by Kare Anderson | Jul 28, 2013 | behavior, Book, cause, Choice, Co-Create, Sharing
What does the New England Patriots’ “rabid” fans’ active sharing mid-game comments via immersive Wi-Fi have in common with Peabody hotel guests’ avid videoing and picture-snapping of the daily duck walk? Or parents standing in front a large store wall of bewildering...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 9, 2012 | behavior, Book, Choice, Collective Clout, Conflict, decisionmaking
Alarmingly, medical errors are the third leading cause of death in this country. “As many as 25 percent of all patients are harmed by medical mistakes” reports Dr. Marty Makery. Going into a hospital, we have no way of knowing if we will get good care or be one of the...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 9, 2011 | behavior, Book, contagion, Media
When one billionaire CEO lambasts another, labeling his technology the “roach motel of clouds” he is bound to make news. Few corporate CEOs would be that vividly denigrating except Oracle’s CEO Larry Ellison. Fewer still would deliver a lightening-quick, equally...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 25, 2009 | community
What’s the difference between solitary confinement and torture? Atul Gawande, a doctor and popular medical essayist writes of one prisoner who thought time in the hole would be “a piece of cake.”“After a few months without regular social contact, however, his...