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Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence
Connectional Intelligence unlocks the 21st-century secret to getting "big things done," regardless of who you are, where you live, or what you do.
We typically associate success and leadership with smarts, passion and luck. But in today's hypercompetitive world, even those gifts aren't enough. Get Big Things Done argues that the game changer is a thoroughly modern skill called Connectional Intelligence. Virtually anyone can maximize his or her potential, and achieve breakthrough performance, by developing this crucial ability.
So, what is it? Put simply, Connectional Intelligence is the ability to combine knowledge, ambition and human capital, forging connections on a global scale that create unprecedented value and meaning. As radical a concept as Emotional Intelligence was in the 90s, Connectional Intelligence is changing everything from business and sports to academics, health and politics by quickly, efficiently and creatively helping people enlist supporters, drive innovation, develop strategies and implement solutions to big problems.
Can a small-town pumpkin grower affect the global food crisis? A Fortune 500 executive change her company's outdated culture through video storytelling? A hip-hop artist launch an international happiness movement? Or a scientist use virtual reality games to lower pain for burn victims? The answer, you'll read, is a resounding yes. Each of these individuals is using Connectional Intelligence to become a power player to get big things done.
Erica Dhawan and Saj-nicole Joni's Get Big Things Done unlocks the secrets of how the world's movers and shakers use Connectional Intelligence to achieve their personal and professional goals--no matter how ambitious.
We typically associate success and leadership with smarts, passion and luck. But in today's hypercompetitive world, even those gifts aren't enough. Get Big Things Done argues that the game changer is a thoroughly modern skill called Connectional Intelligence. Virtually anyone can maximize his or her potential, and achieve breakthrough performance, by developing this crucial ability.
So, what is it? Put simply, Connectional Intelligence is the ability to combine knowledge, ambition and human capital, forging connections on a global scale that create unprecedented value and meaning. As radical a concept as Emotional Intelligence was in the 90s, Connectional Intelligence is changing everything from business and sports to academics, health and politics by quickly, efficiently and creatively helping people enlist supporters, drive innovation, develop strategies and implement solutions to big problems.
Can a small-town pumpkin grower affect the global food crisis? A Fortune 500 executive change her company's outdated culture through video storytelling? A hip-hop artist launch an international happiness movement? Or a scientist use virtual reality games to lower pain for burn victims? The answer, you'll read, is a resounding yes. Each of these individuals is using Connectional Intelligence to become a power player to get big things done.
Erica Dhawan and Saj-nicole Joni's Get Big Things Done unlocks the secrets of how the world's movers and shakers use Connectional Intelligence to achieve their personal and professional goals--no matter how ambitious.
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Erica Dhawan
3 books82 followersErica Dhawan is a globally recognized leadership expert and keynote speaker helping organizations and leaders innovate faster and further, together. Erica has spoken, worldwide, to organizations and enterprises that range from the World Economic Forum to U.S. and global Fortune 500 companies, associations, sports teams, and government institutions. Named as one of the top management professionals around the world by Global Gurus, she is the founder and CEO of Cotential - a company that has helped leaders and teams leverage twenty-first-century collaboration skills globally. Her writing has appeared in dozens of publications, including Fast Company and Harvard Business Review. She has an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, MBA from MIT Sloan, and BS from The Wharton School. Learn more at ericadhawan.com and follow her @ericadhawan. Join the community at ericadhawan.com/digitalbodylanguage.
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February 24, 2015
Get Big Things Done is a compendium of stories and tools in the vein of Wikinomics or Growing Up Digital, a “business book” that sweeps back and forth between 30,000 feet and ground level so that we can better see the trends at play in our world. The term Dhawan and Joni coin of Connectional Intelligence, CxQ, is not new per se, but clearly newly enabled. As they rightfully point out, humans have been connecting ideas and communities since long before today’s digital tools. But it is the democratization of connection that is allowing billions to access the world’s knowledge and networks in ways never before possible.
