Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens

June 09, 2008

Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens

Jimi said that. It kind of sums up why we need to read more blogs, listen to more podcasts, view more videos and converse with more people, than shout out the same old things on our blogs. 40 years before his time... It reminds me, too, of Russell T Davies' line: "The way to be interested is to be interested." The person making me think is BT's Customer Experience Futurologist Nicola Millard at Socitm's Social Networking event.

9 Jun 2008 12:29:39 | Creativity, Weblogs

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