| Asking a potential business partner or vendor to sign a | | | | This book project was about new education |
| non-disclosure agreement, can lead to catastrophe and | | | | technologies and indeed, our Online Think Tank has |
| often hard feelings, thus it makes sense for you to | | | | discussed Cad Cam design 3D for the OLPC efforts, |
| understand the mindset when you ask someone to | | | | so those kids use SimCity, so can learn to design their |
| sign a NDA. Recently, someone asked for a | | | | cities in the future. We've discussed here the use of a |
| non-disclosure agreement before we started talks, this | | | | Second Life type scenario linking all education in |
| threw me back a bit, in fact, I have made it a point not | | | | various common causes for humanity. |
| to sign non-disclosure agreements any more. So, I | | | | Besides in the spirit of collaboration, which is part of the |
| stated: | | | | future of eLearning with kids linked up Worldwide, |
| I am sorry, I do not do NDA's anymore, because so | | | | shouldn't all of us, as adults collaborate without fear of |
| many times in the past folks have disclosed stuff to | | | | economic loss, if one of us steals an idea, which is not |
| me that I had already thought of and was way past | | | | something I would do anyway. If you cannot trust me, |
| their innovative ideas on the subject. Therefore, if we | | | | then how on Earth can we collaborate? See that point |
| are to collaborate on an Book, then eventually all that | | | | regarding NDAs? |
| information will be out in the public anyway, and how | | | | We hope you have enjoyed this case study in the |
| long does it take to put a manuscript for a Book | | | | problems with NDAs and why it is important for folks |
| together of let's say a 100 pages or less - about a | | | | to proceed very carefully when mentioning secrets |
| week or less. | | | | and any hint or display of lack of trust. |