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 | Oct 10, 2010 | Book, collaboration, Collective Clout, community, Local, non-profit
“I had a woman in Idaho tell me that her options for employment went from one job to hundreds because of her ability to work from home after receiving broadband,” said DigitalBridge founder, Kelley Dunne. In partnership with others including Internet providers he...
by Kare Anderson | Sep 2, 2010 | behavior, Caring, Collective Intelligence, community, Local
What makes a community abundant in this new new normal world? In this uncertain economy where budgets of local governments and non-profit budgets will continue to get slashed, it is especially heartening to read the mutual-reliance message inherent in this book. How...
by Kare Anderson | Jul 12, 2010 | behavior, cause, Co-Create, community, Customer, Local, non-profit, partnering
If a hotel can become famous for leading ducks across their lobby at 11:00 then certainly your business can become more well-known for some simple ritual that customers like to photograph and tell others about and reporters love to cover. In fact it’s surprising that...
by Kare Anderson | Jul 7, 2010 | cause, collaboration, Collective Clout, community, conference, Friendship, Give Back, Meetings, Member
Become an opportunity-maker for the member organization that most matters to you. Imagine that your association or special interest group kept innovating to create more value and meaning for members. That’s what TED has done and we can too by taking three...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 29, 2010 | Book, Caring, community, Sharing
If you see people sneaking around a neglected lot, digging in the dirt, they may be guerrilla gardeners. Like using your cell phone to send city officials photos of potholes in the street, it’s another sign of the new wave of community-building and sharing. Other...
