Documents Are Conversations: The Future of Work (is now)

A little while back, while I was visiting San Francisco, my buddy Max Senges (the proto knowledge entrepreneur) and I had a chat or two about the future of work, which both of us see in collaboration, sharing and networking/the cloud. Of course, just like for many of you, this has basically already become part […]

Writing email that gets answered

Chris Brogan summarizes how to write email so that it’s easy to process further:
Key points:

One Decision Per Email (so it’s easy to process)
Don’t Ever Say “Quick Question.” (Because it’s usually not. If it is, there’s no need to announce it.)
Your Signature File (it should contain your contact details, but be brief and concise)
Following Up […]

Where do they find the time? Clay Shirky on the Cognitive Surplus

In this rare gem of a video, Clay Shirky talks about the time, energy and potentials that used to be lost to dumbly watching TV. How many Wikipedia entries could we get out of these brain cycles now that we can free up that TV time for more productive and satisfying activities again?

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