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 | 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 | Mar 11, 2010 | Book, CrowdSource, Media, Member
See him passionately reading the bible on the street corner, while being videoed? Don’t avert your gaze and quickly walk around him. Take a closer look. You may be witnessing a clever method that you could adapt to drawing attention to your favorite cause, idea,...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 17, 2008 | conference, Learning, Meetings, Member
It takes a tenth of a second to form an impression. So imagine how difficult it is to hold their interest for five minutes. That’s a short time for you and a looooooong time to them. For practice in being memorably brief, find or start an Ignite group. They are...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 25, 2008 | Meetings, Member, Networking, Podcasts, Social Media
When a Seattle couple, self-described indie professionals, couldn’t find the kind of low-key business get-togethers they enjoyed, they decided to host some. 50 events later they’d founded an online community. Members can volunteer to host the kind of comfy, relevant...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 11, 2008 | Collective Intelligence, Media, Meetings, Member
Imagine creating a short video of your suggestion or related story in advance of your reunion, employee or professional meeting or celebration? Suppose you could also add comments on a group blog? Then see what’s on others’ minds before you get together. To see the...
