Derived from Jeff Jarvis; What Would Google Do? PROFIT : Jeff Jarvis offers a wide range of ideas in his book. To organize them in a simple way for you to act on them we’ve created the BR Google Map – a five layered model for Googlizing your organization. Economy
Here’s a video snippet from Ideas Lunch 10 in Sydney June 23. The lunch topic was ‘Crowdsourcing’ and this piece is discussing how to get people to your seminars. YouTube Link for this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nO-qJ6i4hI For more Book Rapper videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/BookRapper
The Book Jeff Jarvis; What Would Google Do?; Collins Business, HarperCollins; New York; 2009. Précis This book has two distinct parts… Firstly, ‘What is Google doing?’ Google is one of the most profitable companies on the planet. It’s a great case study for defining how business could and should be
The Book Jeff Jarvis, What Would Google Do? Speed RAP A number of traditional industries are struggling to survive the digital economy – newspapers, real estate agents, advertisers, PR, department stores… Google is one of the most profitable businesses on the planet. They’re not only thriving, they’re jiving! Jeff Jarvis
Derived from James Surowiecki, The Wisdom of Crowds 1 Wise: How to Make Collaborative Decisions http://www.bookrapper.com/2010/06/15/wise-collaborative-decisions/ 2 Book Review : The Wisdom of Crowds http://www.bookrapper.com/2010/06/16/book-review-wisdom-of-crowds/ 3 Collective Wisdom and Group Decisions http://www.bookrapper.com/2010/06/17/collective-wisdom/ 4 Four Qualities of Wise Crowds http://www.bookrapper.com/2010/06/18/four-qualities-of-wise-crowds/ 5 The Surprising Key to Business Success http://www.bookrapper.com/2010/06/19/surprising-key-to-business-success/ 6 Four Levels
Derived From James Surowiecki, Wisdom of Crowds Actions : Here’s fifteen ways you can collect and profit from the wisdom of crowds. 1 Diverse Groups Set up diverse groups and teams filled with a diversity of thinking and learning styles 2 Feedback Ask for feedback from those around you. Be
Innovation is an essential part of any growing organisation. Here are four ways to fuel innovation in your team as derived from James Surowiecki, Wisdom of Crowds – we rapped this book as part of the Book Rapper book summary series. 1: Redefine Success To spark an innovation revolution
Derived From James Surowiecki, Wisdom of Crowds Football Coaches Football games are a great public vehicle for observing innovation in action and the influence of crowds. Three key factors come into play: The decision-making is made in the public arena in front of a crowd. Everyone in the crowd seems
Derived From James Surowiecki, Wisdom of Crowds Radio In the early days of radio three companies in the US dominated – American Marconi, NESCO and De Forest Wireless Telegraphy. Each of these companies had very different approaches to how to develop and distribute radio. More interestingly each of these companies
Most innovation programs only focus on one side of the problem – the generation of ideas. But unless you also provide and develop champions and sponsors of ideas, the level of innovation results will be minimal. In James Surowiecki’s best-selling book, The wisdom of crowds he shares a number of