by Kare Anderson | Jun 12, 2011 | behavior, Book, Choice
Mike wasn’t aware that we were closely watching him as he strode into the pool table showroom but he was the ninth unwitting participant in our experiment. He glanced at the sign “Three Most Popular Models” that hung above an ornately carved, antique pool table,...
by Kare Anderson | May 22, 2011 | Book, Co-Create, community
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 experiences and know-how with others who...
by Kare Anderson | May 7, 2011 | behavior, Book, Caring, collaboration, Collective Intelligence, Leadership, Learning, Likeability
In a New Yorker cartoon, a bored-looking couple are sitting apart on a couch, facing a smiling therapist who says, “Any healthy relationship requires fundamental acting skills.” Clearly the Michelangelo Effect is not in play. Couples who affirm and support each...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 10, 2011 | behavior, Book, Choice, contagion, decisionmaking
Reinventing himself when he arrived at college Sam, “who had never had much luck with women” successfully beguiled a string of women into one-night stands, leaving his male friends shaking their heads in wonder because the women, though dumped, saw him as “sensitive,...
by Kare Anderson | Jan 8, 2011 | Co-Create, Collective Clout, entertainment, Media, partnering, Profit
See Validation or The Chase and get inspired by the innovative ways talented “amateurs” get paid for their co-created video vignettes. You, too, can gather the team for your video story. Media agencies can provide the sponsoring companies that want to be associated,...