May 2011 Archive

May 8, 2011 » Sports and Collaboration

My friend, Andrew, recently gave me the book, Scorecasting. Just started reading it (thank you, Kindle), and I came across this excerpt: Exploring the hidden side of sports reveals the following: That which is recognizable or apparent is often given too much credit, whereas the real answer often lies concealed. Incentives are powerful motivators and [...]

May 5, 2011 » Why I Love Working Openly

This morning, I was reminded of two reasons why I love working openly, and why everyone should do more of it. First, I noticed this tweet from Stephanie McAuliffe: The Organizational Effectiveness group at the Packard Foundation has been quietly capturing its learnings on an open, public wiki for over a year now. In a [...]