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Building a Collaborative Workplace

Anecdote is a "business narrative" consulting firm, meaning they specialize in the role of stories and story telling in organizational success. Their recent paper on Building a Collaborative Workplace (cover page for 11 page PDF), by Shawn Callahan, Mark Schenk and the wonderfully ubiquitous Nancy White helps put our obsession with tools into a larger context of four good practices: Foster collaboration leadership and support. Communicate the fruits of collaboration. Implement collaboration tools. Start communities of practice. Posted: 4/21/08; 7:01:31 PM #

The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It

If you've been paying attention to the influence of civil society in the last decade, you would know that things would be much, much worse, were it not for the Internet. Whether it's grassroots response to globalization, or political mobilization in the U.S. and other countries, or new volunteer and fundraising frameworks, or rural empowerment in developing countries, more and more of us know that the level playing field of the Internet is playing a role in our success or at least, in preventing our causes from being utterly crushed. Any leader who is thinking farther ahead than the coming quarter, must read The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It. I also recommend that every leadership group that has the ability to encourage peer conversations get this on their agenda soon. Posted: 4/21/08; 6:52:12 PM #

The Rockridge Institute Closes Due to the Very Challenges They Were Addressing

I have been a fan of the Rockridge Institute, in large part because of their strategic vision: to help mitigate the stranglehold that the Right has had on the frame of public political discourse in the United States. So I am sad to read that The Rockridge Era Ends on April 30, meaning they are folding as an organization, primarily due to funding challenges. I was particularly dismayed, but not surprised, that progressive foundations continue to underfund good thinking and long term infrastructure development. I recommend their reflections on how they succeeded and how they fell short to anyone who is concerned about American politics and citizenship. Posted: 4/21/08; 6:44:36 PM #

Donation Dashboard 1.0: Collaborative Recommendations for Donors

The Berkeley Center for New Media Project has launched version 1.0 of their Donation Dashboard, a tool for collaborative filtering of donation recommendations. So far, it's definitely living up to the label of "experimental", since it basically recommended back to me the organizations I had rated highly myself. But I have high hopes for such things, if they are kept open and used through an API to help donation portal sites cooperate on building donor value. Posted: 4/21/08; 4:29:50 PM #

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