From Incite comes Insight - Candy or Controversy

25/07/2007 by Roger Evernden.

I see that James McGovern has changed the subtitle of his Enterprise Architecture blog - from “Thought Leadership”, to “From Incite comes Insight…”

I like it - it’s a reminder that a blog is best when it has something to say. OK - we all have something to say, but does it contribute to our understanding, does it say anything interesting or useful.

There are two effective ways to catch someone’s attention - to offer them candy, or start a controversy.

Personally I like a good discussion - and controversy is a great way to get a discussion started: incite to gain insight.

Enterprise Architecture is an exciting discipline - it covers a broad and might arena, it deals with organizational complexity and change, and it can make a positive difference to our world. But sometimes it is dull and boring.

So we need people like James to shake things up a bit - to provide the Incite that provokes discussion and creates Insight. And its one of the reasons that I called my own web site Enterprise Architecture with a difference - to inject new ideas and to advance the discipline of architecting information.
Roger Evernden

See these related topics:

• Transforming the role of the Enterprise Architect in the next 3 years
• Liberating Enterprise Architecture through Social Computing

Posted in Enterprise Architecture | No Comments »