Comments on: Tithing, doing stuff for free and crowdsourcing an ethical policy http://totaal.co.uk/2010/03/tithing-doing-stuff-for-free-and-crowdsourcing-an-ethical-policy/ social media enablers Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:51:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Helen http://totaal.co.uk/2010/03/tithing-doing-stuff-for-free-and-crowdsourcing-an-ethical-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Helen Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:58:23 +0000 http://totaal.co.uk/?p=834#comment-135 There is a school of thought that suggests CSR can improve the bottom line and that it is ethical to admit it! For me it's about fulfilling my inner reward system by providing my time for free. The payback is the network of value you build through that activity. I truly believe people don't forget when you help them, take time out to teach them or spend time supporting them. How you articulate this may be problematic as the frame of reference is subjective and relative to the person and the context. There is a school of thought that suggests CSR can improve the bottom line and that it is ethical to admit it! For me it’s about fulfilling my inner reward system by providing my time for free. The payback is the network of value you build through that activity. I truly believe people don’t forget when you help them, take time out to teach them or spend time supporting them. How you articulate this may be problematic as the frame of reference is subjective and relative to the person and the context.

]]> By: Monica Tailor http://totaal.co.uk/2010/03/tithing-doing-stuff-for-free-and-crowdsourcing-an-ethical-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Monica Tailor Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:17:37 +0000 http://totaal.co.uk/?p=834#comment-133 Really interesting post. We've had similar 'discussions' here at kilo75. Firstly you're doing the right thing with regards the 'free work'. Being clear about where and how this will works gives you a kind of freedom to be able to do it without feeling liking your robbing your free time or paid client time. On the ethical policy. I definitely feel that actions speak louder than words here. And much of your 'ethics' will be tied up with your own personal sense of values or the values of a collective in the case of a large corporate. We've opted not to write it down but we have a clear idea on what we will/won't do and most of that is about what we are comfortable with ourselves. I'm looking forward to seeing where this takes you! Really interesting post. We’ve had similar ‘discussions’ here at kilo75. Firstly you’re doing the right thing with regards the ‘free work’. Being clear about where and how this will works gives you a kind of freedom to be able to do it without feeling liking your robbing your free time or paid client time.

On the ethical policy. I definitely feel that actions speak louder than words here. And much of your ‘ethics’ will be tied up with your own personal sense of values or the values of a collective in the case of a large corporate. We’ve opted not to write it down but we have a clear idea on what we will/won’t do and most of that is about what we are comfortable with ourselves.

I’m looking forward to seeing where this takes you!

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