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Why I Love REI

May 12, 2013May 15, 2013

My friend, Professor Terri Griffith sent this Yelp Review of Acme Bakery tonight because the review takes a side trip through REI… Check it out: This is a delightful tiny, …

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‘We need a new language for the collaborative age’

May 1, 2013May 1, 2013

Just realized that I never shared with you an article that was commissioned for, and published in the March 2013 issue of Wired (physical) magazine. Language encodes our thinking. To …

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How do you measure fulfillment at work?

April 24, 2013April 24, 2013

Just earlier this week, I met a fascinating entrepreneur building a desk that you can love — because it helps you to stand more, and optimizes for your health and …

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Lessons from when TED Lost Control of Its Crowd:

March 19, 2013March 19, 2013

Today, Harvard Business Review’s (the premier management magazine in the world) magazine for April was released. (Check out the upper corner, because this is fun news to share!) One of …

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The Economics of Generosity

March 2, 2013March 4, 2013

One of the most powerful talks this last week at TED centers on adapting to a new era, the Social Era. Amanda Palmer has been a disruption in the music …

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What is “social”? (An Etymology of Sorts)

February 20, 2013February 24, 2013

Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, Social Business, Social Innovation, Social Era – are they all the same, or are they quite different? Do you know? If you don’t know, you might …

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Onlyness (The Topic and the Talk at TEDxHouston)

January 17, 2013December 9, 2014

The first step to unlocking talent in the #SocialEra is celebrating something I’ve termed onlyness. Onlyness is that thing that only that one individual can bring to a situation. It …

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The Run Like Hell From List

January 15, 2013February 1, 2013

Such a private thing it is to share this, but I have. The idea of this post started when several months ago, a person who runs a professional networking organization …

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Work 3.0: It’s Not About Being in the Building

January 14, 2013

Talent is the single biggest lever of our organizations. We now have the ability to access talent regardless of where they are, and fundamentally independent of whether they work FOR …

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