Akoha ~ Come Play It Forward
A very cool vision of the play it forward concept packaged up in a card based game. I signed up for the beta, awaiting acceptance.
community, game, motivation, playitforward, real-world, social, socialnetworking, socialsoftware, viamento.info, virtualworld, More... saved by: seanabrady and 2 people more details ...
http://akoha.com
A very cool vision of the play it forward concept packaged up in a card based game. I signed up for the beta, awaiting acceptance.
community, game, motivation, playitforward, real-world, social, socialnetworking, socialsoftware, viamento.info, virtualworld, More... saved by: seanabrady and 2 people more details ...
http://akoha.com
How to just do it
It’s pretty scary to take a plunge into something like “just do it” implies. But here is how you go about it.
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http://www.lyved.com/body_soul/how-to-just-do-it
It’s pretty scary to take a plunge into something like “just do it” implies. But here is how you go about it.
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http://www.lyved.com/body_soul/how-to-just-do-it
Become Who You Want To Be
Another motivational web site
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http://www.selfcreation.com
Another motivational web site
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http://www.selfcreation.com
The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun
Inspirational message about getting one's life on track
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http://www.eightprinciples.com
Inspirational message about getting one's life on track
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http://www.eightprinciples.com
The 48 Laws of Power
culture, motivation, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement, tips saved by: praguebob more details ...
http://www2.tech.purdue.edu/cgt/courses/cgt411/covey/48_laws_of_power.htm
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http://www2.tech.purdue.edu/cgt/courses/cgt411/covey/48_laws_of_power.htm
Synergy Institute for Personal Development
motivation, productivity, psychology, sociology saved by: praguebob more details ...
http://synergyinstituteonline.com/article_listing.php?catid=81
motivation, productivity, psychology, sociology saved by: praguebob more details ...
http://synergyinstituteonline.com/article_listing.php?catid=81
Things Other People Accomplished When They Were Your Age
culture, demographics, fun, history, interesting, lifehacks, motivation, reference saved by: praguebob more details ...
http://www.museumofconceptualart.com/accomplished
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http://www.museumofconceptualart.com/accomplished
Rock Your Day
blog, daily, dave-navarro, motivation, rock-your-day saved by: praguebob more details ...
http://www.rockyourday.com
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http://www.rockyourday.com
Power Within - Power Within Event in Montréal on April 3, 2007
2007, april, business, even, montreal, motivation saved by: millette more details ...
http://www.powerwithin.com/4105/event_calendar_details.asp?event_id=33
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http://www.powerwithin.com/4105/event_calendar_details.asp?event_id=33
Entrepreneurs value 'ideas' over weatlh, study finds
A study at the University of Liverpool has revealed that entrepreneurs are driven to start companies by their passion for ideas rather than the pursuit of wealth.
2008, article, entrepreneurship, motivation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.physorg.com/news130164408.html
A study at the University of Liverpool has revealed that entrepreneurs are driven to start companies by their passion for ideas rather than the pursuit of wealth.
2008, article, entrepreneurship, motivation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.physorg.com/news130164408.html
Leadership's Online Labs
Tens of millions of people are honing their leadership skills in multiplayer online games. The tools and techniques they’re using will change how leaders function tomorrow—and could m...
2008, 21stcenturyskills, article, business, challenge, collaboration, contribution, decentralization, distributed, flexibility, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp?ml_action=get-ar...
Tens of millions of people are honing their leadership skills in multiplayer online games. The tools and techniques they’re using will change how leaders function tomorrow—and could m...
2008, 21stcenturyskills, article, business, challenge, collaboration, contribution, decentralization, distributed, flexibility, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp?ml_action=get-ar...
Users expect engagement opportunities on Corporate websites | IR Web Report
People are likely to view organizations that aren’t accessible via the Web as disinterested or irrelevant. This could influence their willingness to invest in, work for, or otherwise su...
2007, article, business, credibility, engagement, marketing, motivation, socialmedia saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/07/06/new-web-reality-the-engagement-expectation
People are likely to view organizations that aren’t accessible via the Web as disinterested or irrelevant. This could influence their willingness to invest in, work for, or otherwise su...
