1. Communicating on the go
(Blog/Social Media)

... two people in U.S. and one person in Thailand. The location a retreat so I should have known better - but on the website they boasted high-speed internet access, so I wasn't too worried. I would use Skype or Jajah for ...

2. Ten tools I couldn't do without
(Blog/Blog)

... to the imaginary chitter-chatter of people in the background. With twitter I hear people talking in the corridors, the latest tips and tricks of people in my department, and the nonsense talk of people ...

3. Identity and boundaries
(Blog/Blog)

... as people ask me to make knowledgeable assertions about "your" country, family or work. Everything in my life is spread out. I instinctively look outside to make sense of what's happening inside. I've ...

4. Integrating facilitation and social reporting
(Blog/Blog)

... media bubble, most people are not using new tools and there is an art we need to develop to integrating the tools so that they don't just stay in the hands of the the techy enthusiasts. Christian Kreutz ...

5. Launching into 2010
(Blog/Blog)

... there are lots out there to try out and play with.  Meantime, I notice that these concerns are not the big ones. I'm not publicly worrying about justice, climate or the worrying swing to the right as people ...

6. Challenges of social media to nonprofits
(Blog/Social Media)

... isn't comfortable. Social media is more comfortable to younger people and so we're seeing a process of reverse mentoring going on.   In addition to the challenges Beth talks about I also see (especially ...

7. When a blog post is not a blog post
(Blog/Social Media)

... the Huskies", watch the video and follow the link to the press release .... What is this blog post doing? It is showing us that: Special ordinary people are shown round the White House. The women's basketball ...

8. Following the White House
(Blog/Social Media)

... just any old people ... If these tools work for the White House it will be because they are using them in ways that support their objectives - like broadcasting what the President does and opening up ...

9. Communication toolbox - or ode to the pdf
(Portfolio/Toolboxes)

... thinking about how people in organisations who are preparing an event rarely think in terms of process activities, let alone know the names of them. So how could they look them up?  So here are 4 good ...

10. Toasting mother ship on Ada Lovelace Day
(Blog/Social Media)

... were thought of. It's because of you that when people tell me online tools is a generational thing I think they must be referring to the generation before me. You would be happy to know that I don't rely ...

11. Calling for practical wisdom
(Blog/Meta Thoughts)

... a call for "practical wisdom" in a world which has gone made with bureaucracy. His call is that we: acknowledge and celebrate moral heroes and demand that people around us do too   strive to be ordinary ...

12. A webinar as a performance art
(Blog/Designing for Learning)

John and I presented a webinar the other day, to an audience of about 250. It reminded me that I don't like webinars much and that I'm not comfortable doing them. Summoning up imaginary people I don't ...

13. Building competencies through e-learning
(Blog/News)

... of what it is. At one end of the spectrum there are those who think e-learning is a better ways of broadcasting content and at the other end are people who see it a sense-making enterprise.  (My experience ...

14. Transitioning to 2009
(Blog/Meta Thoughts)

... in which I'm completely caught up. My overwhelming sensation at the end of last year was saturation - saturated with emails, information, people, things to do and expectations to meet. It didn't ...

15. Social reporter - old school
(Blog/Setúbal Now)

... worker families of ten people), the ruined factory and rusty remains of a railway line are crying with old stories that haven't been told. Sr António told me he had been a gifted child at ...

16. History's eve
(Blog/News)

It's no good. I can't concentrate. I can't eat. Barack Obama has got to win. And he's got to survive. At least for long enough to change the course of history... Sorry all the people I ...

17. Sanity as in smart, sensitive and Silvia
(Blog/News)

... conversations with people that I love and people that I don't. Hello sanity and hello Silvia (and Nuno) and Lucas into my life. I couldn't have made a more wonderful decision.  ...

18. Situated social reporting
(Blog/Social Media)

... a story with a quick turnaround. Getting people to create an account in flickr or to create a slideshow and embed code in webpage is very very quick when someone is motivated in their role of capturing ...

19. Blog v. documents in dusty filing system
(Blog/Meta Thoughts)

... those reports I now ask myself .... ... why do organisations want reports that get read by one or two people and archived in their dusty filing system - rather than subscribing to my blog? ...

20. Who would you invite to talk about social innovation?
(Blog/News)

I've got the interesting job of creating a list of presenters to an event in Lisbon where we are looking for charismatic people working in the area of social innovation, with vision and who are good ...