Another year, another invitation to participate in the experts panel at Social Now, another great opportunity to meet smart people and discuss the future of businesses and work. This pretty much sums up the last few days I’ve spent in Lisbon at the event organised by my friend, and “gardener of change”, Ana Neves. With … Continue reading »
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Until you walk the talk (of social)
Picture this: you are a company talking the talk of social. You claim to understand it. You say you are part of that movement. You “preach” it. And then something happens: one of your employees goes to visit a client and he knows little about your competition, little about what social really means, little about … Continue reading »
Forget G+, we need C+
The project is recent and I’m already a big fan of it. Feed The Reader is what I would call a collaborative blog-like site where some very smart people share their views on topics as diverse as the Internet, Design, Social Entrepreneurship, Startups and others. At the moment all posts are published in Portuguese but … Continue reading »
When content finds you
And suddenly a thought: I now rarely search for content on topics that interest me. Instead, content comes to me through my network of connections on the social web, especially on Twitter. Interestingly I would say that this shift happened without me realizing it. Just a thought…
Saying hello to 2011, waving goodbye to 2010
“Art is a personal act of courage” Seth Godin Under a motto of stepping out of my comfort zone and thinking outside the box, this has been the year of serendipity, change and growth for me. No doubt about that. Serendipity led me to meet really interesting people, some of them becoming good friends, at events such … Continue reading »
That’s not my name: the ties of the new social
“…the information we give off about our selves… has dramatically increased our social visibility and made it easier for us to find each other…”, Clay Shirky in “Here Comes Everybody” Last week I was invited to attend an informal after work gathering organized and communicated via Twitter. During most part of the event I stood … Continue reading »
Bring back humanity
An old friend of mine helps her parents at their local coffee shop business. The other day she commented, in a heartfelt manner, about the increasing rudeness of clients. “I don’t know if it is because of the crisis”, she said, “but most of them look angry and tired, they hardly look us in the eye and … Continue reading »
A personal note on a personal project
From the past year or two I tend to have lots of side projects, on top of the regular paying job, running at the same time. It somewhat makes me feel alive & useful, besides allowing me to explore different ventures and meeting & working with very distinct people and topics, something I really appreciate. … Continue reading »
Do companies have lizard brains?
The human brain has something called the amygdala (also named the lizard or reptilian brain) that pretty much keeps us on our toes and deals with emotions connected to our survival, namely with fear. It’s the thing that makes us afraid of public speaking, that makes us judge someone by their appearance, that will always … Continue reading »
More questions than answers
Is in-house a bad thing? Have companies grown so accustomed to asking for external advise and seeking outside expertise (in the form of consultancy) that they fail to see the potential, knowledge and critical thinking that resides inside their corporate walls? Do we trust a stranger that charges us a considerable amount of money more … Continue reading »
