For someone who hates conferences, I had a good time at Island Tech 2009 event last Friday, put on by VIATeC. The best talk I heard was Phillippe Taillefer‘s on “Leading the Crowd: How Web 2.0 Software Will Transform Management“.
Taillefer is a management consultant who’s interested in horizontal (that is, non-hierarchical) communication. He began by sketching out his framework, something I wish more speakers would do (because it clarifies what follows and is difficult to do unless you’ve really sorted out your ideas, which some speakers haven’t).
