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Their Mindsets Must Change, Not Ours

   ”Corporate cultures” have influenced our consciousness over time. The very fiber of the human network has been molded over time to not think in the mindset of a human rather we have become a “commercialized target” for acquisition to be...
Posted March 16, 2012 with 112 views     
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Got Social “Sense”?

  The word sense implies an acute perception of or responsiveness toward something of vital importance. In business the most vitally important issue is people: buyers, employees and suppliers. Without them there is no business. People have a...
Posted January 18, 2012 with 222 views     
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5 Ways the Internet Makes Weak Ties Strong

  Before the internet we learned from strong ties, friends, family, teachers, associates, history and media.  Our learning landscape was limited by geography, local influence and the media of the day. The internet changed how, what and...
Posted September 13, 2011 with 264 views     
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Social Networks & New Economies: May the Best Street Win

  The great dream for new economies movement is that Wall Street has finally met its match from the vast interconnected social systems that now dominate communication, organization, and commerce. The problem is that no matter what the New...
Posted September 8, 2011 with 361 views     
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Another Opportunity to Observe Social Currency

  With images of people rushing into the Libyan dictator’s compound like the current from a great tsunami reshaping the landscape in a matter of minutes, I reflect on the obvious metaphor.  A quick Google search on “Social Current”...
Posted August 25, 2011 with 421 views     
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“Circles” of Knowledge

  Google Plus has gotten lots of attention lately with much of the commentary focused around the “circles feature”. Now comes the collaborative dialog of how best to set up and use circles.  However most of the suggestions are simply...
Posted August 1, 2011 with 303 views     
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'Counter-Games' and Social Media

  The term “Gamification” is pretty cool, except that it is meaningless.  Anyone who has ever worked a day in his or her life knows that the World is already gamed. Anyone who follows politics and world events sees the game playing...
Posted July 10, 2011 with 703 views     
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Advanced Social Risk Management

  Use of social media for various purposes is opening an ever-growing taxonomy of risk unexpected yet emerging as a new dynamic previously unknown. How will these risk be managed? Risk management practices are designed for controlling,...
Posted June 7, 2011 with 522 views     
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Will Social Technology Change the Way Aviation Does Business?

  Maybe the bigger question to ask is: Will social technology change the way people do business? Over the past two months I, along with the rest of the world, watched the events unfold in Tunisia and Egypt which resulted in the...
Posted March 24, 2011 with 181 views     
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The Gathering and Influence of Tribes

  When people, millions of them, gather around common interest and apply the influence of collective voices and buying power shift happens. People gathering together represents “tribes” with common objectives and intents. Tribes are gather...
Posted March 23, 2011 with 236 views     
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Tribal Learning

  The internet is changing the way the human network learns. Instead of learning from an instructor or a book we are learning to learn from each others experience. With wide open communications and networking capabilities the new learning model...
Posted March 21, 2011 with 175 views     
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Social Media Usage Satisfaction

  The usage of social media by individuals and organizations is creating three different levels of satisfaction for the audience being pulled into engagement. The “pull” is becoming less of a voluntary act to one which has become more of a “...
Posted March 11, 2011 with 1,565 views     
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Are Intellectuals Social?

  An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence (thought and reason) and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity. The term “social” is used in many different senses and regarded as a fuzzy concept,...
Posted February 7, 2011 with 160 views     
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Losing Control and More: 5 Fears Of Social Media

Social technology is ripping the control of messages from old media to new media. Study after study shows that people trust the media from their “friends” much more than they trust media from organizations and institutions. When control “shifts”...
Posted February 6, 2011 with 9,557 views     
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The Commune Economy

  In an earlier post titled “From Communities to Communes” we said ” Finding relevancy to “thinking” is typically found in smaller groups of people who seek knowledge and wisdom that reflects their beliefs. Common beliefs are what creates...
Posted February 2, 2011 with 4,483 views     
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Define Social Innovation

Social media isn’t innovative rather it is how, what and why people use it that creates innovation. Consider the rate of change and interest in conversations.  People exchanging what they know with others and learning what others know. On the...
Posted January 23, 2011 with 7,308 views     
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Peddling Social Influence

  It is becoming apparent that the “popular” social profiles are gathering followers and using their popularity to peddle influence. Influence peddling is the practice of using one’s influence  or connections with persons in authority to...
Posted January 21, 2011 with 965 views     
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What Is Your Social Media Malady?

  Social media maladies are conditions affecting productivity of the human network.  It is often construed to be a social condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as influence of...
Posted January 11, 2011 with 992 views     
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Creating An Intention Currency

  In the last few articles, I’ve been trashing the idea of an influence currency as frivolous, vain, and even dangerous.  I have also discussed the importance of Intentions as a superior means of storing and exchanging value because of...
Posted January 9, 2011 with 820 views     
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Social’s Ripple Effect

  Being and using social has a ripple effect. The ripple effect in sociology can be observed how social interactions can affect situations not directly related to the initial interaction. Social technology fuels activities where information...
Posted January 7, 2011 with 4,149 views     
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