A nice game
A recent paper in PNAS discusses work by examining how human social networks can reach consensus. I discuss some of it at A Man With A PhD. The key is that they have an experimental system to examine...
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by David Paul Ohmer I was out of town at the AAAS annual meeting. I’ve written about it at my other blogs (Path to Sustainable and A Man with a PhD). There were a few things relevant to the...
View ArticleA resilient company
by Joe Geranio Social People and The Big Conversation: [Via A Journey In Social Media] Sometimes you get things right. Whether you’re smart, or lucky, or a bit of both — it should be a moment for...
View ArticleSystems Thinking
Systems Thinking as taught by Ackoff: [Via CDOQ-Chander's Diary of Observations and Questions] One of my heroes is Dr. Russell Ackoff. I have read a few books he has written and have learned Systems...
View ArticleSorry for the break
I’ve had a ton of stuff to take care of lately but should be back to posting more often. Technorati Tags: General
View ArticleS-curves
by kevindooley I’ve mentioned the S-curves found as communities follow a defined trajectory. It may well be that entire societies follow a similar process for adopting new innovations/ideas....
View ArticleThinking by design
IDEO on TED, Tim Brown on thinking big in design: [Via Andrew Hargadon] For anyone not already in IDEO’s PR reach, Tim Brown’s presentation at TED in July has been posted. Tim does a great job talking...
View ArticleInnovation on the cheap
by jordigraells> Why Great Innovators Spend Less Than Good Ones [Via HarvardBusiness.org] A story last week about the Obama administration committing more than $3 billion to smart grid initiatives...
View ArticleThe year’s first great read
[Crossposted at A Man with a PhD] by Mrs Logic The Scale Every Business Needs Now: [Via HarvardBusiness.org] Beancounter 1: “Our new widgets business — we think it’s amazing”. Beancounter 2: “We’ve...
View ArticleDisruptive technology seldom is accurately described during its disruptive...
Apple’s “history of lousy first reviews”[Via Edible Apple] From the original Mac to the iMac to the iPod and even the iPhone, early reviews of revolutionary products tend to evoke a lot of negative...
View ArticleWho am I?
I figure that I may be getting some traffic from the Huffington Post article so an introduction. I’ve been working in the field of biotechnology since the early 80s, spending 16 years as a researcher...
View ArticleTour de France as a community
by mikebaird Contador needs to let Schleck beat him tomorrow in order to win. Contador may have to make abeyance to the peloton for what he did today. Otherwise, there could be some really dangerous...
View ArticleAnnouncement coming this week
I hope to have some exciting news to highlight this week regarding SpreadingScience and the work I am doing. If the outside world does not interfere.
View ArticleLatest Computing on the Brink Flyer
Here is the most recent revision to the Computing on the Brink flyer. Suitable for emailing or printing out and posting.
View ArticleThe Science of Sustainability
From the Anthropocene to Nicaraguan coffee farmers. It’s free. Tuesday, May 22 at 6PM in Seattle at the Intiman Studio In collaboration with The Next 50, SpreadingScience is happy to host the Science...
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