Leonard E. Sienko, Jr. Attorney at Law 12 East Main Street P.O. Box 579 Hancock, New York 13783 Phone: 607-637-5400 Fax:    815-361-2750 E-mail: lennyesq@hancock.net Web: http://www.hancock.net/~lennyesq

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I am interested in NYSBA allowing myself and others to continue to serve as explorers in the use of technology in the practice of law. I envision a NYSBA “Skunkworks”1 , where we get to try and test the latest and greatest toys the tech folks have to offer.

If NYSBA is to be as agile as its needs to be (imagine turning “The Titanic”); the organization must also foster members and staff in forming electronic communities that allow for a sense of playing outside the lines.

I recommend reading the first chapter of the “Cluetrain Manifesto” by Christopher Locke at: http://www.cluetrain.com/apocalypso.html

Locke offers the best explanation I’ve seen of how the internet as a medium has affected it message and messengers, especially in large organizations. The chapter, entitled “Internet Apocalyso” is worth reading for Locke’s breezy “gonzo” style and his insights into the need for large organizations to allow their people to enhance their creativity by playing with the technology.

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1“A skunkworks is a group of people who, in order to achieve unusual results,
work on a project in a way that is outside the usual rules. A skunkworks is often a
small team that assumes or is given responsibility for developing something in a
short time with minimal management constraints. Typically, a skunkworks has a
small number of members in order to reduce communications overhead. A
skunkworks is sometimes used to spearhead a product design that thereafter will be
developed according to the usual process. A skunkworks project may be secret.”
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214112,00.html
Whatsis, January 16, 2002, visited by author on February 26, 2002.
 
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