Film has been used for the purpose of creating social change for a long time. Not all of it for our benefit as a species (think war propaganda movies). Pangea Day has raised the ante on the use of film in raising peoples awareness and mobilizing human potential. Another project which is also using film / video for great effect in this way is the Global Oneness Project. The Global Oneness Project uses an enlightened way of spreading it’s message - it gives its DVD away for free. The only... Read Full Story

Duane Elgin expands on the topic of the ‘Living Universe’ and what how recognizing the universe as ‘alive’ can have profound effects.   Read Full Story

‘Darwinomics’ is a term apparently invented by the script-writers of the ‘West-Wing’ TV show. Immediately I heard the term I thought of the scramble for money at the expense (pardon the pun) of everything else. It turns out that Darwinomics doesn’t have an official definition but was used in such a way as to suggest fundamentalist economic policy based on ’survival of the fittest’. The term brings up the old debate about competition and cooperation, and which is the most useful for our... Read Full Story

‘Collaborate online to generate great information and profits’ is a succinct list of things we can do to increase our ‘collaborative capacity’ on the web. I particularly enjoyed the number of hyperlinks to other information sources. One of the ideas that particularly caught my eye was engaging volunteer moderators for a forum. This idea really is win-win in it’s truest sense - very ‘collaboratively clever’. Read Full Story

Office politics are becoming a major stumbling block to business effectiveness. According to a recent study (Ipsos-Reid - Nov. 2007) instances where office politics obstructed productivity have almost double in the last ten years ago. Although this study was carried out in Canada similar results were discovered in the UK business sector. We can only assume that the issue is prevalent across most developed countries. As we move from the ‘command and control’ model within businesses there are... Read Full Story

Imagine this – you arrive to work on Monday morning and find that your team has won the right to handle the company’s most important client. As a result the team will be expanded to deal with the extra workload. There is already a huge list of well qualified and high quality applicants for the expansion – your team has the ‘pick of the litter’ because everyone in the company knows your team develops their people to their highest potential. Mondays are a great day of the week for... Read Full Story

Free eBook  ‘7 Easy Ways to Build Workplace Collaboration ’. Based on over 20 years of research on Collaborative Leadership, Collborative Intelligence, and Employee Retention. Get this valuable resource instantly when you sign-up for our ‘Getting Clever Together’ newsletter. Note: Your personal information is kept completely confidential and is never sold or traded to anyone. Posted in April 24th, 2008 by Stephen in Collaboration, Teams How long can the ‘command... Read Full Story

Free eBook  ‘7 Easy Ways to Build Workplace Collaboration ’. Based on over 20 years of research on Collaborative Leadership, Collborative Intelligence, and Employee Retention. Get this valuable resource instantly when you sign-up for our ‘Getting Clever Together’ newsletter. Note: Your personal information is kept completely confidential and is never sold or traded to anyone. Posted in April 23rd, 2008 by Stephen in Peter Senge ‘ Without learning about the... Read Full Story

Free eBook  ‘7 Easy Ways to Build Workplace Collaboration ’. Based on over 20 years of research on Collaborative Leadership, Collborative Intelligence, and Employee Retention. Get this valuable resource instantly when you sign-up for our ‘Getting Clever Together’ newsletter. Note: Your personal information is kept completely confidential and is never sold or traded to anyone. Posted in April 21st, 2008 by Stephen in competition, cooperation Howard Rheingold... Read Full Story

Free eBook  ‘7 Easy Ways to Build Workplace Collaboration ’. Based on over 20 years of research on Collaborative Leadership, Collborative Intelligence, and Employee Retention. Get this valuable resource instantly when you sign-up for our ‘Getting Clever Together’ newsletter. Note: Your personal information is kept completely confidential and is never sold or traded to anyone. Posted in April 18th, 2008 by Stephen in Collaborative Intelligence, Wiki Made famous by... Read Full Story