The authors highlight the power of the internet in bringing forth these sorts of “force multipliers”, but also draw from traditional relationship-based exchanges. They showcase the crowdsourcing power of InnoCentive, Foldit, and twitter in the Arab Spring. Yet they also encourage the power of face-to-face connections and storytelling. They highlight the power now being handed to the next generation, yet also stand firmly for the value they see in cross-generational projects such as their own. And importantly, they don’t whitewash the challenges that accompany increasing connectivity, bringing to the foreground a number of stories of unintended consequences and false prophets of the hyper-connected age.
While Joni and Dhawan are masters of the vignette, I was delighted that they rose above being just another collection of feel-good stories. The book culminates with a thoughtful coaching guide of distilled frameworks and provocations for applying CxQ. It provides much-needed synthesis for what could have been a random walk, helping me to reorganize my scrawl of scattered notes into concrete plans for getting bigger things done.
The authors highlight the power of the internet in bringing forth these sorts of “force multipliers”, but also draw from traditional relationship-based exchanges. They showcase the crowdsourcing power of InnoCentive, Foldit, and twitter in the Arab Spring. Yet they also encourage the power of face-to-face connections and storytelling. They highlight the power now being handed to the next generation, yet also stand firmly for the value they see in cross-generational projects such as their own. And importantly, they don’t whitewash the challenges that accompany increasing connectivity, bringing to the foreground a number of stories of unintended consequences and false prophets of the hyper-connected age.
While Joni and Dhawan are masters of the vignette, I was delighted that they rose above being just another collection of feel-good stories. The book culminates with a thoughtful coaching guide of distilled frameworks and provocations for applying CxQ. It provides much-needed synthesis for what could have been a random walk, helping me to reorganize my scrawl of scattered notes into concrete plans for getting bigger things done.
May 18, 2017
I offer this review with the caveat that I am something of an introvert and not perhaps naturally inclined toward seeing the immediate benefits of talking to more and more people about how to get something done. A desire to address that deficiency is in part what drew me to Get Big Things Done.
Picked up this book after having seen a keynote by one of the co-authors. The keynote left me asking, "Is this really smart, groundbreaking thinking, or a collection of anecdotes about smart, groundbreaking thinking?" I decided to read the book in the hopes of digesting and activating the hows that made the whats such interesting stories. Regrettably, the book was largely a litany of anecdotes that recount stories of successful networkers, but with a very light touch that sheds little light on the thinking or process behind the formation of those networks. This edition does include a workbook section at the end that includes exercises that could spur one making some kind of breakthrough, but the section feels somewhat perfunctory.
In all, the repetitive nature of the anecdotes and the strange segues/editing made what is actually a pretty short book feel like something of a slog. Your mileage may vary based on your natural inclination toward networking or your ability to glean and transfer principles from one scenario to another. Having typed all this out I wonder if the kernel of the book wasn't actually the co-author's master's thesis or some similarly academic pursuit that seemed like a low-risk buzzer for the publisher. I suppose the real test will be whether I'm able to apply anything from the book to my own community and career, and if I find that I am then I'll update this review.
Picked up this book after having seen a keynote by one of the co-authors. The keynote left me asking, "Is this really smart, groundbreaking thinking, or a collection of anecdotes about smart, groundbreaking thinking?" I decided to read the book in the hopes of digesting and activating the hows that made the whats such interesting stories. Regrettably, the book was largely a litany of anecdotes that recount stories of successful networkers, but with a very light touch that sheds little light on the thinking or process behind the formation of those networks. This edition does include a workbook section at the end that includes exercises that could spur one making some kind of breakthrough, but the section feels somewhat perfunctory.
In all, the repetitive nature of the anecdotes and the strange segues/editing made what is actually a pretty short book feel like something of a slog. Your mileage may vary based on your natural inclination toward networking or your ability to glean and transfer principles from one scenario to another. Having typed all this out I wonder if the kernel of the book wasn't actually the co-author's master's thesis or some similarly academic pursuit that seemed like a low-risk buzzer for the publisher. I suppose the real test will be whether I'm able to apply anything from the book to my own community and career, and if I find that I am then I'll update this review.
