I spent the better part of a Saturday morning at a coffee shop in Cedar Rapids and found an inspirational and motivating article by Malcom Gladwell called How David Beats Goliath.
The basic wisdom behind the piece in the New Yorker is that when underdogs break away from conventional wisdom, they win.
Gladwell uses a true story [...]
It started yesterday afternoon with a request to join his LinkedIn network, followed by a friend request on Facebook. Then came the personal email.
Rob Curley, most recently with the Las Vegas Sun, contacted me in what I’m taking is an initiative to join the News Innovation movement. He is also seeking an opinion and advice [...]
So I’ve had more than week to digest and go through the data and contacts I made at BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia., and wow, was there some great stuff and smart, passionate people.
For me, the point of the news innovation movement has not been about talking and creating new ideas. It’s been about action and collaboration. [...]
I’ve spent the better part of five days reading and thinking critically about Steve Buttry’s blueprint for the Complete Community Connection.
I also asked others to assume that the blueprint was the way to go and offer thoughts and ideas about how to implement it.
I went through the document myself and made notes about where I [...]