Archive for the ‘Engagement Sciences’ Category

Mysteries of large distributed systems

Thursday, June 15th, 2006One of the great mysteries of large distributed systems - from communities and organisations to brains and ecosystems - is how globally coherent activity can emerge in the absence of centralised authority or controlThis is the ...

Viral video and the death of the broadcast casino

Thursday, June 1st, 2006John Gappers article in the FT Broadcasters cannot quarantine the viral video outbreak has been sitting on my paper strewn desk since April 19th.Gapper tells us that the broadcasters lot is not a happy one. The explosion is ...

Reputation: the growing importance of trust in our digital world

Saturday, April 29th, 2006Rob Hof in his article Are online reputations portable? opens up the debate For years, both sellers and buyers on eBay have bellyached about not being able to carry their reputations--the feedback ratings they get from each other ...

Cooperation Commons

Monday, April 10th, 2006Cooperation CommonsHoward Rheingold, has a truly inspiring speech on what cooperation between individuals and communities could create and deliver, in an interconnected world.His belief is that nobody is as clever as everybody, by which he means collective intelligence created ...

Cooperation Commons

Monday, April 10th, 2006Cooperation CommonsHoward Rheingold, has a truly inspiring speech on what cooperation between individuals and communities could create and deliver, in an interconnected world.His belief is that nobody is as clever as everybody, by which he means collective intelligence created through ...

The erosion of trust in a post modern world

Friday, March 31st, 2006The economic survey is undertaking tracking research on trust via the World Economic ForumFull Survey: Trust in Governments, Corporations and Global Institutions Continues to DeclineSince signaling the importance of trust in world affairs, the World Economic Forum has been ...

When push comes to pull: the new economy & culture of the networked society

Thursday, March 30th, 2006I have been reading the Aspen Institutes latest ouvre, entitled When push comes to pull. The new economy & culture of networking technologyWhich resonates deeply with Communities Dominate Brands.David Bollier the author states If the world seems a confusing ...

When push comes to pull: a new paradigm

Thursday, March 30th, 2006I have been reading the Aspen Institutes latest ouvre, entitled When push comes to pull. The new economy & culture of networking technologyWhich resonates deeply with Communities Dominate Brands.David Bollier the author states If the world seems a confusing ...

Commerce, Culture, Community, Connectivity

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006I was speaking at the MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit yesterday.One of the topics discussed was "finding new ways to connect with consumers in a collaborative world."Unfortunately, there was not enough time to really get stuck into the topic.Its interesting ...

Adapting to survive – Collaboration the key

Monday, March 13th, 2006Chimpanzees Recruit the Best Collaborators Humans collaborate with non-kin in special ways, but the evolutionary foundations of these collaborative skills remain unclear. We presented chimpanzees with collaboration problems in which they had to decide when to recruit a partner ...

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