by Kare Anderson | Jan 8, 2009 | Local, partnering
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...
by Kare Anderson | Jan 4, 2009 | Co-Create, collaboration
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...
by Kare Anderson | Jan 2, 2009 | Collective Clout, Collective Intelligence, social shopping
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...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 30, 2008 | collaboration, Friendship, Tribe
When meeting Natasha, photographer Rick Smolan never imagined she’d be an emotional thread of continuity for his life. Human stories take unexpected turns, especially next year. I’ve got your back and you’ve got mine. That’s a mighty welcome feeling as we enter 2009. ...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 24, 2008 | behavior, Tribe, Values
I was born lucky. At the “up” end of Marty Seligman’s pessimistic/ optimistic temperament continuum. Yet this is my dire prediction for 2009 plus a bit of advice. In this volatile time, the Law of Unintended Consequences will strike repeatedly –...