2007, article, business, credibility, engagement, marketing, motivation, socialmedia saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/07/06/new-web-reality-the-engagement-expectation
Slashdot | The Early History of Nupedia and Wikipedia, Part II
The focus on the encyclopedia provided the task and the open content license provided a natural motivation: people work hard if they believe they are teaching the world stuff.
2008, anarchism, authority, collaboration, culture, emergence, essay, ethos, history, motivation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://features.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/19/1746205
The focus on the encyclopedia provided the task and the open content license provided a natural motivation: people work hard if they believe they are teaching the world stuff.
2008, anarchism, authority, collaboration, culture, emergence, essay, ethos, history, motivation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://features.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/19/1746205
Social Influence Marketing: Understanding those Peer Influences - Going Social Now
In this article, I discuss the motivations to share, how the location of a person in a network plays a role, and whether you can market to those influencers.
2008, advice, article, authenticity, conversation, credibility, feedback, influence, marketing, motivation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://shivsingh.com/goingsocial/2008/05/social-influence-marketing-und.html
In this article, I discuss the motivations to share, how the location of a person in a network plays a role, and whether you can market to those influencers.
2008, advice, article, authenticity, conversation, credibility, feedback, influence, marketing, motivation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://shivsingh.com/goingsocial/2008/05/social-influence-marketing-und.html
Ethical Corporation: By Invitation - Sustainable enterprise – Redefining capitalism
Our current way of thinking and seeing the world has created global warming and global terrorism. We must use our newfound knowledge to create a paradigm shift to a more equitable global ...
2008, article, business, capitalism, caring, conversation, creativity, globalwarming, innovation, motivation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4938
Our current way of thinking and seeing the world has created global warming and global terrorism. We must use our newfound knowledge to create a paradigm shift to a more equitable global ...
2008, article, business, capitalism, caring, conversation, creativity, globalwarming, innovation, motivation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4938
People Tend to Support What They Help to Build
Even if they don’t have all the experience and knowledge necessary to jump in immediately, with this level of energy they will find out everything they need to know and then some, and g...
2007, article, business, engagement, enthusiasm, fastcompany, leadership, learning, management, motivation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://blog.fastcompany.com/experts/dkarlin/2007/05/people_tend_to_support_what_th.html?part...
Even if they don’t have all the experience and knowledge necessary to jump in immediately, with this level of energy they will find out everything they need to know and then some, and g...
2007, article, business, engagement, enthusiasm, fastcompany, leadership, learning, management, motivation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://blog.fastcompany.com/experts/dkarlin/2007/05/people_tend_to_support_what_th.html?part...
» The Art of Changing the Brain: Interview with Dr. James Zull « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains
The Art of the Learner may be the Art of Finding Connections between the new information and challenges and what we already know and care about.
2008, article, engagement, experimentation, fear, feedback, learning, motivation, pedagogy, teaching, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/10/12/an-ape-can-do-this-can-we-not
The Art of the Learner may be the Art of Finding Connections between the new information and challenges and what we already know and care about.
2008, article, engagement, experimentation, fear, feedback, learning, motivation, pedagogy, teaching, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/10/12/an-ape-can-do-this-can-we-not
When Wikipedia Is the Assignment :: Inside Higher Ed
Wikipedia [...] can be marshaled as a central component of a course’s syllabus rather than viewed as a resource to be banned or reluctantly tolerated.
2008, article, contribution, education, motivation, pedagogy, peer-review, scholarship, teaching, wikipedia, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/10/29/wikipedia
Wikipedia [...] can be marshaled as a central component of a course’s syllabus rather than viewed as a resource to be banned or reluctantly tolerated.
2008, article, contribution, education, motivation, pedagogy, peer-review, scholarship, teaching, wikipedia, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/10/29/wikipedia
Gin, Television, and Social Surplus - Here Comes Everybody
People asking, "Where do they find the time?" when they're looking at things like Wikipedia don't understand how tiny that entire project is, as a carve-out of this asset that's finally b...
