My unforgettable trip to Bogota, Colombia
I spent the last two days in Bogota Colombia meeting with NGO’s social entrepreneurs, government and business leaders who are all working together to change Colombian society. The Fundacion Saldarriaga...
View ArticleTechnically, Denis is Canadian (and probably a felon), so he couldn’t vote...
This is cool and a little bit scary. Thanks to our friend Anastasia Goodstein for the heads up. Denis’ Response: in fairness, I was going to base my decision on the outcome of this videotaped battle...
View ArticleThe wisdom of crowds vs. uniquely qualified minds
The sub-title for wikinomics is how mass collaboration changes everything, which naturally creates the visual of an enormous amount of people working together towards a common end. In turn, it is...
View ArticleWikinomics in action: Ukoonto and the web 2.0
Reading the business news lately is pretty depressing, as article after article goes into detail on which big business (the banks, the car companies, etc.) is in most urgent need of a bailout. I’m...
View ArticleIntroducing Bruno’s Buzzword Bonanza: Layoff Lingo 2.0
Anyone who knows me is familiar with my buzzword fixation. In fact, I think I owe the bulk of my MBA to the effective overuse of fancy lingo. While a sound vocabulary is not to be underestimated,...
View ArticleWill the spirit of Wikinomics survive in harsher times?
Edge.org recently posted a collection of 151 thoughts from leading thinkers on the “game-changing scientific ideas or developments” they think will “change everything” within their lifetimes. Having...
View ArticleAmbitious goals for this year’s World Economic Forum
I’m attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The founder and executive chairman of the Forum, Klaus Schwab, gave a brief but powerful opening address about the challenges confronting...
View ArticleWikinomics for global problem solving
I’ve been working on our follow-up to Wikinomics and came across this nice quote in the transcript from my recent interview with Larry Smarr: “Having a wiki world, and having an ability to...
View ArticleFinancial services industry requires bold steps
As I posted earlier, a panel of financial experts met at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto to discuss bold approaches to solving the global credit crisis and rebooting the...
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Galaxy Zoo enters new phase
After posting on Galaxy Zoo last week and then catching up with one of the project leaders today I learned that the next generation of this phenomenal citizen science project was just launched last...
View ArticleUpgrading the Grid: Pacific Coast collaborative set up to create shared green...
Not sure if you caught Obama’s speech today as he signed the new stimulus bill, but he talked at length about the emphasis his administration is placing on modernizing the country’s electrical grid,...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of Fans and the Uniquely Qualified Athlete
In the age of Wikinomics, one of the things that frustrates me most about being an avid sports fan is that it is still very difficult for fans to have any direct say in what their favourite players and...
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Online comments and the world’s smallest violin
Mr. Pink, Steve Buscemi’s character in Reservoir Dogs has many memorable lines, not all of which would make it by our stringent blog manager. In the opening scene, he explains to the other gangsters...
View ArticleThe Social Networking Trojan Horse: Recruiting for the NFL
The explosive growth in social networking websites over the last few years has resulted in employers taking notice and using the wealth of personal information that exists about a candidate to make...
View ArticleMonday Morning Fun With YouTube
I see the future of YouTube as being a service to which people can upload their videos which — given the right licensing settings — can be remixed and reimagined in-browser by third parties. On this...
View Article“Us Now” documentary available free online
Us Now, the groundbreaking documentary is about the power of mass collaboration, the internet and its potential impact on society, is available for viewing free online for a limited time at...
View ArticleEveryday Relics
With the singularity ever-present around the next corner (or two) it’s easy to fixate on the futuristic present — and near-future — and forget about how we got to where we are. For most of History, if...
View ArticleApplying wikinomic’s principles to risk management
I was recently interviewed on BigThink.com about risk management. In the short video above, I explain why the financial services industry needs more than just an injection of fresh capital and...
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LinkedIn’s Crowdsourcing Dilemma
A NY Times article published yesterday covered the story of LinkedIn‘s plan to use crowdsourcing to translate their site to languages other than the already-available English, German, French and...
View ArticleGames for Good: The Role Games May Play in Determining Our Future
With 55% of US gamers being married, and the average age of new gamers at 32 years old, the stereotypical gamer profile of that young, socially awkward male no longer holds true. Alex St. John,...
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