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Technology is teaching us to be human again..
Like all technology, social media is neutral but is best put to work in the service of building a better world..
Concerned consumers are realizing that they can use social media to organize themselves around shared values to start effective movements. Social med….
When people align around shared political, social, economic or environmental values, and take collective action, thinking and behaviour that compromi….
There is an overwhelming amount of information available to us all on the web each day, not to mention what is shared with us by our family, friends,….
For decades, media companies have largely controlled the tools through which consumers were told what to buy, wear or think. Now consumers possess th….
The keys to brand success are self-definition, transparency, authenticity and accountability..
If a brand wants to build social communities, capital and influence, it must become the chief celebrant of its community, not its celebrity. This sim….
Social media demands a lot of us on top of our already demanding lives. So let's disconnect as we need to and renew our interest and ourselves..
One of the greatest challenges companies face in adjusting to the impact of social media, is knowing where to start..
More and more companies are reaching out to their suppliers and contractors to work jointly on issues of sustainability, environmental responsibility….
Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community..
Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships, and collaboration, as we need an entire army of companies to work together to build a better….
When thinking through who to bring together to generate new ideas, it is more effective to combine specialists from very different and unrelated disc….
As any speaker will tell you, when you address a large number of people from a stage, you try to make eye contact with people in the audience to comm….
Any institution faces two basic choices if they hope to spark new ideas. One is to leverage the brains trust within their organization by creating a ….
Make the customer the hero of your brand's story..
Companies and their brands need to reach out and speak directly to consumers, to honor their values, and to form meaningful relationships with them. ….
We need to develop and disseminate an entirely new paradigm and practice of collaboration that supersedes the traditional silos that have divided gov….
Many corporate leaders and employees have the right intentions, but it can be overwhelming when you consider how everything is affected from leadersh….
In the social business marketplace, brands that hope to build loyal and growing communities do so most effectively when they demonstrate their core v….