March 12, 2015
We are living in an ever-increasingly connected world, both in terms of the connection type and of the service. Are we making the most out of our actual and potential connections? Being connected is a lot more than having 500 “friends” on Facebook and sharing your lunch pictures on Instagram.
This book looks at the concept of connectional intelligence and how we can share in the world’s collective knowledge, solving big problems, changing policy or even saving lives in the process. It need not be a stressful, onerous task either, it is just like trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle, albeit with the pieces spread around the world and hidden in often-unexpected places.
At first it was hard to warm to this book. Maybe it was a bit of a slow starter but there was just something that made it a little bit too easy to put down. Yet other parts proved to be fascinating and engaging. It is almost as if the book has two distinct identities when it needed to be a more unified, powerful singular entity. The price wasn’t too exorbitant so it is possible that there was sufficient interest to justify the price…
So there’s another new buzzword to add to our business lexicon – CxO – and the authors define connectional intelligence as “… the ability to combine the world's diversity of people, networks, disciplines and resources, forging connections that create value, meaning and breakthrough results.” It does sound good, doesn’t it. Too good even?
The authors note that it is not really a new thing, it is just something that is significantly easier and quicker to do with today’s technology. “Humans have always been connectional. We've always been curious. We've always combined things. We've always been travellers. We've always been conversationalists. We are living in a new era in which the traditional routes to power—the schools you go to, the contacts in your address book, the families you are born to—are no longer the only ways to get ahead. Never before have so many people, of so many different backgrounds, been able to connect with such a vast network of ideas, information and resources. One of the key things to understand is that connectional intelligence combined with inclusive connection is inherently democratic,” say the authors at the start of the book.
Quite a few examples are given to support the concept of CxO, such as Nike granting access to hundreds of its patents to inspire public research which has yielded benefits for other companies and, of course, Nike itself. Intelligent connections helped survivors of the 2010 Haitian earthquake and it has even contributed to the growing of super-sized pumpkins thanks to cross-disciplinary research and ideas sharing. The potential can be limitless. The combination of connectional intelligence, question-asking, data analysis and so-called inclusive intelligence allowed a young, unknown graduate student to even put a major hole in economics research that had been the “gold standard” for a generation of academics, economist and politicians alike. The highly respected academics that got the equivalent of a black eye were not so openly thankful and impressed. Slightly po-faced, would be a British English description to their reaction.
Some of the changes are being brought about by the younger generation too, the generation that is used to sharing and reaching out to friends, colleagues or even strangers in possibly rival companies to share the knowledge. It appears that some smart companies are seizing this advantage and encouraging it, rather than fearing it and clamping down on it, which would be the old-school way of doing things.
This has the potential to be one of those books that you didn’t think you had a need for, yet once you’ve read it you could be immensely grateful that you have done so. This reviewer was glad that he persevered with the book and didn’t cast it aside. It has possibly nudged his thinking a little bit more into the “right”, connected, collegiate side of life.
Get Big Things Done, written by Erica Dhawan and Saj-nicole Joni and published by St. Martin's Press/Palgrave Macmillan Trade. ISBN 9781137279781, 256 pages. YYYY
This book looks at the concept of connectional intelligence and how we can share in the world’s collective knowledge, solving big problems, changing policy or even saving lives in the process. It need not be a stressful, onerous task either, it is just like trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle, albeit with the pieces spread around the world and hidden in often-unexpected places.
At first it was hard to warm to this book. Maybe it was a bit of a slow starter but there was just something that made it a little bit too easy to put down. Yet other parts proved to be fascinating and engaging. It is almost as if the book has two distinct identities when it needed to be a more unified, powerful singular entity. The price wasn’t too exorbitant so it is possible that there was sufficient interest to justify the price…
So there’s another new buzzword to add to our business lexicon – CxO – and the authors define connectional intelligence as “… the ability to combine the world's diversity of people, networks, disciplines and resources, forging connections that create value, meaning and breakthrough results.” It does sound good, doesn’t it. Too good even?
