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 | Jul 22, 2013 | Book, Caring, Choice, Humor
An elementary school teacher in rural Arkansas made a bracelet of charms of each student in her class so she could continually remind herself of how she cared about each one, and her passion for teaching them. The rest of the story is the real clincher for seeing...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 15, 2013 | Book, Choice
Some believe companies are great because of leadership. Others fervently think it’s agile collaboration and innovation. Some say luck or serendipity play a larger role in this increasingly random, complex and connected world. Yet, perhaps it’s simply a matter of...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 29, 2013 | behavior, Caring, Choice, Collective Memory, community
1. Adopt the Counter-intuitive Approach to Becoming Well-Liked Legend has it that British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and his political rival William Gladstone had a date with the same woman on different nights. When asked her impression of the two men, she said,...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 23, 2013 | behavior, Book, Choice
Taxi Mike, Geek Squad and Vanderbilt University Medical Center take the same successful approach to stand out from their competition, and you can too. Like you, they realize that traditional selling is dead in our digital world. Potential buyers can quickly compare...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 1, 2013 | behavior, Book, Caring, Choice, Cooperation
Tension was inevitable. The stakes were high. We all wanted to be accepted into this coveted fellowship program, yet only 20% would. After a series of intensive interviews, much depended on how we played this game. The rules were odd. Eight strangers, all...
