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Kony 2012: Rethinking Global Problem Solving

The ‘Kony 2012′ director who was found naked in the street will remain in the hospital for several weeks. Danica Russell, Jason Russell’s wife, attributed her husband’s “reactive phsychosis” to the “sudden transition from relative anonymity to worldwide attention — both raves and ridicules, in a matter of days.”   Read more

Where the Multi-Stakeholder Networks Are: An Interview with Don Tapscott

Are networks and relationships changing the fundamental structures of how we organize and operate in the world? In a discussion with noted author of Macrowikinomics and business management thought leader, Don Tapscott, at the annual SXSW conference on interactive, music and film industries held in Austin, we explored some these new patterns for our evolving world.   Read more

At SXSW Confab, Democracy Rules

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The next big idea on the Web this election year is reinventing democracy. At South By Southwest, the annual tech and entertainment festival in Austin, Texas, that begins Friday, much of the agenda is dedicated …   Read more

Don Tapscott SXSW Interactive Presentation Livestream March 9th 2pm CST

Tune in to the livestream for Don Tapscott’s kickoff presentation for SXSW Interactive on Rethinking Civilization for the Social Age on Friday, March 9th at 2pm CST/8pm GMT Tune in at SXSW.

10 Thinkers That Executives Actually Listen To

When CEOs like Jeff Bezos name their favorite books, they’ll often cite authors like Jim Collins, who wrote the business school classic, Good To Great, or Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Porter, known as the father of modern corporate strategy. These guys all made …   Read more

Don Tapscott’s Social Media Week Keynote and Interview with The Economist

Don Tapscott joins Social Media Week as the global curator and opening keynote for the 2012 theme of Empowering Change Through Collaboration. Don’s keynote is followed by a Q&A and interview with Economist’s Matthew Bishop.   Read more

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

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

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

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