The authors note that it is not really a new thing, it is just something that is significantly easier and quicker to do with today’s technology. “Humans have always been connectional. We've always been curious. We've always combined things. We've always been travellers. We've always been conversationalists. We are living in a new era in which the traditional routes to power—the schools you go to, the contacts in your address book, the families you are born to—are no longer the only ways to get ahead. Never before have so many people, of so many different backgrounds, been able to connect with such a vast network of ideas, information and resources. One of the key things to understand is that connectional intelligence combined with inclusive connection is inherently democratic,” say the authors at the start of the book.
Quite a few examples are given to support the concept of CxO, such as Nike granting access to hundreds of its patents to inspire public research which has yielded benefits for other companies and, of course, Nike itself. Intelligent connections helped survivors of the 2010 Haitian earthquake and it has even contributed to the growing of super-sized pumpkins thanks to cross-disciplinary research and ideas sharing. The potential can be limitless. The combination of connectional intelligence, question-asking, data analysis and so-called inclusive intelligence allowed a young, unknown graduate student to even put a major hole in economics research that had been the “gold standard” for a generation of academics, economist and politicians alike. The highly respected academics that got the equivalent of a black eye were not so openly thankful and impressed. Slightly po-faced, would be a British English description to their reaction.
Some of the changes are being brought about by the younger generation too, the generation that is used to sharing and reaching out to friends, colleagues or even strangers in possibly rival companies to share the knowledge. It appears that some smart companies are seizing this advantage and encouraging it, rather than fearing it and clamping down on it, which would be the old-school way of doing things.
This has the potential to be one of those books that you didn’t think you had a need for, yet once you’ve read it you could be immensely grateful that you have done so. This reviewer was glad that he persevered with the book and didn’t cast it aside. It has possibly nudged his thinking a little bit more into the “right”, connected, collegiate side of life.
Get Big Things Done, written by Erica Dhawan and Saj-nicole Joni and published by St. Martin's Press/Palgrave Macmillan Trade. ISBN 9781137279781, 256 pages. YYYY
August 13, 2016
I was hoping for so much more from this book. The authors have now coopted the brilliant phrase "Connectional Intelligence" and defined it to mean little more than crowdsourcing.
I have observed that whenever two or more people come together their connection has a mind and an intelligence of its own. The authors suggest to start with a problem and then go looking for people to help you solve it. This seems to be putting the cart before the horse. To me, connectional intelligence starts with bringing a group of people together and asking, what problem should this collective solve? Given this collection of talents, experiences, and connections, what problems could we solve? What does the world need?
These authors missed that concept all together. If you're looking for some good examples of crowd sourcing and using social media to mobilize large groups of people for good, this is a great source. Don't expect much more.
I have observed that whenever two or more people come together their connection has a mind and an intelligence of its own. The authors suggest to start with a problem and then go looking for people to help you solve it. This seems to be putting the cart before the horse. To me, connectional intelligence starts with bringing a group of people together and asking, what problem should this collective solve? Given this collection of talents, experiences, and connections, what problems could we solve? What does the world need?
These authors missed that concept all together. If you're looking for some good examples of crowd sourcing and using social media to mobilize large groups of people for good, this is a great source. Don't expect much more.
February 25, 2015
This isn't your normal business how-to book. In fact it's about much more than business. It's really an inspirational anthology of how people are succeeding in today's overcrowded over-connected, overwhelming world. I often get discouraged by how much time we spend on our computer, on the internet, on social media but this book shatters all of my normal negativity. It proves that technology and our globalized world is an evil only if we let it, and we can use these tools to transform our world for the better if we're smart and thoughtful about how we're using it.
The stories in this book are inspiring. Some of them you've heard but many flew far beneath our normal media's radar and are amazing examples of human ingenuity and creativity.
