Don Tapscott

What nature teaches us about building better human organizations

Aug 13, 2010 | Writing

Here’s a book that’s just out in hardcover (and Kindle) and deserves reading: The Smart Swarm: How Understanding Flocks, Schools, and Colonies Can Make Us Better at Communicating, Decision Making, and Getting Things Done. The author is Peter Miller, a senior editor at...

We can't afford BP to go it alone

Jun 26, 2010 | Writing

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,...

Your insights wanted at Save the Gulf discussion

Jun 17, 2010 | Writing

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...

Twitter's users dictate what's happening

Jun 5, 2010 | Writing

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)...

It's a wrap on MacroWikinomics

May 26, 2010 | Writing

I should apologize and explain why I haven’t posted anything for a number of weeks.  I’ve been working around-the-clock with co-author Anthony D. Williams on the final draft of MacroWikinomics. This morning the book went into production, meaning it’s pretty much out...