by Kare Anderson | Sep 13, 2015 | behavior, Choice
To live a more congruent, satisfying and accomplished life with others consider what these three stories have in common: 1. “Train hard, laugh harder” could have been the motto of the U.S. national soccer team when two-time Olympic gold medal winner, Julie Foudy, was...
by Kare Anderson | Sep 8, 2015 | Friendship
Why, exactly, did the famous #ALSIceBucketChallenge raise over $100 million within a couple of months? And what spurred people to support the challenge by creating more than 17 million videos that were viewed more than 10 billion times on Facebook alone? That...
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 | 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 | Aug 5, 2014 | behavior, Caring, Connecting, Friendship
“When you throw mud you get dirty, Adlai Stephenson once dryly remarked when advised to criticize his opponent who was launching vicious, personal attacks against him in a political campaign. He lost. Yet others, including me, believe you lose ground when you...