James Samuel

My ears pricked up when I heard that heads of state and the financial elite are acknowledging that we are in …the “age of damage”, where “social media creates a world of radical transparency”. 
The suggestion by the founder of the WEF summit, Prof Klaus Schwab that: “Capitalism in its current form no longer fits the world around us,” shows the depth of change which social media has brought to our world.

Trading through a Facebook group, is so simple and natural, and after all it’s where the crowd is. After only a few weeks, membership of the “Waiheke Trading” Facebook is up to 660 members, and the Waiheke community are embracing it with alacrity.

After watching this video, I followed the link to the Natural Homes site, and discovered this beautiful gallery of photos (below), which led me in turn to the Facebook gallery with explanations of each photo according to that most inspiring book “A Pattern Language“. I was given this book by my wife when I was [...]

I’m leaving New Zealand on Christmas eve, and would love to meetup with some people and share some ideas and knowledge. Purpose: to strengthen some existing connections and build some new ones. Right now my service is, to help networks utilise the rapidly evolving social tools to support collaboration.

From an organisation-centric perspective there are two types of online communities. The outwards – focused around an issue, a brand or a cause, and the inward focused enterprise social networks that build connections and increase open information sharing within the walls of its organisation.

As we move from being a carbon society, dependent on fossil fuels, towards a society where collaboration and innovation is becoming the new energy source, supported by the free flow of information. How do we enhance the ability for members of an organization to collaborate and innovate. Creative sparks come when serendipitous links are made, as the same challenge is seen through different lenses.

A veritable flood of companies and organisations are taking up enterprise social networking tools. From medium sized social businesses to multi-national corporations, organisations are looking to build a culture of increased openness, transparency, sharing and collaboration.

A growing desire to be a beneficial presence in the world, combined with tools that enable us to connect more easily and share information, feel like perfect ingredients for an evolutionary leap into significantly greater collaboration, and that sometimes mysterious process of innovation, where almost miraculous discoveries can be made.

New Zealand had one hour of the 24 hour project, which was presented live from the Auckland Museum on Thursday night. Most of the hour was taken up with a 45 minute slide show, and then a few people including myself, were given 60 seconds and a single slide each to bring a message of the work they are involved in.

Wondering whether Social Media deserves more of your attention than you’re currently giving it? If so, these workshops I’m offering in Dunedin, Queenstown, and Wellington might be right up your alley.