2008, anthropology, collaboration, commons, consumerism, cooperation, creativity, crowdsourcing, culture, engagement, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.herecomeseverybody.org/2008/04/looking-for-the-mouse.html
People asking, "Where do they find the time?" when they're looking at things like Wikipedia don't understand how tiny that entire project is, as a carve-out of this asset that's finally b...
2008, anthropology, collaboration, commons, consumerism, cooperation, creativity, crowdsourcing, culture, engagement, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.herecomeseverybody.org/2008/04/looking-for-the-mouse.html
Wake Forest study finds better job commitment with worker flexibility - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
Workers who reported increased work flexibility from one year to the next also had fewer absences for illness and higher job commitment, according to a new study from the Wake Forest Univ...
2008, article, business, commitment, flexilbility, health, motivation, telecommuting saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2008/04/21/daily36.html
Workers who reported increased work flexibility from one year to the next also had fewer absences for illness and higher job commitment, according to a new study from the Wake Forest Univ...
2008, article, business, commitment, flexilbility, health, motivation, telecommuting saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2008/04/21/daily36.html
Organizations’ Environmental Activities Impact Employees
High standards of environmental conduct contribute to employees’ overall perspective of managements’ ethical conduct, leading to greater trust.
2008, article, business, csr, ethics, leadership, motivation, trust saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/organizationsa-environmental-a-003052.php
High standards of environmental conduct contribute to employees’ overall perspective of managements’ ethical conduct, leading to greater trust.
2008, article, business, csr, ethics, leadership, motivation, trust saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/organizationsa-environmental-a-003052.php
Academic turns city into a social experiment
The most effective campaigns combine material incentives with normative change and participatory stakeholding.
alienation, cooperation, motivation, participation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/03.11/01-mockus.html
The most effective campaigns combine material incentives with normative change and participatory stakeholding.
alienation, cooperation, motivation, participation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/03.11/01-mockus.html
Group as User: Flaming and the Design of Social Software
The user of a piece of social software is not just a collection of individuals, but a group. The people who don't know etiquette need it most.
attention, collaboration, communication, conversation, facilitation, intention, mediation, moderation, motivation, perception, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://shirky.com/writings/group_user.html
The user of a piece of social software is not just a collection of individuals, but a group. The people who don't know etiquette need it most.
attention, collaboration, communication, conversation, facilitation, intention, mediation, moderation, motivation, perception, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://shirky.com/writings/group_user.html
The Six Simple Principles of Viral Marketing
Viral marketing describes any strategy that encourages individuals to pass on a marketing message to others, creating the potential for exponential growth in the message's exposure and in...
adoption, captivation, communication, motivation, propagation, recommendation, seduction saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.wilsonweb.com/wmt5/viral-principles.htm
Viral marketing describes any strategy that encourages individuals to pass on a marketing message to others, creating the potential for exponential growth in the message's exposure and in...
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http://www.wilsonweb.com/wmt5/viral-principles.htm
Refactoring, Reuse & Reality
many of the insights regarding refactoring apply more generally to issues like software reuse, product evolution and platform selection.
composition, integration, modularization, motivation, utilization saved by: meryn more details ...
http://st-www.cs.uiuc.edu/users/opdyke/wfo.990201.refac.html
many of the insights regarding refactoring apply more generally to issues like software reuse, product evolution and platform selection.
composition, integration, modularization, motivation, utilization saved by: meryn more details ...
http://st-www.cs.uiuc.edu/users/opdyke/wfo.990201.refac.html
How to Make Your Users Feel Smart
Don't just help your users solve their problems or accomplish their tasks, make their experience productive pleasures; make them feel smart; and engage them in your application!
education, exploration, intuition, motivation, persuasion saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.plainsimple.org/archives/000060.html
Don't just help your users solve their problems or accomplish their tasks, make their experience productive pleasures; make them feel smart; and engage them in your application!
education, exploration, intuition, motivation, persuasion saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.plainsimple.org/archives/000060.html
The Tool Vendor's Dilemma
Asking tool vendors to dictate architecture generally results in architectures that require new and expensive tools. Maybe we should be asking the people that have experience building sol...
corruption, distraction, innovation, intention, motivation, promotion saved by: meryn more details ...
http://naeblis.cx/rtomayko/2005/02/18/the-tool-vendors-dilemma
Asking tool vendors to dictate architecture generally results in architectures that require new and expensive tools. Maybe we should be asking the people that have experience building sol...
