It may appear counter-intuitive but ad blocking can drive digital transformation in businesses. Ad blocking has been happening long before the onset of ad-blocking apps. People have been ignoring irrelevant ads for years. We have advertising blindness despite (and maybe because of) being exposed to … [Read more...]
Quiet innovation: make it easier to help and ask for help
Innovation is seldom quiet. We often think of it in grand terms -- something high tech and groundbreaking, something larger than life and way out of our reach. That's because we, as benefactors, often see the end result first. But for those at the forefront of change, innovation trudges … [Read more...]
Web Index Report: threats to online freedom and democracy grow ever more
Back in my university days, I learned of a useful framework for analysing the ills of the educational system called "ABCs". It stands for: Access and participation, Bureaucracy and control, and (Counter-)Consciousness formation. The ABCs describe the fundamental problems faced by the educational … [Read more...]
Resilience and the gamer
Here's Jane McGonigal on TED Talk: http://on.ted.com/McGonigal [ted id=1501] … [Read more...]
Five good reads: collaborative economy value chain; Google Mine; finding meaning in stories and numbers; a platform for whistleblowers; and freedom from fear
1. Keynote: The Collaborative Economy with Jeremiah Owyang http://www.slideshare.net/jeremiah_owyang/collaborative-economy-keynote-jeremiah-owyang The collaborative economy: an economic model where ownership and access are shared between people, startups, and corporations. What this means: the … [Read more...]
Socbiz insights: on social media and storytelling
The most important lesson there is to learn in social media advocacy is this: you must let the truth get in the way of storytelling. Whether you are advocating a cause on social media or creating a branded story for a company, I would urge you to remain steadfast in telling the truth. Don't let a … [Read more...]
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