Alchemy of Change by Gideon Rosenblatt

Week in Review: May 7, 2012

Gideon Rosenblatt — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:01:26 +0000

Three interesting articles: focusing on market efficiency, governance, and a high-tech evolution of the old trading company.

Fixing the Google+ Engagement Problem

Gideon Rosenblatt — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:49:51 +0000

Google has a real problem with Google+ engagement - especially with new users. Here are some ideas on how to address the situation.

Social Reading and the Social Book

Gideon Rosenblatt — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:28:00 +0000

"Social reading" centers not so much on the joy of reading or pursuit of knowledge, but a desire to build social capital on social networks. And now, it's coming to books.

Testing the Wisdom of Crowds

Gideon Rosenblatt — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:14:34 +0000

When we make it possible for people to aggregate their wisdom in independent, diverse and decentralized ways, the resulting "wisdom of the crowds" can be uncannily accurate. I just tested that on Google+, and here are my results.

Why So Many Social Change Organizations Struggle

Gideon Rosenblatt — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:45:36 +0000

When nonprofit organizations with issue-specific, niche missions organize themselves around individual donor fundraising, it creates waste, dysfunction and drains power away from real social change.

Networks, Organizations and Movements

Gideon Rosenblatt — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:42:00 +0000

When thinking about social change movements, networks teach us that it all comes down to the human connection.

We Are The Filter Bubble

Gideon Rosenblatt — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:03:45 +0000

Computer algorithms aren't the only thing contributing to the "Internet Filter Bubble." Who we choose to connect with in our social networks deeply affects who is "curating" the content we consume. Here's why diversity in your social network matters.

What is Google Plus? (really.)

Gideon Rosenblatt — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:43:01 +0000

Some slides on why I believe Google+ is important: Shared interest graph View more presentations from gideonro These were originally posted on Google+, where there is a pretty heavy amount of discussion about them. You’ll have no problem viewing them even if you don’t have an account there (yet). ;-)

When Organizational Goals Clash with Social Change Goals

Gideon Rosenblatt — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:02:10 +0000

This morning I received an online petition to support changes to US fuel efficiency standards, and the reasons I didn't sign it say a lot about the problems of the social change sector today.

The Sole of a Business

Gideon Rosenblatt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:03:14 +0000

Shoe repair man, Mr. Lee, teaches me the beauty of business and its ability to be of service to society.