Archive for the 'Collective Clout' Category
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Become an opportunity-maker for the member organization that most matters to you. Imagine that your association or special interest group kept innovating to create more value and meaning for members.
That’s what TED has done and we can too by taking three collaborative steps over time:
1. Offer a single major conference – as most associations already [...]
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
We can now pay less for some services and products we want. Venture capitalists are betting millions that we will love this approach.
It’s a fresh take on group buying. Several online start-ups negotiate for their members deep discounts for products/services – provided that enough would-be buyers sign up within a limited time frame.
They offer [...]
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Share a bike, find a babysitter, make a home wireless and other needs for ad hoc services to find, rent, sell and hire could be made safer and easier for buyers and sellers with National E-Markets (NEMs). “Think Ebay writ large and better regulated.”
With more opportunities for short-term work more people gain at least slivers [...]
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
If villagers living in the midst of poverty and war can be nudged to work better together with just three simple rules (honed via a parental competition study) and a reward (money, in this case) then maybe your group (team, board, committee, etc.) could too:
1. The village leaders (or your project leader) are elected by secret ballot.
2. The village (or your group) [...]
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Thank you Guy Kawasaki & team for placing two of my blogs on the top of your Alltop category – Collaboration - How We Partner and this blog. In celebration of this recognition I finally updated my blog roll here on Moving From Me to We.
Unfortunately, whilst I posted these valuable collaboration-related links I cannot yet get them to appear. I have [...]
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Saturday, July 4th, 2009
“We live in the age of interdependence. Borders don’t count for much or stop much, good or bad, anymore ~ Bill Clinton
One person didn’t cause it. Like most great events Independence Day happened because people came together around an idea greater than any single individual. Within that revolutionary declaration of how these united states should be [...]
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
The shocking moment for rising stars is when they meet someone who’s rising faster. For some of us this happens in fourth grade, for others it’s in college or on a job. The good news is that you’ve still got a way to get ahead. Even now. And it’s more fun. Hear how in my [...]
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
… do you have relatives or friends you can count on to help you whenever you need them?” That’s one question in Gallup’s recent poll of 140 countries. It turns out that the wealthier and more stable your country the more likely it is that you have friends to whom you can turn.
(Guess which country tops the list, [...]
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Four college-age Canadians’ bus broke down in here in Sausalito last year so they continued their campaign here – to inspire others to create their Top 100 things list: A part of their credo: For every item they complete on their list, they help a stranger achieve one of their dreams. These childhood friends’ camaraderie, plan and sense of purpose (three great Me2We traits) have pulled others into their slipstream including my friend Jan [...]
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
What’s ahead for us? See this “presentation zen“-style global trends video from the Futures Group. It covers trends first described by Fareed Zacharia in his column and book. Teasers:
• In ten years the number one English-speaking country will be …
• By 2010, Africa’s largest trading partner will be …
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