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http://naeblis.cx/rtomayko/2005/02/18/the-tool-vendors-dilemma
OpenIntellectualProperty
Open Intellectual Property is a principle that can be enormously rewarding.
demonstration, investigation, motivation, publication, reputation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://martinfowler.com/bliki/OpenIntellectualProperty.html
Open Intellectual Property is a principle that can be enormously rewarding.
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http://martinfowler.com/bliki/OpenIntellectualProperty.html
What Hunger Insurance Could Teach Us About Health Insurance
To understand what lies at the heart of the failure of our current health-care financing system, imagine, if you can, what the world would be like if we tried to buy food the same way we ...
allocation, arbitration, consumption, coordination, motivation, production saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.fee.org/vnews.php?nid=2812
To understand what lies at the heart of the failure of our current health-care financing system, imagine, if you can, what the world would be like if we tried to buy food the same way we ...
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http://www.fee.org/vnews.php?nid=2812
The Fading Altruism of Open Source Development
The nexus of open source development appears to have shifted to Europe over the last ten years. This paper explains why this trend undermines cultural arguments about "hacker ethics" and ...
alienation, aspiration, cooperation, differentiation, firstmonday, inclusion, motivation, reputation, satisfaction saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue6_12/lancashire
The nexus of open source development appears to have shifted to Europe over the last ten years. This paper explains why this trend undermines cultural arguments about "hacker ethics" and ...
alienation, aspiration, cooperation, differentiation, firstmonday, inclusion, motivation, reputation, satisfaction saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue6_12/lancashire
RoysSocialExperiment
So while many companies are primarily defined by a business model, ThoughtWorks is primarily defined by our social model. Our belief is that an organization with the right social model ca...
adaptation, cooperation, motivation, organization saved by: meryn more details ...
http://martinfowler.com/bliki/RoysSocialExperiment.html
So while many companies are primarily defined by a business model, ThoughtWorks is primarily defined by our social model. Our belief is that an organization with the right social model ca...
adaptation, cooperation, motivation, organization saved by: meryn more details ...
http://martinfowler.com/bliki/RoysSocialExperiment.html
Moral hazard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In law and economics, moral hazard is the name given to the risk that one party to a contract can change their behaviour to the detriment of the other party once the contract has been con...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard
In law and economics, moral hazard is the name given to the risk that one party to a contract can change their behaviour to the detriment of the other party once the contract has been con...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard
Is Social Software Bad for the Dean Campaign?
Participation in online communities often provides a sense of satisfaction that actually dampens a willingness to interact with the real world.
addiction, attention, gratification, motivation, participation, satisfaction saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2004/01/26/is_social_software_bad_for_the_dean_campaign...
Participation in online communities often provides a sense of satisfaction that actually dampens a willingness to interact with the real world.
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http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2004/01/26/is_social_software_bad_for_the_dean_campaign...
Change or Die
Mastering the ability to change isn't just a crucial strategy for business. It's a necessity for health. And it's possibly the one thing that's most worth learning.
adaptation, attraction, education, inspiration, motivation, organization, rejuvenation, transformation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/94/open_change-or-die.html
Mastering the ability to change isn't just a crucial strategy for business. It's a necessity for health. And it's possibly the one thing that's most worth learning.
adaptation, attraction, education, inspiration, motivation, organization, rejuvenation, transformation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/94/open_change-or-die.html
Fear, Greed and Social Software
Enterprises are adopting social software out of both fear and greed. Fear is the primary driver for corporate blogging, while greed is driving adoption of social software within the enter...
