Tag Archives: influence

How ego saved the world one game at a time

By thomasknoll | Published: 2009.11.22
Like any reasonable thinking human, the topic of most interest to me is myself. But, I guess it is that understanding of my own ego that makes all of this “being human” think work? With that in mind, I will redirect my attention towards my own little obsession with understanding others focus on themselves. Which [...]
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I hate Community Management

By thomasknoll | Published: 2009.10.27
People’s “relationships” are emergent and thus can’t be managed. That is, they can be influenced but not controlled. [ via Charlie Ehin ] a.k.a. Why I Think ‘manager’ is the worst word to follow the word ‘community’ I prefer the phrase Community Cultivation and try to map all tasks and skills against gardening metaphors: planting [...]
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say my name, say my name

By thomasknoll | Published: 2009.10.25
I saw this float down my screen today, and it struck a nerve, because I have the same problem: At least 12 times yesterday someone asked me, “Do you know [name]?” or, “I was talking to [name] earlier, you know them right?” I had to shrug my shoulders and timidly reply, “I think so?” or, [...]
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