The stories in this book are inspiring. Some of them you've heard but many flew far beneath our normal media's radar and are amazing examples of human ingenuity and creativity.
July 24, 2020
Get Big Things Done - The Power of Connectional Intelligence is all about Social Media / Crowdsourcing and how you can use this to … get things done.
The book is back to back case studies of how and where social media has helped people and organisations. One word of caution, the book was written in 2015 and while the case studies are relevant, in the world of social media they are old.
The book also provides a methodology for you to follow, with additional case study materials at the back to help you. As the book is about empowerment and activation the authors also ask that on buying the book you make a commitment to them to do one big thing. It’s a great position as authors to take which is not to write a book that people put down, but to write a book that through it’s readers crates change in the world.
You might also want to look at the book “All You Have to Do Is Ask” by Wayne Baker, which is about getting things done by asking questions.
The book is back to back case studies of how and where social media has helped people and organisations. One word of caution, the book was written in 2015 and while the case studies are relevant, in the world of social media they are old.
The book also provides a methodology for you to follow, with additional case study materials at the back to help you. As the book is about empowerment and activation the authors also ask that on buying the book you make a commitment to them to do one big thing. It’s a great position as authors to take which is not to write a book that people put down, but to write a book that through it’s readers crates change in the world.
You might also want to look at the book “All You Have to Do Is Ask” by Wayne Baker, which is about getting things done by asking questions.
January 15, 2019
This was part of an Ed Wells Book Club.
Dates: July 30, 2018, August 13, 2018, and August 27, 2018.
On the week of August 7 - 10 I went to the St. Louis Leadership Center, on August 14 - 21, I went to Houston for my Mother's 80th Birthday. I was able to get some reading done between trips and I didn't miss any of the book club meetings. The book was great! I read this after I finished the book "Reinventing You" and it inspired me to not only read books regarding the topic of interest, but to also find people doing what I want to do and "connect" with them. So, I went to the store I was interested in, looked at the name on the wall, sent a Facebook invitation, and connected. Hopefully, my life will take a positive change for the better as a result of this new path.
Dates: July 30, 2018, August 13, 2018, and August 27, 2018.
On the week of August 7 - 10 I went to the St. Louis Leadership Center, on August 14 - 21, I went to Houston for my Mother's 80th Birthday. I was able to get some reading done between trips and I didn't miss any of the book club meetings. The book was great! I read this after I finished the book "Reinventing You" and it inspired me to not only read books regarding the topic of interest, but to also find people doing what I want to do and "connect" with them. So, I went to the store I was interested in, looked at the name on the wall, sent a Facebook invitation, and connected. Hopefully, my life will take a positive change for the better as a result of this new path.
July 29, 2022
A bit aspirational and a bit inspirational, Dhawan and Joni craft a captivating and motivating story to illustrate connectional intelligence. The final chapters of the book deliver explanation and application with practical use for individuals and teams.
Erica Dhawan is an energetic and motivating speaker, engaging the audience, enthusing with her shared energy. Her keynote at a conference was my motivation for buying the book and sharing it with my team. She met her purpose. It remains if my team will be inspired to expand our path of creativity. We have high hopes.
Erica Dhawan is an energetic and motivating speaker, engaging the audience, enthusing with her shared energy. Her keynote at a conference was my motivation for buying the book and sharing it with my team. She met her purpose. It remains if my team will be inspired to expand our path of creativity. We have high hopes.
September 11, 2021
Loved it and want to learn even more about Connectional Intelligence and its application.
Curious to know which other behavioural dimensions its linked to and how.
This is a super powerful tool and given the ongoing digitalisation its going to become more and more relevant and prevalent.
Kudos to the authors for bringing this to light.
Curious to know which other behavioural dimensions its linked to and how.
This is a super powerful tool and given the ongoing digitalisation its going to become more and more relevant and prevalent.
Kudos to the authors for bringing this to light.
December 9, 2021
I should love this book. I agree with the basic idea however this book is nothing but anecdote after anecdote: this book encapsulates what’s wrong with our collective lack of critical thinking as anecdotes don’t make an idea real.
