Windows 8 planning stage will make the difference between good and great, yet they let few know how they structure the process! Tell the people what they should hear: that Microsoft is working hard and remains much focused on the task! If the management team takes the time, turns off the electronics, and just gets together and thinks I think they could change the world with Windows 8, like Windows 95 did.
With the slow economy and fights at all costs to be more frugal definitely doesn’t help evolve new ideas, just improve efficiency. Does the Windows 8 meditate on new ideas, push away the pains of corporate reality and just ignore everyone not on the team? We are time-starved, competitive, and the distractions within the workplace are great challenges. How does Microsoft go about isolating the Windows 8 decision makers? I can only imagine that the politics are amazing.
When it becomes a job you lose those great dreams! Microsoft employees need to build Windows 8 with their heart, not their expectation of a paycheck, to move up in the company, or fight corporate politics. The creative process for Windows 8 comes down to maintaining this culture, how they structure the planning dialogue. I don’t claim have answers, but I really hope they know the impact of a few key employees on how the world works. Let’s see some tactical moves, something that matters! Windows 8 Leadership needs to influence the world and make a difference! Give the world something it didn’t know it was missing! It takes time to be Great, you had enough time being good, surprise us Microsoft!