I’ve just read an incredibly depressing Fast Company piece on InnoCentive and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The story reports on a recent blog posting by Dwayne Spradlin, President and Chief Executive Officer of InnoCentive. If you’re not familiar with InnoCentive, here is a thumbnail sketch: It is a global, online marketplace where organizations [...]
Two weeks ago I was on a panel in London as part of Google’s Zeitgeist 2010 event. Also on the panel was Carl-Henric Svanberg, Chairman & non-executive Director of BP. The moderator asked what I would recommend to solve BP’s PR problems. I said that BP has more than just a PR problem; it needs [...]
I recently watched a video of Jack Dorsey’s presentation to The99percent conference, which you can see here. In it, Dorsey shares three core takeaways from his experiences in conceiving and building Twitter. 1) Draw: get your idea out of your head and share it, 2) Luck: assessing when is the right time to execute the [...]
As an author of many books, I’m thankful for the hard work of my publishers, but I also I’m fascinated by changes in the publishing industry. An author self-publishing his or her book — also known as the “vanity press” — has traditionally been viewed with a bit of disdain. It usually meant that the [...]
The Net Gen Education Challenge deadline has been extended to midnight, June 6. This is the second year for the Challenge, where students are asked to produce a video illustrating how the social web nurtures teaching, learning, collaboration, and innovation for the 21st century. Read my post from March 13th for the Challenge details. The [...]
