There are subtle differences between broadcasting, sharing, and interacting in any conflict scenario. Broadcasting is what live streaming and most posting on social media is about. Broadcasting is an act that—by itself without more thought behind it—is deeply selfish and desirous of attention for its mere existence. Broadcasting a suicide Read more…
A product has reached its peak in the early adopter stage on the classic distribution curve, and is ready to slide into the masses attention, when three phenomenon happen: The product catches the attention of regulators, lawyers, and policy makers (Uber). The product catches the attention of the mass industrialists Read more…
In a world of seven second attention spans, and stimulus reward systems based in electronic tools that update with vibrations, beeps and blinking lights, believing in the efficacy of the multitasking myth is mentally and emotionally deadly. The organizations, teams, and even individuals who will “win” the future, who will Read more…
[Podcast] Earbud_U, Season Three, Episode #5 – Anne Sawyer, Executive Director-Southern California Mediation Association, Passionate Mediator, and Entrepreneur [powerpress] The real trouble with mediation is capitalism. But our guest today has a way around that by using collaboration, mentorship, and an animated adherence to the core principles of mediation. Peace Read more…
It’s not easy to do what I do, if you’re a peace builder—a negotiator, a lawyer, a social worker, an educator, or an executive director. It’s not easy to manage social profiles, blog regularly, connect with clients, fans, audience members, and event participants in ways that can grow your brand. Read more…
When most information can be known about other people via the swipe of a finger, the click of an Internet search, or through scrolling through a social media feed, how is it that so many people can still be deceived? This is not really an information based question, this is Read more…
The issue with creating podcast content is the same issue that is apparent with all content creation: distribution is at the core of getting listener attention. Just creating content is not enough—as is endlessly pointed out in blogs, essays and articles—there has to be a system created to make sure Read more…
There are three questions that the savvy peace builder should focus on when developing a marketing plan: Whom do we serve? This question can be answered with surveys and other formal and informal means. The question is not focused on the peace builder’s skill sets and where they’re comfortable. Instead Read more…
When you build a product, create a service or develop a process, the temptation (whether at scale or not) is to pursue the acceptance of the masses and be for everybody. When building, (and planning to build) the discipline is to be targeted and to pursue the special and the Read more…
There are three hard parts to launching any peace building project: The first hard part is attaining technical knowledge (i.e. getting a degree, getting experience, phoning a friend, etc.). When launching a peace building project, the savvy peace builder often doesn’t think too hard about the first part. In peace building fields from Read more…