Publications
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Impasse as opportunity: upcoming Vancouver workshop
The Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver is hosting a February workshop on "Impasse as Opportunity". The workshop addresses: Why are some conflicts seemingly impervious to resolution? When conflicts get stuck in repeating, negative patterns, what can be done?...
Discount dialogue
It's amazing what you can get online these days. Look what popped up when I googled "dialogue": I always heard talk is cheap.
How we work
My find of the day is web log that keeps track of comments and quotations by artists, writers, and other accomplished folk on their work habits and style. Makes for interesting reading.
Holiday drink recipe: the Consultini
Q: What's in a consultini? A: What do you think should be in a consultini?
43 Things
My new favourite web site is something called 43 Things, which I discovered through Nancy White's blog. You can't find out what 43 Things is if you don' t have an account, and you can't get an account without an invitation. No wonder I just HAD to get in. Happily...
Scottish Parliament site hacked
In the course of my online travels tonight, I discovered that part of the Scottish Parliament's web site had been hacked: HACKED BY DR_TROX BU SITE CEZA'YA MAHKUMDUR ... It's hardly a security crisis for the Parliament's webcasting functions to go offline for a little...
E-consultation gets official nod
New DO-Consult subscriber Katherine Beavis points out that e-consultation has now been enshrined in the Canadian government's official communications guidelines. The new (revised) Government of Canada communications policy was released today. One of the only changes...
The art and science of bookmarks
Like anyone whose work not only uses the Internet, but actually concerns the Internet itself, I am really dependent on bookmark management to keep track of my work and resources. As a Mac user I've recently returned to using URL Manager Pro, a client-side tool that...
A summary of online consultation approaches
AmericaSpeaks has produced a very handy chart summarizing different approaches to online engagement around the world.
Geeks for world peace
Here's a great use for your favourite young techie: NetCorps Canada International offers young Canadians the opportunity to participate in exciting volunteer information and communication technology internships in developing countries....NetCorps Interns are placed...
The Harvard Business Review
Impasse as opportunity: upcoming Vancouver workshop
The Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver is hosting a February workshop on "Impasse as Opportunity". The workshop addresses: Why are some conflicts seemingly impervious to resolution? When conflicts get stuck in repeating, negative patterns, what can be done?...
Discount dialogue
It's amazing what you can get online these days. Look what popped up when I googled "dialogue": I always heard talk is cheap.
How we work
My find of the day is web log that keeps track of comments and quotations by artists, writers, and other accomplished folk on their work habits and style. Makes for interesting reading.
Holiday drink recipe: the Consultini
Q: What's in a consultini? A: What do you think should be in a consultini?
43 Things
My new favourite web site is something called 43 Things, which I discovered through Nancy White's blog. You can't find out what 43 Things is if you don' t have an account, and you can't get an account without an invitation. No wonder I just HAD to get in. Happily...
Scottish Parliament site hacked
In the course of my online travels tonight, I discovered that part of the Scottish Parliament's web site had been hacked: HACKED BY DR_TROX BU SITE CEZA'YA MAHKUMDUR ... It's hardly a security crisis for the Parliament's webcasting functions to go offline for a little...
E-consultation gets official nod
New DO-Consult subscriber Katherine Beavis points out that e-consultation has now been enshrined in the Canadian government's official communications guidelines. The new (revised) Government of Canada communications policy was released today. One of the only changes...
The art and science of bookmarks
Like anyone whose work not only uses the Internet, but actually concerns the Internet itself, I am really dependent on bookmark management to keep track of my work and resources. As a Mac user I've recently returned to using URL Manager Pro, a client-side tool that...
A summary of online consultation approaches
AmericaSpeaks has produced a very handy chart summarizing different approaches to online engagement around the world.
Geeks for world peace
Here's a great use for your favourite young techie: NetCorps Canada International offers young Canadians the opportunity to participate in exciting volunteer information and communication technology internships in developing countries....NetCorps Interns are placed...
OneZero
Live from the LaFontaine-Baldwin lecture
Adrienne Clarkson gave the 8th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin lecture tonight on “the society of difference”. She argued that we are ultimately able to transcend difference because we are all one manifestation, connected by a collective consciousness. I’m not sure it ultimately allows us to transcend all our differences, but you can see the web as a manifestation of unconscious human interconnection – and an ever-deepening picture of that interconnection. My favorite way to visualize how that process of connection is facilitated is on youtube:
Out of my demographic on Facebook
I finally (!) joined Facebook, but here’s as key sign it’s not exactly my demographic: there’s no way to define your relationship to someone as “married”. When Rob added me as a friend, I had the option of describing our relationship as “lived together”, “family” (if I wanted to describe him as a sibling or cousin — but no, it’s not that kind of marriage!) or “dated”. I chose “dated”, and had the opportunity to further clarify that we were “practically married” and are “still together”. Now all I have to worry about are all the ladies cruising Facebook to find the kind of guy who is commitment-ready, but not legally committed….
