Last weekend I was musing about the elements of success in a connected world. For my keynote tomorrow morning on Building Business in a Connected World I will just run through this diagram together with commentary on how to approach each of the key elements. Click on the image for full size. EXECUTION. VISIBILITY. RELATIONSHIPS. MORE >>

I use the chasm model to explain my professional work of 1) seeing what is ready to cross the chasm by 2) staying connected to the innovators & being an early adopter so that 3) I can help mainstream organizations. It’s a good graphic summary of my consulting practice. It wasn’t tested, it was just an idea. MORE >>

The primary role of the “training&# department [or whatever it becomes] for any knowledge-based business is to Connect & Communicate. So that makes three value adding activities in the digital economy: aggregating, filtering, and connecting. Connect – ongoing conversations while working collaboratively. MORE >>

One is the Connected Communities Report: How social networks power and sustain the Big Society by Jonathan Rowson, Steve Broome and Alasdair Jones. Download Connected Communities: How social networks power and sustain the Big Society (PDF, 1.5MB). via RSA – Connected Communities. Skip to the key points of the report. MORE >>

The problem is that no one connects or knows both parties and can somewhat validate the request. So, I really only contact people I either already am connected with or are 2nd degree. With the group search, I can find out that someone exists, but I can't really effectively connect with them unless I'm fairly close by. MORE >>