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Vote to bring the Sotropians to SXSW 2011 ⇢

Borrowing on the idea of Extropianism, Sotropians anticipate that social networking will
change the course of human history, shifting the way humans function everyday on an
individual and social level and ultimately affecting such areas as government, business and education.

We’ve put together an amazing panel (our own Jodee Rich along with Brian Solis, Stowe
Boyd, Deanna Zandt, and Mark Pesce) to discuss the concept of openness and how
social networking will improve the human condition.

We’re fascinated by the thought of how we as individuals will be different in 30 years
as a result of social networking technology. And we hope to spark this conversation at
SXSW.

Even if you don’t think you’ll make it to Austin next spring, we’d still appreciate
you letting the SXSW organizers know you support the Sotroprians!

VOTE here: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/6934
(Voting ends 11:59 CDT on Friday, August 27)

Source: us1.campaign-archive.com

24 August 2010 Permalink
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  • Brian Solis | Brian and I debunk big data, and Brian makes the case for empathy.

  • Deb Lavoy | Deb is dubious about management's inclinations, and says, 'Just because you are networked doesn’t mean it necessarily helps you understand, or realize your needs more effectively.'

  • John Hagel | John offers up some great insights, like the fact that passion is lower the larger that businesses get.

  • Euan Semple | A chat with my old pal, and the author of Organizations Don't Tweet, People Do

  • Will McInnes | The author of Culture Shock and managing director of Nixon/McInnes

  • Jennifer Magnolfi | An interview with the woman who said, 'Work is not a place you go, it's a thing you do'.

    • Hot Now

  • What Drives Us? | A draft chapter of my book, discussing motivations, Maslow's hierarchy, and fluidarity.

  • Socialogy: Interview With John Hagel | I Speak with Joh Hagel about the innovation at the edge.

  • Complex organisation arises from webs of interaction among causal factors | So, it turns out that DNA is, in fact, a great metaphor for business culture, but only after you realize that DNA is not a few hundred off-on switches, but instead a universe of unknowable complexities, that we can interact with, and understand at some abstract cartoonish level, but not control, and never fully comprehend.

  • Bitcoin May Be the Global Economy’s Last Safe Haven | Paul Ford

  • Innovators Get Better With Age | Companies make a mistake by relying too much on the innoations of the young, because Nobel laureats don't come into their prime until their 50s.

    • Oldie

  • Infodemics | 2009 | Passing incomplete or inaccurate information about some risk event can make people take actions that increase the damage of the event itself.

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