Your Mac needs this software
I'm always looking for new bits of software that will make me more productive, more effective, and of course, taller. So I LOVED Tod Maffin's session at MooseCamp today where he ran us through a bunch of his favourite little apps — and other folks shared theirs. Mac users, check out the list!
Vancouver workshop: Web 2.0 and your organization
We're often approached by business and nonprofit organizations who are interested in tapping the power of the social web but don't know where to start, or how to get a feel for the possibilities. I'm delighted to be co-teaching a Hollyhock-in-Vancouver workshop next month that will be a great opportunity for Vancouver-based organizations to get smart about Web 2.0:
Web 2.0 and your organizationÂ
Are you interested in how online communities like Flickr, MySpace, and YouTube can empower your members and customers to carry your message out into the world? Could your organization benefit from deeper collaboration among your team members, clients, partners or the public? Could better knowledge-sharing, stronger relationships and closer communications inside your organization and with your core supporters foster more efficiency, insight and effectiveness?
The latest generation of "Web 2.0" or social web strategies and tools offer powerful opportunities for organizations to improve the way they work, communicate their messages, empower others, and serve the public. In this workshop you will learn how the latest tools for online collaboration and community building can make your organization smarter and more effective.
This workshop is designed for communications strategists, marketing managers, and webmasters who are interested in how this evolution of the web can help evolve your organization's online strategy. We will give you the tools, knowledge, and most crucially, the vision for how your organization can use the web as a stronger agent of change. We’ll also cover the nuts-and-bolts, introducing the latest tools so that you know which options are most promising for your needs.
About the presenters: Jason Mogus is the CEO of Communicopia, which has helped progressive companies and non-profits communicate and collaborate via the web for 13 years. Jason is also the founder of Web of Change at Hollyhock. Alexandra Samuel, PhD (Harvard), is CEO of Social Signal, and is helping some of the web's most ambitious community ecosystems use the social web to support dialogue and collaboration.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Hollyhock Leadership Institute, Web of Change, Social Signal, Communicopia, Social Tech Brewing, and Impacs.
To register:
Visit the Hollyhock site, call 800-933-6339 x232, or e-mail registration[at]hollyhock.ca
OPML for your enjoyment
Find out what an OPML file is, and how you might use it.
Getting started with online community: My interview with Blau Exchange
Paul DiPerna recently posted a conversation we had about social media on his Blau Exchange web site. Blau Exchange is a web-based initiative that will be an intermediary for professional groups interested in how information and communications technologies (ICTs)...
Linkwad
Linkwad is a Firefox extension that helps you manage a long series of open tabs.
Vancouverites, please try CareSquare
One of our small supply of trusted babysitters has fallen in love with someone in Nanaimo (hint to fellow parents: DO NOT encourage your babysitter to go visit that ex-boyfriend in another town). So we're back to searching for fresh blood, and wondered whether there might be room for a web app to help.Â
Turns out, someone else has already thought this all through. CareSquare is a well thought-out online community that helps parents find available caregivers, and lets you rank trusted caregivers and see those who are trusted by your friends (or their friends). There are a few hundred caregivers already in the network, but surprise surprise they're mostly in the San Francisco area.
So fellow Vancouverites, hear my plea: if you are a parent, caregiver, or sometimes babysitter, please add yourself to CareSquare. If we can get a few dozen Vancouverites using the tool, it could turn out to be really useful.
JSTOR DAILY
Live from the LaFontaine-Baldwin lecture
Adrienne Clarkson gave the 8th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin lecture tonight on “the society of difference”. She argued that we are ultimately able to transcend difference because we are all one manifestation, connected by a collective consciousness. I’m not sure it ultimately allows us to transcend all our differences, but you can see the web as a manifestation of unconscious human interconnection – and an ever-deepening picture of that interconnection. My favorite way to visualize how that process of connection is facilitated is on youtube:
Out of my demographic on Facebook
I finally (!) joined Facebook, but here’s as key sign it’s not exactly my demographic: there’s no way to define your relationship to someone as “married”. When Rob added me as a friend, I had the option of describing our relationship as “lived together”, “family” (if I wanted to describe him as a sibling or cousin — but no, it’s not that kind of marriage!) or “dated”. I chose “dated”, and had the opportunity to further clarify that we were “practically married” and are “still together”. Now all I have to worry about are all the ladies cruising Facebook to find the kind of guy who is commitment-ready, but not legally committed….
