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DIARY: December 6, 2002 00:49 AM Friday; Rod Welch

Mike Poremba comments on SDS, requests a meeting.

1...Summary/Objective
............Weblogs Foster Culture of Knowledge Grows Demand for SDS
............SDS Adds Value to Weblogs and Other IT Methods
........Mike's Outline Program Nearing Completion
........Meeting on SDS to Follow Up Prior Inquiries and Initiatives

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1...While email and weblogs get people used to reading and

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0201 - Poremba Consulting                                                                                                                                                 O-00000797 0101
020101 - Mr. Michael Poremba; 415 819 9660                                                                                                                                O-00000797 0101

SUBJECTS
SDS Development Interface Inquiry to Improve SDS
Poremba, Mike Interested in Working on SDS Interface Seems Familiar w
021204 Letter Comparing SDS with Weblogs Report Progress Developing O
Weblogs Foster Culture of Knowledge that Grows Demand for SDS Capabil
Weblogs Diary Journal Alignment Link Original Sources Aids Understand
Weblogs Blogs Klogs Free Causes Mistakes Grows Market for SDS by Incr
Weblogs Email Grow Skills Familiarity Writing Linking Experience Thin
Weblogs Grow Culture of Knowledge Skills Demand for SDS
Foster Culture of Knowledge Communication Link Cite SDS POIMS for Fou
Weblogs Grow Culture of Knowledge Provides Intellectual Bridge from I
Thinking for Several Days Step Toward Deliberative Analysis Enabled b
Care About Average User Wants Functionality for Average Results User
Above Average Users Create Intelligence Improves Performance for Aver
Analysis Listening Understanding Follow Up Make Communication Getting

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2117 - Summary/Objective
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211801 - Follow up ref SDS 8 0000, ref SDS 6 0000.
211802 -
211803 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Mike Poremba following up the letter to
211804 - Gary Johnson, ref DIP 2 0001, on 021129. ref SDS 13 9S8F  The last
211805 - communication with Mike was on 020723, ref SDS 8 0001, submitting the
211806 - record on 020531, ref SDS 5 0001, where Mike had submitted comments
211807 - about a meeting on 020522. ref SDS 5 0001
211809 -  ..
211810 - Mike's letter and others he has been sending to Gary Johnson show
211811 - progress on fostering a community of practice that grows a culture of
211812 - knowledge, essential for SDS to gain attention and acceptance in the
211813 - market place.  One aspect of this is working modalities that make work
211814 - product fast and easy to incorporate into familiar work practices, per
211815 - request for a meeting agenda discussed below. ref SDS 0 0068
211817 -  ..
211818 - Today, Mike says...
211819 -
211820 -    1.  After thinking through your e-mail over the past few days,
211821 -        here's my response:
211822 -
211823 -              The report of "thinking" for several days is the most
211824 -              important part of Mike's letter today.  Someday, we would
211825 -              like to get this "thinking" into SDS for deliberative
211826 -              analysis that can be shaped, crafted and invested as
211827 -              intellectual capital, shown, for example, by records on
211828 -              020820, ref SDS 9 0001, and on 020822. ref SDS 11 0001
211830 -  ..
211831 - Mike continues...
211833 -             ..
211834 -            Weblogs Foster Culture of Knowledge Grows Demand for SDS
211835 -
211836 -
211837 -        1.  I think you may be correct about web logs molding culture
211838 -            closer to SDS. It's a very weird fluke of nature, but I
211839 -            think it's true. ref DRT 1 DP6P
211841 -             ..
211842 -        2.  Since we last meet, web logging has matured, and now offers
211843 -            some very valuable features at a low cost of entry.
211844 -            ref DRT 1 00SV
211845 -
211846 -               Supports analysis in the record on 021129 showing
211847 -               weblogs foster a culture of knowledge that grows demand
211848 -               for SDS. ref SDS 13 TCVU
211850 -                ..
211851 -               More people struggeling with email, weblogs and other IT
211852 -               efforts makes SDS easier to understand, per review on
211853 -               020822. ref SDS 11 UP8H
211855 -                ..
211856 -               Communication needs "intelligence" to be effective,
211857 -               which is difficult to develop, as explained in POIMS.
211858 -               ref OF 2 0367, with the result that people have given up
211859 -               on improving communication, reported by Peter Drucker,
211860 -               reviewed on 931130. ref SDS 2 3851  The first elements
211861 -               of organization, analysis and alignment have been
211862 -               rejected, and the other elements are not even
211863 -               considered.  Organization is popularly called
211864 -               "metadata."  A report on 021031 indicates people have
211865 -               given up on metadata. ref SDS 12 VX4J  Analysis is
211866 -               routinely called out, but people have given up on
211867 -               performing analysis, shown by John Maloney's letter on
211868 -               020822. ref SDS 11 NL9O  Two days earlier, on 020820
211869 -               Murray Altheim explained people have given up on adding
211870 -               alignment, ref SDS 9 UV6G, because accuracy in
211871 -               communication is unnecessary. ref SDS 10 V66I
211873 -                ..
211874 -               While email and weblogs get people used to reading and
211875 -               writing and organizing online, another task that
211876 -               advances toward a culture of knowledge is linking
211877 -               analysis into POIMS, NWO, the Typical Day Scenario, and
211878 -               to relevant information in the record showing alignment
211879 -               with objectives, requirements and prior work history,
211880 -               called out on 011206. ref SDS 3 JP4F  On 020618 Gary
211881 -               Johnson reported that this linking is fast and easy,
211882 -               which helps improve attitudes about adding alignment to
211883 -               daily work. ref SDS 7 MU6H
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SUBJECTS
Poremba, Michael SDS Unique KM Solution Escaped Experts Being Reviewe
Weblogs Email on Internet Webmail Journaling Outlining Linking Collab
Weblogs Wiki Blogs Klogs Not Effective for Using Internet to Improve
Poremba, Mike Confirms Weblogs Foster Culture of Knowledge Grows Dema
Weblogs Grow Culture of Knowledge Provides Intellectual Bridge from I
SDS Has Superior Functionality to Weblogs

