We+Work = "Werking"

Scott Lukas, founder of Dosage, collected tips from people who really know how to make strategic collaborations work. The full document available below.

http://dosageconsulting.posterous.com/how-to-werk-tips-from-collaboration-experts-g

Lots of useful things to keep in mind, some are common sense - others are hard won. Here a couple headlines from the first few pages...

"Listen first, talk later"
"Establish a common vocabulary"
"Define boundaries and goals from outset; keep checking output against"
"Embrace humility"
"Having an opinion is the price of entry (to the session)"

Getting Tweetable Moments from Your Presentations

(via Mashable)

There is some science to creating a perfect, “tweetable moment” during a presentation. That is, a memorable moment that sticks in the mind of your audience long after the presentation is over. How do you get those moments to happen? How do you get an audience to tweet it? How do you fit it into 140 characters or less?

Dan Zarrella's research study points the way...

It all comes down to Priming your audience: establish their expectations, ingratiate yourself to them, deliver a clear call-to-action (i.e. tell them exactly what you want them to do).

Then deliver the big 'AHA'! Which comes down to combining novelty, delayed orientation (i.e. the punchline), and humor.

The rest of the article goes on how to create a 'sound bite'. Good stuff. Check out the rest here.

Four Phases of Design Thinking

from Harvard Business Review:

"What can people in business learn from studying the ways successful designers solve problems and innovate? On the most basic level, they can learn to question, care, connect, and commit — four of the most important things successful designers do to achieve significant breakthroughs."

Read more here.