by Kare Anderson | Jun 10, 2009 | CrowdSource, Customer, Miscellaneous
Instead of standing on a stage, one comedian at a time, humorists were leaning over their computers, waiting with bated breath for quirky Brit Tiernan Douieb to say “Go!” In this Twitter Comedy Club experiment, drawing a crowd of 6,000 each comedian had a 10 minute...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 18, 2009 | community, CrowdSource, Peer2Peer, Profit
Choose where to live by asking locals about their neighborhood. Listen in on their conversations or jump in and ask their advice – from wherever you are. That’s what Eric Wu promises renters with his online site that combines the online sharing and...
by Kare Anderson | Sep 27, 2021 | Article
Contrary to that Groucho Marx line, “I wouldn’t join any club that would have me as a member,” smart companies are creating online “clubs” or communities where most anyone want to join and can. Take AARP, for example. Before hitting 50, practically everybody gets a...
by Kare Anderson | Nov 13, 2020 | behavior, Caring, Co-Create, collaboration, Collective Intelligence, Connecting, Friendship
“We are not only ‘bowling alone,“ suggests Stanford professor, Jeffrey Pfeffer, “We are increasingly working alone.” Yet we still long for meaningful work and a sense of belonging – and individuals and organizations that support those very human desires are more...
by Kare Anderson | Sep 19, 2020 | behavior, Conflict, Connecting, greater good, mutuality
An anger-evoking true story that spread quickly, “Exec loses job after allegedly slapping toddler on plane,” quickly moved Dan Schawbel to write on Facebook, “The headline should read ‘Exec gets deported from America after being a complete ass on a plane.’” That...