Your Mac needs this software
I'm always looking for new bits of software that will make me more productive, more effective, and of course, taller. So I LOVED Tod Maffin's session at MooseCamp today where he ran us through a bunch of his favourite little apps — and other folks shared theirs. Mac users, check out the list!
Vancouver workshop: Web 2.0 and your organization
We're often approached by business and nonprofit organizations who are interested in tapping the power of the social web but don't know where to start, or how to get a feel for the possibilities. I'm delighted to be co-teaching a Hollyhock-in-Vancouver workshop next month that will be a great opportunity for Vancouver-based organizations to get smart about Web 2.0:
Web 2.0 and your organizationÂ
Are you interested in how online communities like Flickr, MySpace, and YouTube can empower your members and customers to carry your message out into the world? Could your organization benefit from deeper collaboration among your team members, clients, partners or the public? Could better knowledge-sharing, stronger relationships and closer communications inside your organization and with your core supporters foster more efficiency, insight and effectiveness?
The latest generation of "Web 2.0" or social web strategies and tools offer powerful opportunities for organizations to improve the way they work, communicate their messages, empower others, and serve the public. In this workshop you will learn how the latest tools for online collaboration and community building can make your organization smarter and more effective.
This workshop is designed for communications strategists, marketing managers, and webmasters who are interested in how this evolution of the web can help evolve your organization's online strategy. We will give you the tools, knowledge, and most crucially, the vision for how your organization can use the web as a stronger agent of change. We’ll also cover the nuts-and-bolts, introducing the latest tools so that you know which options are most promising for your needs.
About the presenters: Jason Mogus is the CEO of Communicopia, which has helped progressive companies and non-profits communicate and collaborate via the web for 13 years. Jason is also the founder of Web of Change at Hollyhock. Alexandra Samuel, PhD (Harvard), is CEO of Social Signal, and is helping some of the web's most ambitious community ecosystems use the social web to support dialogue and collaboration.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Hollyhock Leadership Institute, Web of Change, Social Signal, Communicopia, Social Tech Brewing, and Impacs.
To register:
Visit the Hollyhock site, call 800-933-6339 x232, or e-mail registration[at]hollyhock.ca
OPML for your enjoyment
Find out what an OPML file is, and how you might use it.
Getting started with online community: My interview with Blau Exchange
Paul DiPerna recently posted a conversation we had about social media on his Blau Exchange web site. Blau Exchange is a web-based initiative that will be an intermediary for professional groups interested in how information and communications technologies (ICTs)...
Linkwad
Linkwad is a Firefox extension that helps you manage a long series of open tabs.
Vancouverites, please try CareSquare
One of our small supply of trusted babysitters has fallen in love with someone in Nanaimo (hint to fellow parents: DO NOT encourage your babysitter to go visit that ex-boyfriend in another town). So we're back to searching for fresh blood, and wondered whether there might be room for a web app to help.Â
Turns out, someone else has already thought this all through. CareSquare is a well thought-out online community that helps parents find available caregivers, and lets you rank trusted caregivers and see those who are trusted by your friends (or their friends). There are a few hundred caregivers already in the network, but surprise surprise they're mostly in the San Francisco area.
So fellow Vancouverites, hear my plea: if you are a parent, caregiver, or sometimes babysitter, please add yourself to CareSquare. If we can get a few dozen Vancouverites using the tool, it could turn out to be really useful.
THE VERGE
5 steps to create your social media toolkit
Building a social media presence around a specific area of expertise is your best way to connect with a network and audience that cares about your work, and gets real value from your online contributions. This blog post walks you through the 5 steps that will get you up and running with three tools that will let you build and maintain a credible online presence as an expert: a Wordpress blog, a Google Reader account and a Twitter presence managed through HootSuite.
Fixed: Troubleshooting your Thesis upgrade to 1.8 from 1.6
The short version: Has your Thesis site gotten messed up after an upgrade? The problem may be as simple as some lost settings. Use Thesis Design Options to restore them to your previous or preferred choices. It won't take long so you don't need to panic. And don't...
The 5 requirements for a starter social media presence
What are the 5 factors that shape the investment you’re willing to make in social media? I hear about the same key considerations from a lot of people, so I’ve spelled them out as the requirements for the easy to set up, easy to maintain presence I will map out in this series.