If you want a great book on collective intelligence, please read “consilience” by E.O. Wilson and avoid this fluff book.
If you want a great book on collective intelligence, please read “consilience” by E.O. Wilson and avoid this fluff book.
August 26, 2020
I liked the concepts in here and the bios of many people, but it's not great as an audiobook. Way too much to digest, and part three just doesn't function without a print resource. I wouldn't rule out revisiting in print, but got less out of this in audio format.
May 26, 2023
Repetitive examples, seemed irrelevant in a covid remote working world. Might have been insightful when it was originally published but I didn't get anything new out of it. Stopped about 1/2 way through.
March 14, 2021
Good principle to understand that connections are important in developing ideas and success. The end was a bit elongated though the work exercises could be useful for teams implementation
March 31, 2021
So much evidence to support so little. Drag.
September 28, 2023
Inspiring! How to use connections to make the world a better place.
October 15, 2023
Just "eh".
December 14, 2015
Get Big Things Done – The Power of Connectional Intelligence is not another book that states and explains what networking is and what it can accomplish for you. The authors manage to go further in this theme, explaining the concept of “connectional intelligence” and how it can help you achieve your goals.
Divided in three parts, the first one is a 40-ish page introductory approach on the theme, including what the authors believe to be the origin of connective intelligence. From the first pages it’s easy to comprehend (and appreciate) why the book is written in a very friendly and easy to understand manner: from the authors’ perspective everyone can use this capability to empower themselves.
The second part is an extensive collection of stories where the concept described was applied. With over 300 (!) references, there are stories of people and organizations that successfully connect intelligently and managed to achieve greater potential. Farmers growing 1-ton pumpkins, doping in professional cycling and even advertising wars during Super Bowl: no stone is left unturned. Even though that the stories are varied, I eventually found myself growing slightly tired of them because I wanted to know how the book could eventually help me achieving such goals, which is saved for last.
The final third part is definitely the icing on the cake, what the rest of the book makes you hunger for. An extensive set of tools for evaluating and promoting your own connective intelligence: quizzes, work plans, guides and even a book discussion guide for reading groups. It also has a guide for team leaders/managers to promote the connectional intelligence (and cohesion) of their groups.
Throughout the book some sentences are highlighted, describing the main ideas/topics. It’s was a smart choice to do so, given that most people (like me) that read the book are most likely to reread parts of it. Additionally, the book is written in a very motivational way: from the very first pages the authors manage to captivate the reader, giving him the sense that he can also improve and utilize connectional intelligence. Much emphasis is given to the power of the internet, especially to online social networks, that can be used as a catalyzer when expanding the reach and impact of your ideas.
I was expecting a deep scientific analysis on yet another form of intelligence, but found a collection of inspirational stories that motivated me to pursue greater goals and achievements, following a more intelligent procedure based on the power of networking propelled by the use of internet. A must read for everyone looking for inspiration, self-assessment, a way to get big things done or any combination of these.
Divided in three parts, the first one is a 40-ish page introductory approach on the theme, including what the authors believe to be the origin of connective intelligence. From the first pages it’s easy to comprehend (and appreciate) why the book is written in a very friendly and easy to understand manner: from the authors’ perspective everyone can use this capability to empower themselves.
The second part is an extensive collection of stories where the concept described was applied. With over 300 (!) references, there are stories of people and organizations that successfully connect intelligently and managed to achieve greater potential. Farmers growing 1-ton pumpkins, doping in professional cycling and even advertising wars during Super Bowl: no stone is left unturned. Even though that the stories are varied, I eventually found myself growing slightly tired of them because I wanted to know how the book could eventually help me achieving such goals, which is saved for last.
The final third part is definitely the icing on the cake, what the rest of the book makes you hunger for. An extensive set of tools for evaluating and promoting your own connective intelligence: quizzes, work plans, guides and even a book discussion guide for reading groups. It also has a guide for team leaders/managers to promote the connectional intelligence (and cohesion) of their groups.
