Author Archives: celina

02/01/2012 | Macrowikinomics | Science, Education & Health

ReCivilization Episode 2: Open Source Knowledge, Education and Science

In episode two of ReCivilization, Don Tapscott looks at the transformation of education and science, and how the sharing of knowledge is moving from the industrial-age model of a one-way broadcast from teacher to student to collaborative, discovery-driven learning, enabled by the web. He also examines a new model for science that favours open data over isolated, patent-driven research.   Read more

01/31/2012 | Don Tapscott | Technology & Media

My Five Part Series as Global Curator for Social Media Week: Empowering Change Through Collaboration

The debate on the role of social media and change is over. Over the last year, many have questioned just how important social media are in helping activists achieve social change.   Read more

01/23/2012 | Don Tapscott | Business & Economics

The Heartbeat of Bogotá: Engaging the Population of a City to Reinvent Itself for the Digital Age

Surprisingly it is a city in the emerging economies that may have discovered a key to success — Bogota the capital of the South American Country of Colombia.   Read more

01/17/2012 | Don Tapscott | Technology & Media

Join The Launch of My New Series, ReCivilization

Join me on Sunday, January 22nd at 11am for the first episode of my new CBC Radio series, ReCivilization. Our first episode takes on the media industry and is called, Turning the Media Inside Out. ReCivilization is a …   Read more

01/08/2012 | celina |

12 Canadians Changing The Way We Think

The Toronto Star

The world needs more Canada? Not according to Foreign Policy magazine, the must-read for the world’s wonks and wannabes. The respected journal published by the Washington Post has listed 100 top global thinkers of 2011 …   Read more

12/22/2011 | Don Tapscott | Science, Education & Health

Final Installment: My 20 Big Ideas for 2012

Without fundamental reform, universities will not be able to compete with cheaper and more effective online education providers. While many young people are still going to university, a growing portion of the best and the …   Read more

12/20/2011 | Don Tapscott | Science, Education & Health

Part 3: My 20 Big Ideas for 2012

Countries everywhere are struggling to develop effective yet affordable healthcare systems.  But all these debates assume an old model of health where patients are passive recipients of medical care and play little or no role …   Read more

12/19/2011 | Don Tapscott | Technology & Media

20 Big Ideas for 2012

What will happen in 2012? In the spirit of the aphorism “The future is not something to be predicted, it’s something to be achieved,” let me suggest 20 transformations (which Reuters will publish in four …   Read more

12/14/2011 | Macrowikinomics | Technology & Media

Don Tapscott New Marketing Juror for Shorty Awards

The Real-Time Academy Marketing Jury, the group of judges that decide the winners of the Shorty Industry Awards are delighted to announce that Don Tapscott, one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation, media, and …   Read more

12/13/2011 | Don Tapscott | Technology & Media

Canada’s Online Beehive

In an age of media fragmentation and balkanization, critics may suggest that the need for the CBC is reduced and that cutting funding would be an easy way for Ottawa to save money. But the …   Read more