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250902 -            SDS Adds Value to Weblogs and Other IT Methods
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250905 - Mike continues...
250906 -
250907 -        3.  I do believe there's more benefit to SDS than what
250908 -            k-loggers are now doing. ref DRT 1 P0SY
250910 -                ..
250911 -               This aligns with Mike's prior correspondence...
250912 -
250913 -                     .....................020301, ref SDS 4 UU6L
250914 -                     .....................020531, ref SDS 6 5M3G
250916 -             ..
250917 -        4.  I've organized some thoughts on these topics. Of course,
250918 -            they're in outline form. ref DRT 1 Q1US Here's the URL:
250920 -             ..
250921 -            http://www.dynamiclist.com/?node=4a2e5377-12fd-4982-96f0-d9e97c03a6c4
250923 -         ..
250924 -    2.  Please be aware that viewing this outline requires a modern web
250925 -        browser, such as IE 5.5 or above, Mozilla, Netscape 6 or above,
250926 -        or Opera 7 (now in Beta). Other browsers will not show the
250927 -        outline properly. ref DRT 1 DS7M
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SUBJECTS
Outline Program

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380401 -         ..
380402 -        Mike's Outline Program Nearing Completion
380403 -
380404 -
380405 - Mike continues...
380406 -
380407 -    3.  Last month I completed enough functionality of my online
380408 -        outliner that I've started Alpha testing. This means that the
380409 -        product is feature incomplete and buggy. This will be followed
380410 -        by Beta testing, once the product is nearly feature complete,
380411 -        yet still buggy. ref DRT 1 L18H
380412 -
380413 -            On 020522 Mike explained work on an outline program.
380414 -            ref SDS 5 XM9F
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SUBJECTS
SDS Development Interface Inquiry to Improve SDS
Poremba, Mike Interested in Working on SDS Interface Seems Familiar w
Poremba, Mike Meeting to Observe SDS and Discuss Com Metrics
Mike's Feedback Comments and Questions
Agenda Requested for Meeting Mike Requests
Agenda Requested for Meeting Mike Requests
Meeting Requested to Follow Up Meeting on 020522
Request Meeting Need Agenda
021204 Letter Comparing SDS with Weblogs Report Progress Developing O

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491201 -         ..
491202 -        Meeting on SDS to Follow Up Prior Inquiries and Initiatives
491203 -
491204 -
491205 - Mike concludes...
491206 -
491207 -    4.  Now that I've gotten past this development hump regarding my
491208 -        collaborative writing tool, I'd be happy to meet again and
491209 -        discuss SDS. Please contact me at your convenience to set up
491210 -        another appointment. ref DRT 1 0068
491212 -            ..
491213 -           Submitted an email to Mike asking about a proposed agenda
491214 -           for the meeting, like Mike prepared for the meeting on
491215 -           020522. ref SDS 5 G26I  Send a copy to Gary so he can
491216 -           contribute to ideas for the meeting, even though he cannot
491217 -           attend.
491218 -
491219 -              [On 021212 received proposed agenda. ref SDS 14 0001
491221 -               ..
491222 -              [On 021214 received comments from Gary. ref SDS 15 HN5G
491224 -            ..
491225 -           Is there a way to get the contents of the weblog, which
491226 -           will be cited in the record, as an ascii text file, so it
491227 -           is fast and easy to get into SDS?
491228 -
491229 -              [On 021212 received in HTML format that only took 30
491230 -              minutes to organize. ref SDS 14 5U5J
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