by Kare Anderson | May 27, 2015 | behavior, Collective Intelligence, Connecting
A few years ago, DisneyWorld executives were wondering what most captured the attention of toddlers and infants at their theme park and hotels in Orlando, Florida. So they hired me and a cultural anthropologist to observe them as they passed by all the costumed cast...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 17, 2015 | behavior, Book, Connecting, mutuality matters
“All of the significant battles are waged within the self,” wrote Sheldon Kopp. Some of our biggest inside battles involve changing habits to create a more meaningful, congenial life with others. Instead we instinctively, unhappily focus our self-talk on...
by Kare Anderson | Jan 3, 2015 | behavior, Caring, mutuality matters
We all have two wolves inside us a Cherokee lesson suggests. One tugs at us to do evil and the other to act good. What will we do? It depends on which wolf we feed. The one you feed is the one that grows stronger. Pope Francis suggested that year’s end is an apt time...
by Kare Anderson | Nov 25, 2014 | behavior, Book, Co-Create
From companies to clubs to causes, groups most likely to succeed, today, need to keep top talent engaged by encouraging the nimble formation of self-organized teams to tackle opportunities and problems faster and better together. Those who can actually recruit the...
by Kare Anderson | Nov 18, 2014 | behavior, mutuality matters, Quotable, Sharing
The Law of Unintended Consequences is increasingly becoming the norm. From drugs to drones to data collection, things that are initially invented for beneficial purposes can be quickly turned to evil uses, often creating massive profits and destruction. What We Can Do...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 30, 2014 | behavior, collaboration, Connecting, mutuality matters
Beginning with our first success in childhood, we become attached to what we believe are our strengths in temperament and talent, which enabled us to win. Why not? They seemed to be what makes us popular. We also are drawn to people who seem to act right – like us. We...
