by Kare Anderson | Oct 13, 2015 | Book, Caring, cause, Co-Create
“I’d like for the last Guinea worm to die before I do,” Jimmy Carter said in his usual humble way when he announced that his cancer had spread to his brain. When The Carter Center launched the eradication campaign in 1986, over 3.5 million people in 21 countries had...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 10, 2015 | Book, cause, Co-Create, collaboration
“I’d like for the last Guinea worm to die before I do,” Jimmy Carter said in his usual humble way when he announced that his cancer had spread to his brain. When The Carter Center launched the eradication campaign in 1986, over 3.5 million people in 21 countries had...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 21, 2014 | behavior, cause, Collective Intelligence, community
What fervent belief does Vaishnavi Maganti, an 11th grader and Indian Impact brand ambassador in Hyderabad, share with Jeremiah Owyang, Crowd Companies’ Chief Catalyst and David Batstone, Not For Sale founder? An ardent belief that leveraging best talents with...
by Kare Anderson | Jul 28, 2013 | behavior, Book, cause, Choice, Co-Create, Sharing
What does the New England Patriots’ “rabid” fans’ active sharing mid-game comments via immersive Wi-Fi have in common with Peabody hotel guests’ avid videoing and picture-snapping of the daily duck walk? Or parents standing in front a large store wall of bewildering...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 16, 2012 | behavior, Book, Caring, cause, contagion
Violence doesn’t happen out of nowhere, but kindness can. 1. Choose Your Spot for Bringing Out the Better Side in Others At first drivers were startled on their way to work when they passed the man on the curb of an Oakland, California, street. He was...
by Kare Anderson | Sep 12, 2012 | Book, Caring, cause, Choice, Collective Clout
Within minutes of taking questions, Karl Rove and Howard Dean had a largely well-informed audience deep in the weeds of their conflicting, complex facts last Monday night at our Marin Speakers Series. We watched enthralled, attempting to keep up with their swift...