Tag Archives: collaboration

When we help people aggregate their wisdom in independent, diverse and decentralized ways, the resulting "wisdom of crowds" can be uncannily accurate.

The web has changed a lot of things about the way we consume media. It’s flipped our primary communications infrastructure from a one-way, to a two-way flow of information – and that change in the way we communicate is redefining who we are. Businesses and organizations of all types need to understand that their customers and other stakeholders are no ...

Just as I suspected: cooperation isn’t all fluffy white bunnies.

If you are interested in cooperative studies or just want to build a more collaborative culture in your place of work, watch the below 20 minute talk by Martin Nowak. It’s based on his (and Roger Highfield’s) new book: SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed. Nowak starts the talk with an overview of the key milestones ...

People are what connects an organization to the world around it.

Friend Discovery connects an organization's CRM database with the social networks of its customers. That helps customers connect with friends who also care about the organization's work - and that's a game-changer.

You’re probably too cool to watch American Idol, right? I’m not. I think it’s a brilliant show that also has something to teach organizations about engaging their stakeholders. Contestants sing their hearts out every night and some of the performances are truly touching. Check out Jacob Lusk pouring his heart out in the video clip below. He literally breaks down ...

Engagement is what brings tasks and relationships together. Engagement is the process of building relationships with people and putting those relationships to work to accomplish some goal.

I usually think better when I’m talking with someone. There’s something about the process of sharing an idea that instantly makes it better. There’s the obvious aspect of this, which is getting good feedback from another person and iterating on an idea until it gets better and better. But I’m talking about something else. There are times when the person ...