In-Flight WiFi

OK, here is an experiment. I want to see if anyone reads this by the time I land in Seattle. I am on a flight from Oakland to Seattle. I am on the plane and using the Alaska Air In-Flight Wi-Fi. Sometimes I like not being connected to everyone, but i wanted to test this whole system out. So again, pushing the concept of communications, I am blogging from a plane.

It does bring up the question of how far can you take connectivity. We all know that it can be too much, sometimes way to much. you need down time. you need vacation. you need to be able to have time for yourselves. So dont let connectivity take over your life. I think that the STAK experiment is great in that it makes information free within our group. All professionals need to be "in the know". I dont care where you are in the organization. And most of that information should be free. I dont mean that you have to pay for it, but that there should not be a barrier to getting it.

You all know the managers that you have had (or maybe still have) who control information like currency. they save it and dole it out to their favorites or use it to extract a certain behavior. Now I understand that certain information is confidential, but come on. Some of the stuff that I see is not fair. People should have access to information they need.

You need to have an understanding of a project...hey here is a Google Earth video of the project.

You want to know how we are doing as a group? here are the metrics

You want to know about new wins...you should have that. That information should be free.

But with that freedom comes responsibility. Remember information or data is neither good nor bad. It is simply data. What you do with it and your actions will be good or bad. If you react unprofessionally to information, we start to have issues. I want information to be free. I expect that you will be mature enough in you professional careers to manage that responsibility.

I did, however, pay $4.95 for the Wi-Fi service.....although I may get a credit as an Alaska Gold MVP member. I will lobby hard.