adoption, aspiration, attraction, collaboration, innovation, motivation, persuasion saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2005/05/25/fear_greed_and_social_software.php
Enterprises are adopting social software out of both fear and greed. Fear is the primary driver for corporate blogging, while greed is driving adoption of social software within the enter...
adoption, aspiration, attraction, collaboration, innovation, motivation, persuasion saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2005/05/25/fear_greed_and_social_software.php
Cornucopia of Cooperation and Social Spillover
This is a lengthy rant where I suggest that Cornucopia production can be realized not just through cooperation in developing a resource, but building upon success in governing each other ...
collaboration, contribution, cooperation, coordination, motivation, participation, production saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2005/01/22/cornucopia_of_cooperation_and_social_spillov...
This is a lengthy rant where I suggest that Cornucopia production can be realized not just through cooperation in developing a resource, but building upon success in governing each other ...
collaboration, contribution, cooperation, coordination, motivation, participation, production saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2005/01/22/cornucopia_of_cooperation_and_social_spillov...
Attracting Developers to Your Platform
Some guidelines I wrote up last year for a company looking to attract developers to their platform.
adoption, attraction, captivation, contribution, facilitation, motivation, participation, persuasion saved by: meryn more details ...
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/05/attracting_deve.html
Some guidelines I wrote up last year for a company looking to attract developers to their platform.
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http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/05/attracting_deve.html
Defining Ortegrity
A system of human organization that creates a conflict-free environment for decision making and action implementation.
cooperation, motivation, navigation, optimization, organization saved by: meryn more details ...
http://futurepositive.synearth.net/2005/05/17
A system of human organization that creates a conflict-free environment for decision making and action implementation.
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http://futurepositive.synearth.net/2005/05/17
Openness as a Function of Incentive
The shortest distance to achieving victory for openness is via incentive. You want to encourage openness and participation? Find the right carrot, or, if need be, the right stick. Incenti...
cooperation, motivation, participation, standardization, stimulation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/000744.html
The shortest distance to achieving victory for openness is via incentive. You want to encourage openness and participation? Find the right carrot, or, if need be, the right stick. Incenti...
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http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/000744.html
Clear link between employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction and improved financial performance
Bottom line - you have to give your customers a strong voice within your organization by enabling ALL employees (not just the customer-facing ones) to have a voice representing them withi...
communication, cooperation, motivation, satisfaction saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.emergencemarketing.com/archives/2005/06/clear_link_betw.php
Bottom line - you have to give your customers a strong voice within your organization by enabling ALL employees (not just the customer-facing ones) to have a voice representing them withi...
communication, cooperation, motivation, satisfaction saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.emergencemarketing.com/archives/2005/06/clear_link_betw.php
Collaboration: Choreography Not Tools
Getting people to work together effectively requires a thorough understanding of the current/future workplace, work models, work styles and the blurring lines between "work" and the socia...
collaboration, motivation, orchestration, participation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://mikeg.typepad.com/perceptions/2005/06/i_was_grazing_a.html
Getting people to work together effectively requires a thorough understanding of the current/future workplace, work models, work styles and the blurring lines between "work" and the socia...
collaboration, motivation, orchestration, participation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://mikeg.typepad.com/perceptions/2005/06/i_was_grazing_a.html
Dunbar, Altruistic Punishment, and Meta-Moderation
In any group process look for the commons, allow participants to participate in identifing defectors; determine what the costs are for such identification [...] and encourage participatio...
calculation, collaboration, conformation, cooperation, defection, exclusion, inclusion, moderation, motivation, participation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2005/03/dunbar_altruist.html
In any group process look for the commons, allow participants to participate in identifing defectors; determine what the costs are for such identification [...] and encourage participatio...
calculation, collaboration, conformation, cooperation, defection, exclusion, inclusion, moderation, motivation, participation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2005/03/dunbar_altruist.html
Technology and Fun
Most of these social technologies have simple editing and programming tools so that ordinary folks can themselves do innovative things that risk-averse corporations and government agencie...
aspiration, facilitation, innovation, motivation, participation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://pontin.trblogs.com/archives/2005/06/technology_and_1.html
Most of these social technologies have simple editing and programming tools so that ordinary folks can themselves do innovative things that risk-averse corporations and government agencie...
aspiration, facilitation, innovation, motivation, participation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://pontin.trblogs.com/archives/2005/06/technology_and_1.html
Software Development as a Spectator Sport
Enrollment in computer science is declining. We need some way to get the general public excited about computers again.
