It took me awhile to finally decide to write this post as it runs against the tide of most readers’ opinions. And many feel strongly as I discovered at dinner last night with friends, but here goes. Outliers purports to reveal the real reason some people — like Bill Joy, the Beatles and Bill Gates— are successful. [...]

Here’s to living a greater life and accomplishing greater things together than we can on our own:
“It is only through disruptions and confusion that we grow, jarred out of ourselves by the collision of someone else’s private world with our own. “  ~ Joyce Carol Oates

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We can be stakeholders in the future of the U.S., not free-riders.  We are called to participate in its renewal. Not only can we do what is asked but we’re being asked what should be done. 

In true  Me2We style Obama keeps assuming that you and I can

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Rent a spare room or a couch to frugal travelers.  A backyard can become a mini-camp ground in Sweden.  To preserve cash in this bad economy many of us will rent.  That’s why peer2peer renting is getting popular. From lawn edgers to bands you can now Hire Things in New Zealand or, in Britain and U.S., from Zilok. What do you need temporarily? What have you got to rent? There are more upsides to renting for us. 

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Renew America, the new Obama-backed campaign asks us to step up and volunteer at a time when many are stepping down into living on less.  For many, that’s much less. As a former Obama campaign staffer I suggest starting small and sticking to it – but tackling something 

 more than buying a T-shirt. 
The manager of our local food bank took the time to understand 

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Here’s a hilarious yet painfully familiar “how (not) to” video - especially for creative consultants.  You’ve been hired by a team.  Then you discover they have not 

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As the thinking person’s magazine Atlantic decided to ask readers to Think Again. In seeking The Wisdom of the Crowds, they invite anyone to answer questions raised by their superlative writers.  (Now that’s a smart way to start conversations about the magazine, online and in-person.)
So far here are some of the questions:
• Is Porn Adultery?
• Was God an Accident?
• Why Are Campaign Commercials So Bad?
 • What’s [...]

Your customers are tempted to include your business in their cost-cutting efforts. Act now to offer extra value, adopting a method that won’t cost you more.  In fact, it often reduces overhead. Two rival businesses are using it. The Baltimore Sun and the Washington Post will offer their readers stories from both papers. The Sun will “tap the Post’s federal government [...]

Have you adapted some object to better suit your purposes? Would your invention delight and inspire  others? Get featured on TV, via computer and in a magazine, thanks to a new Me2We joint venture.
Make magazine invited American Public Television and Twin Cities Public Television to join them in launching “Makers.”  Half-hour TV episodes, in [...]

Most of us will spend less in 2009.  Much less. And use coupons. Many will seek reliable 

recommendations when we do. If that’s true for you, check out this service. Ever see something a friend bought and want to get it too? Before you buy something online, see reviews from others in a trusted online community. If you are proud of what you [...]