Using Social Media to Extend and Enhance Offline Events and Experiences
unGeeked Elite Retreat, 12 – 14 May 2011, Chicago.
Ecosystems: Riding on Them, and Creating Them
My friend Chris Brogan wrote a thinking peice last month on “Amazon and the Kindle Conspiracy” that many overlooked but I think warrants a deeper leadership discussion. Chris discusses how Amazon went from book distributor to pretty much anything distributor, and how he suggests that the Kindle could do the same thing. He talks about [...]
Video: Start With Why
If you can’t see the above video, click here, or watch it directly on YouTube. I caught this video earlier this year and all I can say is that it has changed how I run projects and decide what to do. It’s by Simon Sinek on the subject of “Start With Why: How Great Leaders [...]
Are You Afraid To Give It Away?
I don’t know who first said it, but the idea of an open platform and being an active authority is that by equipping people with the best resources that aren’t your own – by sending them away – you get them back. This is the premise that most of the digitalls on Twitter follow. They [...]
Break It!
This isn’t for everyone, so if you’re not the daring type of person, then go and read something else and save yourself the stress. However, if you are a thinking person who likes to push the envelope that little bit further with each new thing you do, then this will be right up your street. [...]
The End Of The Age Of Content, Part 2
The last time we talked about the end of the age of content was in April this year, for me best summarised by one of my favourite quotes of the year from Jeff Jarvis: The great stuff is already out there. Why remake it, except for ego? Content is becoming has become a commodity. As [...]
Your Business, Ubiquitous
The idea of having your business everywhere might not be the ideal for everyone, but for businesses that are building communities, offering servies, or leading tribes, we have to discuss ubiquitous business. With the virtual/physical, online/offline worlds becoming so merged together, not only through the mobile, but through other home media devices, advertising, in store [...]
