Steve DeAngelis' upcoming piece on "Development in a Box" at Tech Central Station
Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 4:16PM Apparently Steve and Max Borders of TCS have been going back and forth about the D-i-B concept that I broached in my interview with Borders, and it came down to sort of a dare from Borders to Steve to lay out the argument for the preeminent role of the private sector in making D-i-B truly feasible and realistic in a globalized world.
So Steve is formulating his answer, and it's going to be a great article. I gave it a once-over edit this morning and came away impressed. I think when you read it you realize why Steve and I are feeling more and more like a hand-in-glove fit in our individual efforts at thought leadership.
Once his piece comes out at TCS, which will be soon, I will be sorely tempted to try my own peculiar version in my Sunday column.
Reader Comments (1)
Have you ever considered that the DiB might work better as a RfD - Recipe for Development? What struck me is that in any given location, the list of ingredients (with variations anticipated from local cultures) and the way and timing of mixing them together seemed more like a recipe - do you have this. Check your ingredients, bring in what you don't have or don't have enough of. Mix in this order or you will have that problem. Let stand while watching carefully for good or bad signs. Then step away and let it go.
The recipe analogy also works better for me when considering that many areas of the world won't appreciate someone coming in and trying to put Brooks Brothers suits and wing tips on them - everyone has their own personal favorite recipe for meatloaf.