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The Culture Map

Eric Jacobsen Blog

And, that's why Meyer wrote her book, The Culture Map. And, one that should be required reading for any leader doing business globally or leading a culturally diverse workforce. The Culture Map is filled with engaging, real-life stories and anecdotes from around the world. It's a fascinating read.

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New on SSIR: Global Tools for Going Local

Amy Sample Ward

. —– I truly believe that in all communications, information sharing, marketing and even community building there is a natural balancing between more-and-more-global and more-and-more-local. Global use of social media is also a great way to amplify voices, ideas, and stories. Don’t forget the global context!

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Putting Your Twitter Followers on the Map, Literally

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

TweepsMap is an interesting Twitter app that will put your followers on a map of the world, literally. Cindy Leonard asked a great question: How come you don’t have any followers in Washington state? It analyzes the percentage of total followers from countries, states, and cities.

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TechSoup Global Summit: Inspiration Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I spent the last two days at the TechSoup Global Summit getting inspiration overload about social media, networks, social network mapping, networks of networks, global peer learning, building a sector, nonprofit technology, and many other ideas I’m passionate about. Modeling the Network Mindset. Designing for Serendipity.

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A People First Approach To Nonprofit AI Adoption

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Panel at Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit Last month, at the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit in Seattle hosted by Microsoft, I moderated a roundtable, “Empower Employees with AI Productivity Tools,” with leaders from three nonprofits: Alex Duncan,, British Heart Foundation; Jon Townsend, National Trust; and Joel Ramjohn, Agape Source.

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Guest Post by Steve Waddell: Systems Mapping for Non-Profits - Part 1

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

See larger image here: Map from: Waddell, Steve. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building. This week at the Packard Foundation, I had the opportunity to meet Steve Waddell whose research focuses on Global Action Networks.

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Replacing Mobile Advertising with Real-Time Data

Amy Sample Ward

That’s the question I asked this morning on Qriously, a new application that measures public sentiment, in real time. It works by replacing ads with questions in smartphone and tablet apps. I’ve run three questions so far, and here’s some of the insights to the process: What influences your charitable giving?

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