Throughout the book some sentences are highlighted, describing the main ideas/topics. It’s was a smart choice to do so, given that most people (like me) that read the book are most likely to reread parts of it. Additionally, the book is written in a very motivational way: from the very first pages the authors manage to captivate the reader, giving him the sense that he can also improve and utilize connectional intelligence. Much emphasis is given to the power of the internet, especially to online social networks, that can be used as a catalyzer when expanding the reach and impact of your ideas.
I was expecting a deep scientific analysis on yet another form of intelligence, but found a collection of inspirational stories that motivated me to pursue greater goals and achievements, following a more intelligent procedure based on the power of networking propelled by the use of internet. A must read for everyone looking for inspiration, self-assessment, a way to get big things done or any combination of these.
September 29, 2016
Livro difícil de ler e típico de uma receita para intervir de forma proativa na sociedade.
Defende que vivemos num mundo que em conjunto possui uma inteligência conetiva a que nos podemos ligar e, com isso, realizar coisas significativas.
No essencial, esta frase é verdadeira agora, como foi, desde sempre na sociedade, independentemente da tecnologia disponível...
A parte interessante é a leitura dos nossos tempos e da conetividade emergente para a potenciar para a atividade individual. Define o elemento central do livro, inteligência conetiva, como "a capacidade de combinar a diversidade mundial de pessoas, redes, disciplinas e recursos, e de estabelecer ligações que criem valor, significado e resultados pioneiros".
Apresenta e discute os passos para o realizar. Interessante o espírito, não gosto da constante repetição de "fazer as coisas em grande". Parece que existe uma necessidade absoluta de projetar noutros e na sociedade o que tem ser resolvido internamente a cada um (nisso, estes livros não ajudam e é a principal crítica que lhe faça...).
Defende que vivemos num mundo que em conjunto possui uma inteligência conetiva a que nos podemos ligar e, com isso, realizar coisas significativas.
No essencial, esta frase é verdadeira agora, como foi, desde sempre na sociedade, independentemente da tecnologia disponível...
A parte interessante é a leitura dos nossos tempos e da conetividade emergente para a potenciar para a atividade individual. Define o elemento central do livro, inteligência conetiva, como "a capacidade de combinar a diversidade mundial de pessoas, redes, disciplinas e recursos, e de estabelecer ligações que criem valor, significado e resultados pioneiros".
Apresenta e discute os passos para o realizar. Interessante o espírito, não gosto da constante repetição de "fazer as coisas em grande". Parece que existe uma necessidade absoluta de projetar noutros e na sociedade o que tem ser resolvido internamente a cada um (nisso, estes livros não ajudam e é a principal crítica que lhe faça...).
December 22, 2015
Far more than a book on productivity, Get Big Things Done is a collection of stories demonstrating the power of connection and how connection can be utilized to get what once seemed impossible done. I have seen these principles lived out in a number of communities. For those familiar with Gangplank, this in essence is the power behind the organization. Anyone wanting to accomplish work that is extraordinary should read this, practice it, and share their knowledge with others.
August 19, 2016
This book is full of stories of people who leveraged their connectional intelligence capabilities to do things that have had profound impact on their communities, and countries. Very inspirational and informative!
October 27, 2016
Exploding with inspiration and real world examples on connectional intelligence. Everyone ought to read this book. It will definitely get conversations on innovation started and cause some serious positive disruption in the world. Go on now, get reading :)
December 5, 2016
3.5 stars. Book discusses connectional intelligence (the capability to consistently deliver breakthrough innovation and results by harnessing the value of relationships and networks) and how to harness it. I enjoyed it and found it very helpful.
July 7, 2015
Good ideas on how a more collaborative mindset allows the individual to accomplish more than she would have alone.
December 7, 2016
an useful book about connecting your idea through web
Read lot of books about the same topic
but this one is quite interesting...
Read lot of books about the same topic
but this one is quite interesting...
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