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Should We Ditch the Idea of Privacy?
Don Tapscott Opening Speaker at TEDGlobal 2012
What Happened to ‘Yes we can’?
Radical Openness in Business Fosters Growth
Macrowikinomics makes it to the Tribeca Film Festival’s Disruptive Innovation Recommended Reading List
Kony 2012: Rethinking Global Problem Solving
The 'Kony 2012' director who was found naked in the street will remain in the hospital for several weeks. Danica Russell, Jason Russell's wife, attributed her husband's "reactive phsychosis" to the "sudden transition from relative anonymity to worldwide attention -- both raves and ridicules, in a matter of days." Will the Internet Obsolete Alumni Associations?
Don Tapscott Joins SHOP.CA as Advisory Board Chairman
Where the Multi-Stakeholder Networks Are: An Interview with Don Tapscott
SXSWi 2012: Don Tapscott: Radically New Solutions for Institutions in Flux
Financial Times: Technology as a Tool for Change
At SXSW Confab, Democracy Rules
Don Tapscott SXSW Interactive Presentation Livestream March 9th 2pm CST
Don Tapscott to Join Martin Prosperity Institute as MPI Fellow
Located at the Rotman School of Management, the Martin Prosperity Institute is the world’s leading think-tank on the role of sub-national factors – location, place and city-regions – in global economic prosperity. Don Tapscott will collaborate with the MPI in research initiatives on the impact of digital media on business and society, smart, connected cities, and the future of capitalism and the corporation. Video See all video
Speeches (view all)
SXSW Interactive 2012 Opening Presentation
Don Tapscott opens SXSW Interactive 2012 with his presentation, Rethinking Civilization for the Social Age.
Unleashing Human Capital at The Economist’s Ideas Economy: Innovation 2012
Don Tapscott discusses best practices for effective corporate culture at The Economist’s Ideas Economy: Innovation 2012 event in Berkeley, California.
Social Media Week Opening Keynote and Interview with The Economist
Don Tapscott joins Social Media Week as the global curator and opening keynote for the 2012 theme of Empowering Change Through Collaboration. Don’s keynote is followed by a Q&A and interview with Economist’s Matthew Bishop.
SXSW Interactive 2012 Opening Presentation
Don Tapscott opens SXSW Interactive 2012 with his presentation, Rethinking Civilization for the Social Age.
Unleashing Human Capital at The Economist’s Ideas Economy: Innovation 2012
Don Tapscott discusses best practices for effective corporate culture at The Economist’s Ideas Economy: Innovation 2012 event in Berkeley, California.
Social Media Week Opening Keynote and Interview with The Economist
Don Tapscott joins Social Media Week as the global curator and opening keynote for the 2012 theme of Empowering Change Through Collaboration. Don’s keynote is followed by a Q&A and interview with Economist’s Matthew Bishop.
Interviews (view all)
CTV News: On Budgets and Fixing Canada
Don Tapscott discusses upcoming Ontario and Federal government budgets, aging and youth demographics, and how to fix Canada.
SXSWi 2012: Don Tapscott: Radically New Solutions for Institutions in Flux
IBM’s Todd Watson and Allen Kane talk with Don Tapscott — speaker, consultant, and author of a multitude of books including Macrowikinomics — about networked intelligence, the digital generation, and cause for optimism.
The Guardian Interviews Don Tapscott for Social Media Week
The Guardian’s Chief US Business Writer, Dominic Rushe interviews Don Tapscott during Social Media Week 2012.
CTV News: On Budgets and Fixing Canada
Don Tapscott discusses upcoming Ontario and Federal government budgets, aging and youth demographics, and how to fix Canada.
SXSWi 2012: Don Tapscott: Radically New Solutions for Institutions in Flux
IBM’s Todd Watson and Allen Kane talk with Don Tapscott — speaker, consultant, and author of a multitude of books including Macrowikinomics — about networked intelligence, the digital generation, and cause for optimism.
The Guardian Interviews Don Tapscott for Social Media Week
The Guardian’s Chief US Business Writer, Dominic Rushe interviews Don Tapscott during Social Media Week 2012.
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Finale Episode on ReCivilization: Rebooting the Public Square
Episode Four Extras: LinkedIn, Nike, Zipcar and GoodGuide
Extended versions of Don’s interviews with LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman, Zipcar and Buzzcar’s Robin Chase, Nike’s Vice President of Sustainability and Innovation, Hannah Jones, and GoodGuide’s Dara O’Rourke.
Episode Four on ReCivilization: ReIndustrializing the Planet
In episode four of ReCivilization, Don examines how the digital revolution has cut transaction costs and changed the notion of the firm, and how business needs to operate collaboratively and transparently — to meet the needs of increasingly savvy consumers concerned about sustainability and ethical behaviour. As Don says, the level of scrutiny made possible by the web means businesses operate nakedly. And if you’re going to be naked, you’d better be buff.
Interview on CBC Spark: The Future of Crowdsourcing
We recently heard about a new initiative called the “Cool Japan” project. Run by the Japanese government, the idea is to have leading creative lights in Japan post questions or problems to a site called Mazer, and crowdsource the answers.
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