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Howard Rheingold, the guy who gave us “smart mobs,” now sees a new form of economic collaboration emerging from all the blogs, Googling, open source, Amazon ranking and other stuff. Gives me a sense of deja vu. Wasn’t this called the New Economy a few years back? Anyway, he’s talking it up in a Business Week article. I do think ...

From The Harvard Business Review, Achieving Balance in Nonprofit Governance. From Marion R. Fremont-Smith “The principal changes in nonprofit governance I would recommend relate to procedures and board participation, not legal structures or legal requirements. Many of the abuses that have come to light recently could have been prevented if charitable fiduciaries—directors, officers, and trustees—had been more attentive to their ...

Wow. I wonder if this guy was at the Futuring Conference the FIC members attended? Anyway check out this great little article for the way life should be in 2014. Here’s a sample: “Our mornings will still begin with waking up. But forget the old-fashioned alarm-clock buzzer. Tomorrow’s bedside clock will be a sophisticated brainwave monitor. It’ll keep track of ...

Wired News: Cell Phone Users Are Finding God