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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.21.17

Reid All About it

A few years ago I took an excellent online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry. 9 Social Media Metrics to Monitor. Presenter: Patti Shock, academic consultant, The International School of Hospitality, and professor emeritus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. More info/register. Host: Web Courseworks. 1 CMP credit.

Las Vegas 231
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Save People, Not Associations

Associations Now

Of course not. Connecting people and knowledge is a fundamental mission in both professions, and they have both experienced a great amount of upheaval with the rise of the web, social media, and mobile technology. It was a crash-course version of the type of design-thinking work crafted by IDEO. ” Of course not.

Nevada 40
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What Burning Man's 10 Principles Can Teach You About Building Community

Higher Logic

At its core, Burning Man is a temporary city (with a population cap at 70,000 paid participants) that has forged a permanent community of people who are dedicated to celebrating creativity, self-expression, cultural differences, knowledge sharing, releasing social stigma, and so much more. Of course not, but the vast majority do.