On a tip from Tony Goodson I’ve added my OPML file to Dave Winer’s “Share Your OPML” I’ve heard about OPML for a while and now I realise what it is – it’s a file containing the RSS feeds of the blogs I subscribe to. Another way for bloggers to keep tabs on each other ! (What’s RSS?)
Welcome to the Ourhouse Weblog. Blogging is something I’ve become increasingly interested in. Earlier this month I set up the Beyond Branding Blog which is
The competitive streak in me means I need to keep with Tony Goodson’s blog. The struggles of learning to speak “Movable Type” and thoughts on the nature of blogging.
Earlier today I was writing about passion brands and the power of community. I got a small but interesting example of this principle in action when I visited Ton Zijltra’s blog to find that he’s opened a separate blog on his planned abandonment of Microsoft.
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking – and worrying – about collaboration. I think the ability to collaborate effectively is becoming ever more essential
The AntiBrand: blackSpot sneakers, a project by Adbusters attacks Nike directly. In doing so they take on what has become one of the great icons
My friend Olaf Brugman has invited me to take part in a workshop in Brussels on October 29th. It looks set to be an interesting
The Church of the Customer blog quotes an NY Times interview with David Bowie who says: I’m fully confident that copyright for instance, will no
I’ve just started to suffer from Spam comments the latest effort by these wretches to publicise their sites. They basically post fatuous comments to weblogs
At the NGO conference (blogged yeserday and the day before) I met Martin Roell a German blogger and e-business guru. He’s blogged the event in
I’ve finally started paying attention to RSS and all this stuff about “Blog Aggregators”. The final shove was wanting to get Martin Roell’s English feed.
Matthew Syed has a powerful article in The Guardian highlighting the toxic effects of blame on organisations. A bureaucratic over-reaction to errors is hugely counter-productive. Too much rigidity in pursuit
This is question I get asked a lot in meetings especially those with more conversational and participatory formats like Open Space. It’s what’s expected of a facilitator isn’t it? Increasingly
I’m not one for lists but I liked Meg Wheatley’s 12 principles for supporting healthy community posted by Chris Corrigan. This challenge to allow for conversation is great: Conversation is
