by Kare Anderson | Dec 30, 2009 | behavior, collaboration, Collective Memory
To jumpstart your new year in these roiling times, consider this: “When the economy tanks it’s natural to think of yourself first. You have a family to feed and a mortgage to pay. Getting more appears to be the order of business. It turns out that...
by Kare Anderson | Sep 5, 2008 | behavior, Book, Collective Intelligence, mobile, Peer2Peer, Play, Podcasts
You’re strolling down a boutique-lined street. A restaurant catches your eye. You whip out your phone, scan the bar code on the window then go online to peak at reviews. It got raves so why not go in? After all, you’ll get a ring on your phone if your parking meter...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 27, 2008 | Book, Collective Intelligence, Podcasts
Bluntly speaking, we are more likely to cooperate in a group when those who don’t get punished. “Darwin had a blind spot. It wasn’t that he didn’t see the role of cooperation in evolution. He just didn’t see how important it is.” Little has changed until...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 15, 2008 | community
So says Smart Mobs author Howard Rheingold in this 19-minute talk at the Ted conference. He believes it is instinctive to want to participate in a compatible group. Of course, we are only as strong as the weakest link. Hear how to be a part of collective action and...
by Kare Anderson | Jan 16, 2008 | Collective Memory, Learning, Research
…looks like you, research shows. So if you are leaning toward one political (or marital?) candidate or have not yet decided, here’s how you might be influenced. “Morphing faces”- based research demonstrates your instinctive tendency to like the person who looks...
