Saturday, 19 of May of 2012

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A fellow I’ve never met (Alex Osterwald) is writing a book about a topic I like (business model innovation.) He wrote a blog asking if people were interested in helping him with the book by commenting on ideas and “book chunks.” I signed up — so did about 100 other folks from around the world — and the process is simply fascinating (and rich with ideas). Alex is young and techno-savvy, so this may seem natural to him. I’m not-so-young and about five years behind the techno-curve. This is eye-opening to me. The interesting thing is that my profile is pretty close to the age and techno-savviness of many CEOs. What are they missing?

Here’s your question. How could you use blogs and other social media to help you tackle problems you need solved?


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Brad ShorrNo Gravatar

in February 21st, 2009 @ 11:59

Bill, what Alex is doing is a perfect example. Beyond blogging, I’ve found that simply asking questions on Twitter and LinkedIn attracts lots of valuable advice and ideas.


BillWelterNo Gravatar

in February 24th, 2009 @ 14:27

Brad, I agree. Too many of us “old timers” think that value is found i the answers — it really comes from the questions.