There are performances in which the people who have the best muscle skills and musical history may be on the stage, but it's not - like a Dead show is not like a usual sit-down performance; the audience does participate.
Howard RheingoldThe Western model for a meeting is you have an agenda and you come in and everyone says things.
Howard RheingoldIt's kind of astonishing that people trust strangers because of words they write on computer screens.
Howard RheingoldIn Japanese organizations, before you have a meeting and you've got an idea that you want to get across, you go talk to everyone and list them. And then the meeting, you don't do it American style where everyone gets up and advocates and conflicts and decides, you get up and formalize agreements.
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