The Reformation re-balanced the power between individuals and institutions. It also created demand for a new model to create new order when individuals have more power and thus the Enlightenment. During the Enlightenment, the Philosophes talked about the need for brotherhood (fraternite) and community. The formers of the American Constitution considered how to establish a model that balanced individual freedom with responsibility to neighbors, cities, states and ultimately a nation.

Similarily, if Social Media is analogous to the Reformation stage, then I think Social Media is creating demand for a model that creates a new order. In a recent post, I discuss the need for order among individuals. Ironically, to transform the current media industry to meet this need, it will also take a model that transforms the dissonance of stakeholders talking to “themselves” to a conversation on how to collaborate.

Here is the post entitled, “When all voices are equal but separate, community is scarce.” http://bit.ly/2ItOSq