Today, we are very excited to announce the launch of iWitness, a free tool for exploring social media content by time and place created by Adaptive Path. The iWitness concept was one of the winners of last year's Knight News Challenge, an open competition that funds media innovation projects. MORE >>

In Twitter and the Law of the Few , I mused how Twitter as a social network can be great for Connectors, Mavens & Salespeople. Later, in adapting to a networked world , I concluded that Mavens can deeply understand a situation, Connectors are needed to get the word out, while Salespeople have to convince those in control to take action. MORE >>

Here is the text of a short talk I gave at PDF yesterday. did not use slides, and I actually read from pieces of paper because I wanted to make sure that I stayed on time (it took about 8 minutes, I think) and did not stray too far from what I wanted to say. So, yes, I read a freaking paper at PDF. And yes, I am ashamed. To the contrary. MORE >>

Next month I’ll be offering an experiential workshop on Informal Learning through Jane Hart’s Social Learning Center. Here’s a preliminary description. Take a look, then tell me how much you think I should charge, whether anyone in your organization might want to sign up, and what else you’d like to see. with Jay Cross. MORE >>

For the first few years of my work with Cognitive Edge, the Cynefin framework, and complexity in general, I did not fully understand the value of ambiguous instructions or messaging. So I, like many of my peers and colleagues, sought to minimise and eliminate any ambiguity in communications or explanations. MORE >>