When you think about globalization:

Do you see yourself (or your country) competing against people from other countries?
Do you see opportunities to connect with others? (partners, customers/clients, vendors, or suppliers)

Your answer matters, and it may even shape your future.
The old paradigm of “first-world, second-world, and third-world” will soon be relegated to history books discussing the 20th [...]

Cisco currently has a campaign with the tagline “Welcome to the human network.”
In today’s society, few communities are truly isolated. Early this summer, there was a news story about a newly photographed Amazon tribe that created quite a stir. For the rest of us, it’s likely that we’re deeply embedded within the human network. We’re [...]

Here’s today’s aha-moment. Invest in relationships whether they’re with the neighbors on your block or people half-way around the world.
Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto looks at social capital embedded within the commmunity of East York, a suburb of Toronto. He’s examined how people connect with their contacts. He’s actively engaged with the question [...]

Here’s an interesting observation. When your friends know that you have an area of interest, they pay attention to that topic for you. In some ways, your social network becomes a virtual “clipping service” . . . or better yet a human-edited version of Google Alerts.
I love it when people send me relevant articles. I [...]