by Kare Anderson | Aug 21, 2011 | behavior, Book, collaboration, Collective Intelligence, Connecting, Friendship, Listening, Sharing
Odd things can happen when hanging out with those who don’t act right, like you. I got unexpected insights when, with two friends, I walked through the Steins Collection of paintings by Matissse, Picasso and other avant-garde painters in bohemian Paris. In most every...
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 | Nov 7, 2010 | behavior, Book, Connecting, Friendship
There’s a Relationship Revolution bubbling up and you’ve probably seen signs of it. Rain or shine, for over a decade, my college friend Jane Burns has been walking the same route in Lake Oswego every morning at 7:00 am with the same hardy group of women. Neighbors yet...
