Comments on: The Culture of Availability http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-culture-of-availability Educator Consultant Author Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Wilkoff Network http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/#comment-4212 Ben Wilkoff Network Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:13:07 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=946#comment-4212 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">[from techmentor] The Culture of Availability | The Thinking Stick http://bit.ly/16JC3R</span></span> [from techmentor] The Culture of Availability | The Thinking Stick http://bit.ly/16JC3R

]]> By: seantm http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/#comment-4211 seantm Wed, 13 May 2009 05:24:19 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=946#comment-4211 Sounds a little like the "culture of distractibilty"... How much qualitative one to one time do we actually have these days with another... How many seconds of any given minute are not consumed by a multiplicity of demands from our increasingly gadgetized existence in the developed world? Is it even possible in the culture you describe here to have someone's "undivided attention." Just my HO but I believe that if one is to be truly available to another it's then they make time to turn the mobile, iphone, pda, laptop and even answering machine off or at least down... Just thought I'd would take the time say this... :-) Sounds a little like the “culture of distractibilty”… How much qualitative one to one time do we actually have these days with another… How many seconds of any given minute are not consumed by a multiplicity of demands from our increasingly gadgetized existence in the developed world? Is it even possible in the culture you describe here to have someone’s “undivided attention.” Just my HO but I believe that if one is to be truly available to another it’s then they make time to turn the mobile, iphone, pda, laptop and even answering machine off or at least down… Just thought I’d would take the time say this… :-)

]]> By: seantm http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/#comment-4210 seantm Wed, 13 May 2009 05:23:51 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=946#comment-4210 Sounds a little like the "culture of distractibilty"... How much qualitative one to one time do we actually have these days with another... How many seconds of any given minute are not consumed by a multiplicity of demands from our increasingly gadgetized existence in the developed world? Is it even possible in the culture you describe here to have someone's "undivided attention." Just my HO but I believe that if one is to be truly available to another it's then they make time to turn the mobile, iphone, pda, laptop and even answering machine off or at least down... Just thought I'd would say... Sounds a little like the “culture of distractibilty”… How much qualitative one to one time do we actually have these days with another… How many seconds of any given minute are not consumed by a multiplicity of demands from our increasingly gadgetized existence in the developed world? Is it even possible in the culture you describe here to have someone’s “undivided attention.” Just my HO but I believe that if one is to be truly available to another it’s then they make time to turn the mobile, iphone, pda, laptop and even answering machine off or at least down… Just thought I’d would say…

]]> By: What is School’s Job? | Mr. Jackson's Blogosphere http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/#comment-4209 What is School’s Job? | Mr. Jackson's Blogosphere Mon, 04 May 2009 18:14:02 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=946#comment-4209 [...] ·         Jeff Utecht on the Culture of Availability [...] [...] ·         Jeff Utecht on the Culture of Availability [...]

]]> By: Joel http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/#comment-4208 Joel Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:01:12 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=946#comment-4208 I do not think that this is a generational problem. Go talk to anyone of any age and see what their reaction is when their phone (wired or wireless) rings in the middle of your conversation. It drives me nuts. Mind you I like to whip out a book to read during the boring parts of social events so I'm far from innocent. I do not think that this is a generational problem. Go talk to anyone of any age and see what their reaction is when their phone (wired or wireless) rings in the middle of your conversation. It drives me nuts.

Mind you I like to whip out a book to read during the boring parts of social events so I’m far from innocent.

]]> By: Valerie http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/#comment-4213 Valerie Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:20:32 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=946#comment-4213 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">picked this up from Jeff U http://tinyurl.com/d379z3 - "culture of availability" a TED by Renny Gleeson-sharing narratives-food for thought</span></span> picked this up from Jeff U http://tinyurl.com/d379z3 – “culture of availability” a TED by Renny Gleeson-sharing narratives-food for thought

]]> By: Gwen Martin http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/#comment-4207 Gwen Martin Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:07:14 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=946#comment-4207 Jeff, I am an old fart. I admit it. It is NOT alright to interupt a conversation with ANYONE to answer your cellphone unless you are a doctor on call or the President of the United States (or some other country). RUDE, like shouting in an blog reply. I really hate it when I call my sister, who lives 10,000 miles away, and am put on hold while she answers another call. If the second caller needs to talk to her, they will call back later. I love Skype. I am trying to stay up with the Facebook group. I am even reading my blog roll favorites every work day. I have even managed to charge my cellphone and carry it with me regularly. I won't answer it if I have company or am at a restaurant. No one needs to hear my half of a converstation with some else, nor do I need to hear yours. -That's my rant for today. Stay tuned for others. ;) Jeff, I am an old fart. I admit it. It is NOT alright to interupt a conversation with ANYONE to answer your cellphone unless you are a doctor on call or the President of the United States (or some other country). RUDE, like shouting in an blog reply. I really hate it when I call my sister, who lives 10,000 miles away, and am put on hold while she answers another call. If the second caller needs to talk to her, they will call back later. I love Skype. I am trying to stay up with the Facebook group. I am even reading my blog roll favorites every work day. I have even managed to charge my cellphone and carry it with me regularly. I won’t answer it if I have company or am at a restaurant. No one needs to hear my half of a converstation with some else, nor do I need to hear yours.
-That’s my rant for today. Stay tuned for others. ;)

]]> By: Joelle Payet http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/#comment-4214 Joelle Payet Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:35:21 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=946#comment-4214 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Are you always ON? http://tinyurl.com/d379z3 via http://tinyurl.com/c49nvu</span></span> Are you always ON? http://tinyurl.com/d379z3 via http://tinyurl.com/c49nvu

]]> By: Chad Lehman http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/#comment-4206 Chad Lehman Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:11:24 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=946#comment-4206 Jeff, the constant availability is something I am particularly enjoying. However, I'm not sure those around me are as well. I don't see it as a problem if I'm grab my phone and check my email while waiting for dinner, or at a ballgame, or at the grocery store. I disagree, however, that many people feel it's okay to check for text messages (or some other communication) during a conversation. I don't think we're there yet. Will that become a norm? Perhaps, but I don't think many people are ready for that type of availability. I wrote a post about this topic as well about a month ago: http://imcguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/instant-connectedness.html Jeff, the constant availability is something I am particularly enjoying. However, I’m not sure those around me are as well. I don’t see it as a problem if I’m grab my phone and check my email while waiting for dinner, or at a ballgame, or at the grocery store. I disagree, however, that many people feel it’s okay to check for text messages (or some other communication) during a conversation. I don’t think we’re there yet. Will that become a norm? Perhaps, but I don’t think many people are ready for that type of availability. I wrote a post about this topic as well about a month ago: http://imcguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/instant-connectedness.html

]]> By: Will http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-culture-of-availability/#comment-4205 Will Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:22:48 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=946#comment-4205 I'd like to take this a bit further into the business realm. The expectation of availability means that customers want a two-way conversation. So businesses that are 'available' to customers, allowing their voice to be heard will hopefully be more successful than those that put up a wall. I am hoping that this availability (in my case guitar lessons online) will be a differentiating factor, at least for a while before everyone catches up. I’d like to take this a bit further into the business realm. The expectation of availability means that customers want a two-way conversation. So businesses that are ‘available’ to customers, allowing their voice to be heard will hopefully be more successful than those that put up a wall.
I am hoping that this availability (in my case guitar lessons online) will be a differentiating factor, at least for a while before everyone catches up.

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