In his blog
"A View from the Q", Paul Borawski invites us to visit the ASQ's
online community, which has been redesigned and updated, and has discussion
boards, forums, blogs. As a result of reading Paul´s blog I update my profile and
found many friends in the world of Quality.
Now the big
question is how we interact with social networks.
I remember
some years ago somebody asked me why I participate in the World Congress of
Quality and I answered: to learn, build professional networks and have fun. I
think those are the same reasons because I participate in social networks.
I wanted to
share a picture that has been given the name "The Conversation Prism"
where we do see that there is a much larger world than we could imagine. There
are networks for all.
Based on
this prism, in which in the central part are ourselves, I believe we need to have
a clear vision of what we want to build, based on our values and principles
and considering that everything we publish is open to the world.
I use some
of the tools inside the prism (and after seeing it I can explore new
frontiers), including:
Blogs:
Handling four blogs, each with specific objectives, but all interconnected.
This particular blog in addition to writing, helps me reading trough it other
influential voices. A learning point.
Linkedin:
This professional network is very good, of course that if you get the full
benefit you must invest time and some resources. I used to follow colleagues
and also read about my areas of interest.
Facebook:
For me I try to keep a professional profile, but at the same time show my human
side and family, always publishing elements that add value. I use it many times
as records of my ideas and thoughts.
Google +:
It is a social network that look very interesting and I use consistently, and
that allows me to act automatically with my Google accounts.
Twitter:
The microblog which I spend less time, but so I have connected to my other
social networks.
I have
additional accounts on Pinterest, Instagram, Flickr, others, that also consume
some of my time.
Now the social
networks follow us everywhere in our cellphones, computers, tablets I think
that instead of opposing the wave, we have to gain momentum and learn in the process.
Cesar Diaz
