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Mid-Term Report Card
This is the 20th post I’ve written for the Innovator Blog since it was launched a little more than a month ago. That’s enough posts and enough time for most readers to form an initial opinion of the blog, at least in general.
So tell me, how am I doing? To gather all of your feedback, I am extending an open invitation. Tell me what you like about the blog, and what can be improved. If you’re a student registered in the Next Great Innovator Challenge, has it been useful? All comments are welcome, but I’m interested primarily in two things:
1. Has the early content been interesting or helpful in developing your final submission?
2. What topics would you like to see covered in future Innovator Blog posts?
I’ve already done a quick self-assessment, based on some goals we had when we launched the Innovator Blog. Our objectives were to:
A. Maximize the relevance of final submissions by providing useful advice and guidance.
B. Supply information equitably to all challenge participants.
C. Invite discussion about the competition and related issues.
Whether the guidance provided helps to maximize the relevance of your submissions will only be seen after the submission deadline, but I have every confidence it will. Meanwhile, it’s clear that the blog format has allowed me to provide information to all participants quickly and easily. As a result, I believe we are tracking well on the first two objectives.
If there is room for improvement, it relates to the third objective. Frankly, the blog has yet to generate much in the way of comments. We are dealing with a competition, so I understand why some students might be reluctant to discuss their ideas. On the other hand, I believe it’s possible to have good discussion without revealing any secrets.
My personal goal moving forward is to encourage more comments. This is one of the reasons I’m keenly interested in your suggestions for future posts.
Comments (2)
Bill Claxton :It's an interesting (almost bold) question to post. Asking people: "Do you like my blog?" Based on the number of responses/comments you could either consider it a huge success or a muted "nice try". There are few blogs that I have seen that get any kind of feedback. The only exception is the "myspace" world, which thrives on feedback. Maybe if you are looking for feedback you should open an RBC Myspace spot. You could post pictures of contestants in your compitition, play videos of famous RBC commericals (if there are any :), and do video blogs of your topics instead of written. Blogs need pizzazz, with lots of pictures, links, and humor. Not just text, thoughts on banking, and cerebral one way discussion.
Just my and only feedback to your question..
B.C.
Nelson T. :
In any online community, the vast majority of participants are observers - people who visit regularly but do not contribute content. A much smaller group of participants are occasional contributors. Only a tiny percentage of participants are heavy contributors - those who provide content on a regular basis. (By the way, thank you for being in that category.) As long as observers find value in a blog's content, I consider it successful. If heavy contributors also get involved, all the better.
Your tips for increasing feedback are all good. In particular, your thoughts on humour and cerebral material ring true. I'll see what I can do to put those suggestions into practice. :-)
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