If we’re only communicating, sharing and learning in a social space, my fear is we’re missing out on the development of key behaviours and skills that might occur in face-to-face opportunities. as the super-charged smartphone and tablet with its fancy and uber-developed social apps make it so easy to hide from physical contact. By 2016, at least 50 percent of enterprise email users will rely primarily on a browser, tablet or mobile client instead of a desktop client.Īs we become more mobile through the technological advances in smartphone and tablet technologies, the R&D investment dollars are naturally trickling into this new stream.Īs a result, the desktop disappears (not a bad thing, per se) and we no longer have a reason to meet face-to-face to work on projects, ideas, analyses, etc.
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By 2015, mobile application development projects targeting smartphones and tablets will outnumber native PC projects by a ratio of 4-to-1.Two of the predictions caught my attention: Gartner released “ Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2012 and Beyond” in late 2011.
It may be easier to share, communicate and feel more connected to others using social tools, however, what is it doing to our actual social skills? Are those skills being radically redefined as we continue to multiply the sheer volume of social technologies by factors well behind our imagination? Is the explosion of ‘social’ (and to a degree technology in general) driving personality disorders such that we’re shying away from face-to-face contact? Due to greater volumes of time spent on ‘social’, are we forgetting to teach and develop our in-person skills? When we do get in-person, how are we acting or reacting? The same? No matter what generation we’re referring to, although I’m deeply concerned about Gen Y & Z, in relation to the school or work experience … are we getting to the point where the proliferation of ‘social’ is actually creating anti-social behaviours? I also strongly believe that IT, HR and Learning leaders should be experimenting with up and coming social sites to a) keep abreast of what’s going on in the social space to b) determine if such feature or functionality could assist business processes, sales or internal engagement opportunities.įor example, have you ever heard of TimeHop, Pinterest, or Wooplr? Savvy leaders will stay ahead of the ‘social’ chasm and ensure they are plugged in to reap downstream benefits. I believe I am social media, social networking and social learning’s number one fan.
The problem I see on the horizon for leaders, teachers and parents is what I’m referring to as the anti-social social dilemma.
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