I’ve never heard the term “Wikinomics” before.

Wikinomics is based on four premises: Openness, Peering, Sharing, and Acting globally.

The idea is simple. Open-up your organization to the world. Allow outsiders to participate. Let them know your secrets, but leave some details to yourself. Use all these generated ideas to improve and develop your service or product but add a personal touch to it.

BUT OF COURSE, no matter how simple the idea may seem, the execution isn’t. It’s a frightening idea for organizations to let outsiders in and learn their secrets. Moreover,  the idea that a horizontal organization is emerging, and is gradually eliminating the hierarchy is unsettling especially for the top management.

Organizations must weigh the threats and potentials–the promises and perils–as Wikinomics puts it, carefully. By doing so, they will see that Wikinomics provides them with fewer risks yet huge potentials.

The people NOW are different. They are more knowledgeable than before. A collaboration between them would result to brilliant solutions and probably formerly unthinkable ideas that organizations can use.

More, more, and more indeed! The more you become open and the more you share, the more ideas are generated and the more the possibilities of winning in the global competition.