In 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.
Howard RheingoldWhat is it about sex? Is it the sensations, or is it the meanings and the communication game that's tied into that.
Howard RheingoldIt's kind of astonishing that people trust strangers because of words they write on computer screens.
Howard RheingoldA lot of people use collaborative technologies badly, then abandon them. They aren't 'plug-and-play.' The invisible part is the social skill necessary to use them.
Howard RheingoldThe AP has only so many reporters, and CNN only has so many cameras, but we've got a world full of people with digital cameras and Internet access.
Howard RheingoldTechnological civilization has now dominated the earth to the point where there is a big question what is going to happen next.
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.
Howard Rheingold