ClimateSpark – a new venture capital contest

Mark Twain famously said about the weather that “Everyone’s talking about it but no one’s doing anything about it.” Now that’s changing. Thanks to Web 2.0, the entire world is beginning to collaborate-for the first time ever-around a...

It's a wrap on MacroWikinomics

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...

Global problem solving? Stephen Harper defends the status quo

Although Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s speech on Thursday in Davos was received well, many of the delegates that I spoke with told me they thought Harper’s vision was too blinkered. With the conspicuous exception of global warming, Harper acknowledged that many...