multiple_narratives


 * Multiple narrative; unconnected discourses**

Denning and Dunham, (2006), in their examination of "innovation as language action", offer a generative framework for analysing how a practice or skill is developed. They cite Covey [[//date//?]) Goleman ([//date//]) as examples of generative frameworks.

> a generative framework tells the innovator what actions are needed to cause innovation and specifies them in a way that can be learned and executed. These actions are the focus of practice for improving one's skill at innovation. (Denning & Dunham, 2006, p. 49)

Denning and Dunham suggest "innovation takes place in an 'ecosystem' comprising and environment interacting with individuals," (Denning & Dunham, 2006, p. 48). Influenced by "language action framework" (a branch of linguistic philosophy), Denning and Dunham develop a framework with the aim of relating their observations and executions. They propose a seven-element model-of-innovative-action as a tools for conversations around innovation leadership and changing practice. Denning and Dunham call theses elements "seven foundational practices".


 * Seven foundational practices**
 * 1) //Sensing// new possibilities
 * 2) //Envisioning// new realities
 * 3) //Offering// new outcomes
 * 4) //Executing// plans and tools
 * 5) //Adopting// new practice(s)
 * 6) //Sustaining// integration into surroundings
 * 7) //Leading// with care, courage, value, power, focus, destiny, and speech act fluency

Denning and Dunham provide detailed descriptions of each practice, and use as illustrative examples blogging and a detailed analysis of Tim Berners-Lee role in inventing the Web's first browser, and subsequent leadership role in bringing the Internet to fruition.

Using Denning and Dunham's examples as a guide, I analyse the possible emergence of a sociosemantic (Morville, 2005), pragmatic Web (Singh, 2001), with social networking services snsand CoPs portals that utilise simple ontologies and perhaps community driven metadata management.


 * //See// seven foundational practices