by Kare Anderson | Aug 13, 2008 | behavior, influence, Research
In the study I dub “Are you powerful or not?” I’d be in a third category. Why? Because I felt insulted when instructed to do what researchers asked of students. At Northwestern and Stanford, no less. Here’s what happened. Two professors, Adam Galinsky and Joe Magee...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 12, 2008 | community
We instinctively experience situations as individuals or as part of a group. As David Brooks suggests today, the world is divided into those with an individualist or a collectivist mentality. Guess which group is larger. Freedom to succeed. That powerful American...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 11, 2008 | Book, partnering
Yes, the economy is still worsening. People are spending less. Yet you can still attract more customers and, sometimes, even more per-customer spending. How? By offering them something more. You just need the right kind of partners and methods, as Jamie Herzlich...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 10, 2008 | Collective Intelligence, community, mastermind, Meetings
Your hobby or work expertise or belief may be unusual, yet it’s likely that people near you share your interest. Or they may just want to have fun. How can you find those kindred spirits? By hosting an ever-better MeetUp. Also consider start a MeetUp to create...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 8, 2008 | behavior, Cooperation
You, too, may laugh in amusement at these Candid Camera style “experiments.” Yet, ruefully, I acknowledge that I might conform within minutes… well seconds? Also, see this other well-known (among psychologists, anyway) “people are sheep” experiment by Solomon Asch....