tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post113207052899595671..comments2023-11-16T18:28:45.786+08:00Comments on Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian: Celebrating Knowledge Conference - Day 2: The Knowledge Worker ReduxUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1132926624967757942005-11-25T21:50:00.000+08:002005-11-25T21:50:00.000+08:00Zim, that's EXACTLY the role of the librarian, IMH...Zim, that's EXACTLY the role of the librarian, IMHO. Well said.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1132910358758346392005-11-25T17:19:00.000+08:002005-11-25T17:19:00.000+08:00Well, it's kind of like those athletic competition...Well, it's kind of like those athletic competitions. Everyone practises running together. Someone's got to win, but everyone trains and improves together. And if the bear's got to eat someone, let it be one of those who didn't ever show up for practice.. <BR/><BR/>Of course, it'd be best if we could limit the bear to those who didn't show up by choice. Maybe that's the other role of librarians, to promote reading even to those who would otherwise never step into a library or read a book blog. <BR/><BR/>I'm more into the poetic role of the old tribal shamans, keeping the stories alive through the verbal tradition. Maybe if people saw more of the wonderful world at the place where their minds and the books meet, then they would find the library a place of wonder and power too.Zimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636995260487448762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1132243993879386292005-11-18T00:13:00.000+08:002005-11-18T00:13:00.000+08:00Hi Nobita,In truth, what I believe is that competi...Hi Nobita,<BR/>In truth, what I believe is that competition is necessary (even thought if I'm at the receiving end, and even though it does in theory result in a zero-sum outcome). But what I have issue is excessive competition (i.e. greed) rather than competition itself.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1132138978564512832005-11-16T19:02:00.000+08:002005-11-16T19:02:00.000+08:00Just a little comments off the top of my head on t...Just a little comments off the top of my head on the issue of "Competition" rather than the speaker nor the conference.<BR/><BR/>Competition is just one of the means to achieve results. Personally, I believe that competition is in itself creating a zero-sum game - we are not maximising outcome and potentially causing inevitable detriment to another party. <BR/><BR/>For the pieces making up a jigsaw puzzle, each piece has its dents and teeth, hence there is no need to compete and force-fit. Drawing an analogy Micheal Porter's strategies to competitive forces, its not always cost leadership (more of direct confrontation with competitors ie zero sum game), it could have been niche marketing or product differentiation (non-zero sum game). Hope I've got his strategies right (its more than 10 years ago I first read this).<BR/><BR/>Only some harmless casual remarks :)<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>NobitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com