by Kare Anderson | Jun 9, 2019 | behavior, Caring, collaboration, Collective Intelligence, Connecting, contagion, Friendship, inspiration, Local, Networking, Play, SmartPartnering
The sweet scent of the narcissus plant wafts upstairs to me just like the lingering memory of my uphill neighbors, an always upbeat Irish couple in their early eighties. Stopping off on their daily walk, they knocked on my door early this morning to deliver the plant,...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 26, 2011 | behavior, community, Friendship, Local, Meetings, Member, Mentor, Peer2Peer, Sharing, Visual
Even Michael Skoler who leads Public Radio International’s interactive activities was surprised by the huge turnout for Ira Glass’ live version of his popular radio show, This American Life. Wrote Gigaom’s Mathew Ingram, “More than 30,000 watched the first digital...
by Kare Anderson | Nov 2, 2010 | Co-Create, collaboration, Collective Intelligence, CrowdSource, Customer, Learning, Local, Peer2Peer
Whether you’re on a project team, party-planning or seeking customers’ input to improve your product you have more chance of success with the right collaborative tools. Often, the trouble is finding the best methods or tools when you need them. Here’s a shareable list...
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...