I caught a segment on NPR’s Weekend Saturday by Andy Carvin “Welcome to the Twitterverse”. It featured Daniel Schorr, who as always added interesting perspective. Here’s one thing that got me thinking:
“We’re losing the difference between audience and conversation,” Schorr added. “It’s all becoming part of one vast thing. … You’re not really communicating one to one anymore … and the whole world is going to end up as an audience.”
So what’s the implication of that statement for those who are exploring their ability to lead in the virtual environment? It’s good news. Leaders want audience, right? Engaged, comitted audience. But wait, they also need conversation. Leadership at it’s heart is about relationship, and relationship is built one conversation at a time. So if twitter means the end of conversation, that’s very bad news isn’t it? Thoughts?
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