by Kare Anderson | Jun 2, 2015 | behavior, Caring, Co-Create, Collective Intelligence, Connecting
After a priest moved to a new parish he approached his superior to ask, “Would you mind if I smoked while praying?” and was, not surprisingly, turned down. Even if you, too, are an ardent non-smoker, it is wise to learn how to ask in a way that enables...
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 | Dec 30, 2014 | Book, Caring, Connecting, contagion
To turn the page to the adventure story you want to live in 2015 and beyond focus on this as you go through your next few days: Notice the common traits of the situations in which you most thrive and with whom you shine. Only then can seek out more of those kinds of...
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...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 30, 2014 | behavior, Book, Connecting
Meghan M. Biro, in her Forbes column, advocates reverse mentoring, a method I believe spurs serendipitous discovery of unexpected shared sweet spots of mutual interest, as well as shared social learning. Biro cites my former colleague at the Center for the Edge, John...
