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Michal Norton's (LGID) brilliant Top Trumps variant on Social Media.

Lessons from education - engaging participants in conferences

It's a BIG presentation - takes a while to download and open (doesn't seem to work in Chrome at all)

Productivity tool that allows you to eliminate distractions as you work. Currently only available for Mac. Thanks to Euan Semple for suggesting this.

Possible KIN Associate

MIT Sloane article from Julian Birkinshaw, LBS, debunking commonly held beliefs about innovation

True "knowledge bites". For time-strapped individuals, these micro audio podcasts provide a glimpse into science based innovations. The only thing missing for me are links to follow-up, if the 60 seconds grabs my interest.

A well researched and interesting presentation on the power of conversation in contextual knowledge sharing. From Lesley Thomson of the Scottish Centre for Regeneration.

Fractional Artificial Intelligence - you will start seeing smiley faces everywhere.

Presentation by Ingrid Koehler of LGID on tools for digital learning. From Knowledge Hub conference 01/03/2011

More than 20 of the world's top 50 cities ranked by GDP will be located in Asia by the year 2025, up from 8 in 2007. During that same time period, our research suggests, more than half of Europe's top 50 cities will drop off the list, as will 3 in North America. In this new landscape of urban economic power, Shanghai and Beijing will outrank Los Angeles and London, while Mumbai and Doha will surpass Munich and Denver. The implications-for companies' growth priorities, countries' economic relationships, and the world's sustainability strategy-are profound.

YouTube video showing the collaboration site developed for members of the Future of Work Consortium. This project is headed by Prof Lynda Gratton of London Business School

Great stories succeed because they are able to capture the imagination of large or important audiences. A great story is true. Not necessarily because it's factual, but because it's consistent and authentic. Consumers are too good at sniffing out inconsistencies for a marketer to get away with a story that's just slapped on.

A nice take on Maslo for the Social Media age

How much does serendipity play in the sharing of ideas and developing new insights in organisations? KIN is going to talk to the SerenA project to find out.

Report on the effectiveness of storytelling at Rio Tinto

Pinterest and Facebook are the new 'Claude Glass'

Steve Dale shares some amazing facts and trends about social media