Nobody ‘Owns’ A Conversation
We’ve been party to lots of discussion about “who owns what” in the social enterprise space, from metrics to concepts, and from online profiles to the intellectual property within the discussions. And frankly, they have all been a little bit depressing.
Today, “The Ownership of Conversation” came across the tweetstream. Enjoy these out-takes:
So, if you think you own an idea… get over yourself.
You don’t own the conversation. You don’t own the idea. You don’t even own the words you used to formulate it.
You can’t copyright a vision. You can’t patent a movement. You can’t possess what can’t be seen.
That’s because…
An idea is bigger than you.
Something to stand for is more important than the person standing for it. A vision is more important than the person providing it. A movement is bigger than the people moving it.
The people are important. Leaders are important. But they are never more important than the principle or the idea itself.
More of a rant than a comprehensive thesis, this post still points out something that’s welling up for a long time. What do you think?