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http://ideas.web.cse.unsw.edu.au/index.php?module=articles&func=display&ptid=1&aid=471
Enrollment in computer science is declining. We need some way to get the general public excited about computers again.
aspiration, education, inspiration, motivation, persuasion, reputation, stimulation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://ideas.web.cse.unsw.edu.au/index.php?module=articles&func=display&ptid=1&aid=471
CTC Keynote: Thomas Malone
Some of the most important innovations in the coming decades will not be new technologies. They'll be be new ways of organiating work that are made possible by these new technologies.
adaptation, collaboration, consultation, cooperation, coordination, evolution, innovation, motivation, navigation, organization, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://ross.typepad.com/blog/2005/06/ctc_keynote_tho.html
Some of the most important innovations in the coming decades will not be new technologies. They'll be be new ways of organiating work that are made possible by these new technologies.
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http://ross.typepad.com/blog/2005/06/ctc_keynote_tho.html
RE: Openness as a Function of Incentive
Microsoft has a dominant position in [Office tools], and from their position openess is unlikely to increase their market share or expand the market, only make it easier for people to sub...
inhibition, interoperation, motivation, substitution, transition saved by: meryn more details ...
http://shollersmusings.blogspot.com/2005/06/re-openness-as-function-of-incentive.html
Microsoft has a dominant position in [Office tools], and from their position openess is unlikely to increase their market share or expand the market, only make it easier for people to sub...
inhibition, interoperation, motivation, substitution, transition saved by: meryn more details ...
http://shollersmusings.blogspot.com/2005/06/re-openness-as-function-of-incentive.html
On open development, and what makes it tick
People will contribute their time to develop something that is of use to them in their daily lives. Since most of our lives are spent at work [...], this effectively translates into peopl...
collaboration, contribution, motivation, participation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://shollersmusings.blogspot.com/2005/05/on-open-development-and-what-makes-it.html
People will contribute their time to develop something that is of use to them in their daily lives. Since most of our lives are spent at work [...], this effectively translates into peopl...
collaboration, contribution, motivation, participation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://shollersmusings.blogspot.com/2005/05/on-open-development-and-what-makes-it.html
Small business giveaways?
[It is possible that free business software] will come from business service providers who want you to use their services, and where developers will get paid for their work.
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http://shollersmusings.blogspot.com/2005/05/small-business-giveaways.html
[It is possible that free business software] will come from business service providers who want you to use their services, and where developers will get paid for their work.
adoption, demonstration, motivation, promotion saved by: meryn more details ...
http://shollersmusings.blogspot.com/2005/05/small-business-giveaways.html
Internal communication -- the real challenge of employee blogging
Companies need to make employees so involved in and committed to the business strategy that they will be out there "living it". Not because they're told so, but because they want to.
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http://www.corporateblogging.info/2005/06/internal-communication-real-challenge.asp
Companies need to make employees so involved in and committed to the business strategy that they will be out there "living it". Not because they're told so, but because they want to.
aspiration, communication, gratification, motivation, satisfaction saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.corporateblogging.info/2005/06/internal-communication-real-challenge.asp
Survey: Engaged employees = engaged customers
Organizations with engaged employees have customers who use their products more, and increased customer usage leads to higher levels of customer satisfaction.
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http://www.nevon.net/nevon/2005/06/survey_engaged_.html
Organizations with engaged employees have customers who use their products more, and increased customer usage leads to higher levels of customer satisfaction.
communication, consultation, motivation, satisfaction saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.nevon.net/nevon/2005/06/survey_engaged_.html
