Monthly Archives: October 2008

CCK08: Two Conversations with Gen Millennium, and Some Questions on Learning and Knowledge Failures

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Last Spring I told you about my two back-to-back conferences with different generations of workers, which convinced me of the wisdom of Nancy White’s entreaty that we (who understand both the enormous potential value of social networking to business, and … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Yesterday’s Canadian Election: Harper Still Doesn’t Speak for Canada

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Tuesday’s election — prompted by the ambition of the right-wing Conservative party leader Harper to split the progressive vote sufficiently to convert his minority support into a majority government under Canada’s antiquated first-past-the-post electoral system — was bound to disappoint … Continue reading →

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Now What Should I Do? — The Boomer’s Dilemma

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Dave Pollard

This is the second in a series of articles about my new book Finding the Sweet Spot. The book is available from most booksellers or online from the sites listed in the right sidebar. A synopsis of the book is here. … Continue reading →

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Not Ready Yet to End Our Addiction to Growth

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Dave Pollard

The value of public companies listed on stock markets has dropped by about a third in the past year. This means that shareholders believe that this group of companies, which are an important but not dominant factor in the global … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links for the Week — October 11, 2008

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Dave Pollard

photo by Maren YumiMindful Wandering: The coined term (by Barbara Ganley) is “slow blogging“, but I much prefer the term my friend Chris Lott uses: “mindful wandering“. The idea is to see blogging, which is really just a new way … Continue reading →

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CCK08 Week Five: Groups vs Networks vs Communities

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Week 5 of the Connectivism MOOC is about the distinction between groups and networks. One of the key readings for the week was written by my friend Stephen Downes when he was obviously high on something (possibly New Zealand, which … Continue reading →

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Six Steps to Natural Enterprise: A Synopsis of “Finding the Sweet Spot”

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Dave Pollard

This will be the first of a series of ‘teasers’ on my new book Finding the Sweet Spot, available from most booksellers or online from the sites listed in the right sidebar. A complete set of reviews of the book … Continue reading →

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Play

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Johan Huizinga, who wrote a book on the subject, defined play as follows: a free activity standing quite consciously outside ëordinaryí life as being ënot seriousí but at the same time absorbing the player intensely and utterly Other books have … Continue reading →

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Finding People to Live With and Make a Living With (Take Two)

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Dave Pollard

My book Finding the Sweet Spot (see right sidebar for details) suggests a variety of approaches to finding people to partner with in Natural Enterprises. One of these is illustrated above. The idea is to approach a problem with an … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links of the Week: October 4, 2008

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Dave Pollard

The always-brilliant Charles Barsotti in this week’s New Yorker sums up the real problem behind the financial system collapse Still euphoric over the past week’s retreat on Bowen Island BC, and the possibilities it has allowed me to imagine — … Continue reading →

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