tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202893.post455548218648383578..comments2023-10-18T08:32:17.510-07:00Comments on Kevin Hillstrom: MineThatData: Are Relationships Changing?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202893.post-90434204684168740882007-06-09T03:22:00.000-07:002007-06-09T03:22:00.000-07:00Kevin,One thing to mention is that legal considera...Kevin,<BR/>One thing to mention is that legal considerations(fear of lawsuits) keep employees from collaborating as well. <BR/>It makes it very difficult to learn what others are doing when they are forced to keep methods secret so competitors won't "discover" and copy those methods.<BR/>On the flip side, a good idea only lasts about 12-18 months before competitor copies and begins to "steal" market share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202893.post-8258893705333478042007-06-08T12:24:00.000-07:002007-06-08T12:24:00.000-07:00Agree --- if you can morph ideas into variants tha...Agree --- if you can morph ideas into variants that are unique and creative, then you're cookin'.<BR/><BR/>Great observation!MineThatDatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014200122021988374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202893.post-38794168136180895952007-06-08T12:05:00.000-07:002007-06-08T12:05:00.000-07:00Interesting observations, as ever. I think, thoug...Interesting observations, as ever. I think, though, that the degree of homogeneity in some particulars perhaps isn't as big of an issue as it might seem. By way of metaphor, consider Hyundai. Consider Porsche. Does the fact that both enterprises use round wheels mean that they are homogeneous? I think the ether-transfer can spark a lot of good ideas, but to the point of your previous point about internal communication, that spark needs to be nurtured in the particular corporate environment, and perhaps morphed into a variant that is quite creative and quite unique to that enterprise.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958556246013869159noreply@blogger.com