The forgotten group of policy development

Thursday, 17 December 2009, 14:13 | Category : Influence, Policy
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Odd One Out
Uploaded by momoryuji on 18 Jan 09, 8.06AM GMT.
This is the first lesson I remember from my experiences with policy development that really made a lasting impact.
When you sit down to develop policy on an issue, good policy makers start a process of engagement with stakeholders. Thankfully this is not something that [...]

Referring clients to your competitors is a good idea

Friday, 20 November 2009, 20:26 | Category : Influence
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Handshake
Uploaded by Sergio Prado on 30 Sep 09, 3.06PM GMT.
Here is a good example of why it’s a good idea to refer clients to people who can help them when you can’t do it.
Went to a corner shop today and I asked for something. The guy behind the counter looked at me, slowly turned around, [...]

Fundamental Theory: The dramaturgical perspective (and how it relates to Facebook and Friendfeed)

Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 9:51 | Category : Communications, Influence, Social Media
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Multiple Personalities
Originally uploaded by moostang78
Anything new crops up and we think that we are inventing the world all over again. In my experience we don’t. We are just re-discovering things that others have said a lot better (and researched a lot more diligently) than us. I have a number of theories in mind but the [...]

Sometimes credibility is more important than popularity

Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 18:09 | Category : Influence, Social Media
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I am so tired of listening and reading about the number of Twitter followers that Ashton Kutcher has.

How can I put this so that I am absolutely clear? Sometimes, it’s not about popularity, it’s about credibility. And having thousands of people follow your twitter updates does not actually mean that they believe everything you say [...]

Motivating people to get online

Monday, 1 December 2008, 13:19 | Category : Influence
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I was browsing Chris Brogan’s 100 Blog Topics I Hope YOU Write and no. 23 “My Mother is on Facebook” was just too delicious to pass up. Actually, my mother is on Facebook. She also uses Gmail and MSN Messenger, she has her own account on Flickr and she knows how to comment on blogs.
Like a [...]