Technology Populism: Risks & Rewards

A very interesting and thought-provoking (if long-ish) article about "technology populism" at ReadWriteWeb:

According to a new report by Forrester Research, Inc., Technology Populism is defined as "an adoption trend led by a technology-native workforce that self provisions collaborative tools, information sources, and human networks — requiring minimal or no ongoing support from a central IT organization."

For the layperson, this definition can be boiled down to this: more and more people are functioning as their own IT department at work.