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Jeff Jarvis’ book What Would Google Do? is about “seeing the world as Google sees it, finding your own new worldview, and seeing differently.” He says, “It’s hard to name an industry or institution [...] that should not be asking What Would Google Do?”
The book is fantastic and I highly recommend you read it. [...]

Geoff Livingston had an interesting post on strategy at the Buzz Bin that I have been thinking about for a while.
He says,
“Strategy is not valued as an independent thing. Instead, we try to teach it as part of a profession, or hope that good mentorship will lead young minds into strategic thinking. This is a [...]

There is no spoon

by Maddie Grant on April 19, 2008

Ooh, I love a good debate! Jeff has thrown down the gauntlet. Jeff, I absolutely believe there is a revolution. The existence of the revolution is not in question. We fundamentally agree!
Where we differ is in our approach to pushing the association industry to join in the revolution. You are coming at them with a [...]

YAPpy Friday update!

by Maddie Grant on April 18, 2008

THANK YOU to everyone who has joined YAP, our Young Association Professionals group. We are also now on LinkedIn if you prefer to join that way. REMEMBER – anyone can join. This is not about how old you are, it’s about how young you think and about how you can support the next [...]

I had a bit of an epiphany this weekend.
I picked up a textbook on my dining room table that my husband Andy was reading for a software development and project management course he’s taking. The book was called Agile Estimating and Planning, by Mike Cohn and Prentice Hall. I start leafing through [...]