Host an Online Community Around Your Passionate Interest

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

If you’re new to MovingFromMeToWe.com, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Dog lovers, civic-minded coders, Civil War buffs and cyclists have two things in common. They are ardent about their special interest and thus they are more likely to be active in an online community. They want to share their [...]

The Sum of Us is Greater Than One of Us…Sometimes

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

The sum of us can be more powerful (and fun) than one of us… sometimes. The confounding thing is exactly how we make it happen. Even when we have a strong desire to collaborate, we are  likely bump up against into each other because, as in love,  good intentions don’t always lead to mutually satisfying behavior. [...]

Books on How to Accomplish Greater Things With Others

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

A sign of the growing popularity of all kinds of collaboration is the growing number of books on some aspect of the topic.  What are your favorites? Here are some I’ve come across: Alone Together: Sociable Robots, Digitized Friends, and the Reinvention of Intimacy and Solitude by Sherry Turkle. The Big Sort: Why the Clustering [...]

Great Workshop Involver for Gauging Audience Upfront

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Leading a small workshop?  Like to find out, upfront, how much they already know? Or how they feel about your topic?  Try a fun, audience involver called the Spectrogram. This exercise also helps them feel heard, learn a bit about each other and get closer. Plus it is simple to set up and to do [...]

Be the Media: Book as Your Starter Kit

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

At the Canne Film Festival Peter Broderick described new online opportunities for indy filmmakers to create, promote and distribute their work. He’s not alone.  “Independents” of all kinds are making their own media, leaving how-to-templates in their wake for others to modify for their own use. Ever dream of hosting a community radio show, co-creating [...]

A Tool to Attract More People to Your Cause …

Friday, August 1st, 2008

 … even when you have few resources. Or to make your small donation matter more. Want to launch a campaign to spruce up your nearby park? Like to share your expertise with others, for the greater good? Like to track the success of a project you supported? For your cause or club, like a user-friendly [...]

“Even You Can Draw It So They Quickly Understand, Kare”

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

In art class we were asked to draw a familiar object.  I picked something simple.  A tire.  No one could recognize it. And yet, after reading The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures I was able to draw a description of SmartPartnering and another on storyboarding. Let people literally see [...]

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