In fact I am only suspecting that it can’t be really compared and that we can’t transpose the CERN learnings to the whole of more traditional enterprises. It’s a different game and mode of business – with specific goals and “customers” – this “science and research”. We should compare it with corporate R&D at most. This is basically no problem, as I agree that knowledge work is gaining importance and traction everywhere and anyway. Still, I doubt that the CERN-employees, their competencies, motivational structures (and incentives) can be used as role model for all.

Whatever, I didn’t want to sound to critically of your attempt at “measuring” organizational cultural readiness – like Dinesh Tantri’s take on a people/organizational readiness framework for Enterprise 2.0 (http://tinyurl.com/4yy8tt) it can be used for implementation planning and prioritization of steps to take (and I even argued along your lines in client talks of late). After all I think we both agree that it’s all about changing the ways people work and collaborate, not so much about the actual tools they use.

BTW, are you planning to attend Emmanuele’s Enterprise 2.0 Forum in Varese? http://tinyurl.com/3guj3y?

So, Wikibility is a “forma mentis” is not linked with the technology… and is not only “collaboration” and how can you set up your tool (your thermometer) if not verifyng the quality of your instrument in a place where you aspect for “forma mentis” an high level of this kind of Culture?

Further, in order to achieve the “perfect” organiozational culture that allow to use E2.0 in a smart way and with the aim to encrease the innovation rate, I think that is obvious to measure the initial cultural status of a workplace in order to understand how to promote and communicate actions that explain to people what they can do with a wiki or with a blog in an Intranet… why they would change “the way in which things are doing”(=Culture)

In any case thank you for your interest
I’m veri glad for that!