Collaboration

Writing With Twyla Tharp: I Collaborated With A Genius -- And Survived

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books


Jesse Kornbluth

When you're in a room with Twyla Tharp, it's hard to notice anything else. As her dancers know, a "very nice" from Tharp is a bit more meaningful than it is from almost anyone else.

Tips on How to Reframe the Current Economy

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Arjuna Ardagh

When it is easy to make money just by buying a house and waiting, there is not much incentive to look deeper into yourself -- to find out what you were born to give, what your unique talents are.

Co-Creating a Monster

Victoria Rosner | Posted 09.29.2009 | Entertainment


Victoria Rosner

Random House recently published a new edition of Frankenstein with a surprising change: The cover now reads "Mary Shelley (with Percy Shelley)." Why is Percy now getting marquee billing?

The Brilliance (and Stupidity) of The Age of Stupid

Steven G. Brant | Posted 11.22.2009 | Entertainment


Steven G. Brant

The film is essentially the same rant against stupid behavior we've heard for years, dressed up in an elaborate, well-intended package.

Cambodia: Collaboration is Needed

Eve Blossom | Posted 09.11.2009 | World


Eve Blossom

Many see the results of human trafficking and want to get involved; but more importantly, the focus should be on empowering the mechanisms to prevent it.

What's Wrong with Experts?

Dennis Whittle | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business


Dennis Whittle

There are many areas where there is no clear right answer or no clear best practice. And it is precisely in these fields that we must be careful of a "tyranny of the experts."

Gordon Brown: Wiring a Web for Global Good

TEDTalks | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


TEDTalks

2009-07-23-gordonbrown.jpgIn his talk, Brown argues that we've reached a unique moment in human history: we can use today's interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic

The Next Evolution of Green

Stephen H. Dinan | Posted 06.14.2009 | Green


Stephen H. Dinan

Now is the time to integrate green into our deepest beliefs, most cherished institutions and in every simple choice we make.

Guest Blogger, Charlie Brown: Opening a New Door

Peter Diamandis | Posted 05.18.2009 | Media


Peter Diamandis

The market place makes it hard for us to discover solutions. Ashoka has been finding these solutions in the form of social entrepreneurs for nearly 30 years in every corner of the globe.

Guest Blogger, Marthin de Beer: Innovation From Around the World

Peter Diamandis | Posted 05.17.2009 | Business


Peter Diamandis

I've often said that the "wisdom of crowds" will allow us to look beyond our own walls and borders, and enable us to harness new ideas that we may not have known existed in our own backyard.

Coming of Age: The Collaborative Generation

Jim Selman | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living


Jim Selman

Many young people are learning to be more flexible, to live more in the moment, and to be more creative and less "attached" to their plans than generations who grew up in other times.

The Power of Collaboration

Jeffrey B. Swartz | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business


Jeffrey B. Swartz

In a perfect world, we'd all have the time and money and resources to be able to run our businesses successfully. Unfortunately we don't live in that world.

Beyond a Team of Rivals -- The Method to Obama's Saneness

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


Mark Goulston, M.D.

Obama has responded to questions about selecting older, experienced team members when he was the candidate of change by saying that he will gather input from his team.

How Fast is Bottom-Up Coming Up? What Does Obama's Internet-Powered Election Mean for How Business is Managed?

Daniel Debow | Posted 12.13.2008 | Business


Daniel Debow

How long will it take for traditional business people to really start changing their organizational structures, social norms, and expectations to account for the reality of the Net Gen?"

Something Good About the Economic Meltdown

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 11.19.2008 | Living


Dr. Dean Ornish

If anything good comes out of this financial crisis, it may be learning to value collaboration over competition, and selflessness over selfishness.

Politics, Personalities and the Business of Doing Good

Jake Brewer | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business


Jake Brewer

Trying to make the world a better place is messy and almost always full of the same back-room shenanigans chronicled throughout the political sectors, but with one difference: those involved act like it's not, and no one talks about it.