On a tip from David Weinberger I’ve been reading the blog written by the Vice President of Iran.
I recommend you take a look. It’s had a real impact on me. He comes across as witty compassionate, intelligent and willing to express personal opinions. The guy comes across as… a human being like the rest of us. This one blog has had more impact on the way I think about Iran and Islam than anything I’ve read in mainstream media lately.
David Gurteen tweeted this interesting article (pdf): Conversational Leadership: Thinking together for a change It makes a lot of sense to me pushing for a
This post really interests me: Innovation for Development: Scaling Up or Evolving? As they complete some pilot experiments in development work the authors recognise that
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic suggests why we end up with incompetent leaders making a point about a bias towards men in the process: In my view, the main
From the newsletter of envisional comes word of this CNET article Deep in the tense Jenin refugee camp in the Palestinian West Bank a new
I’ve just given a presentation on Beyond Branding in Jersey. It was fun to take ideas that have been percolating for months and give them
Great article in today’s Independent. The government decided to take action to stop the spread of TB among cattle. They found that badgers were to
Jennifer Rice continues our rolling dialogue about what marketing’s job is. I appreciate Jen for keeping a good thoughtful exploration going. David Foster at PhotonCourier
Eloquent polemic from Chris Lydon: After New Hampshire. Here’s what I’m learning: For those of us who like the sound of “Internet democracy ” who
I’ll be taking part in the Chautauqua online discussion of Beyond Branding, from 15th to 29th February. Fellow authors Denzil Meyers, Chris Macrae, Julie Anixter
Found via Richard Gayle is Strike that Out Sam. This is a cheeky exploitation of the fact that Microsoft Word documents retain the fingerprints of
Jeff Jarvis criticises Republicans for their unwillingness to engage with the internet. In the end, this is not only short-sighted tactically but also essentially insulting to the American people. We
Like Hugh I like Tony Goodson’s questions: Cluetrain feels like ours. LoveMarks feels like theirs. Why are the battle lines being drawn for Cluetrain v LoveMarks? Isn’t LoveMarks trying to
So I’m in Toronto for a few days, for the conference on Improv in Business. Looking forward to an inspiring time. This evening we kicked off with a performance of
There is a lot going on when people talk, and much of it goes unnoticed. This post – Telling is Listening – by Maria Popova highlights some of the richness
