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Policy Options: The Network Solution

Op-Ed: The emergence of global solutions networks offers hope for a better way to address global problems. But we need to understand how they work and protect them from nation-states that sometimes try to suppress them.

Read the full piece on Policy Options

The New Face Of Buyers In The Digital Economy

In the mid-to-late ‘90’s, as the first roots of the Internet began to take hold, Don Tapscott coined the phrase The Digital Economy. Tapscott’s landmark book is entitled The Digital Economy: Promise And Peril In The Age Of Networked Intelligence. At the time, it was filled with tremendous foresight. Much of the perspectives Tapscott offered have come to fruition.

Read the article by Tony Zambito in Business 2 Community.

Rob Ford? John Tory? Olivia Chow? Here’s What Matters

The petty political debates are missing the point, Don Tapscott writes. Toronto is on the cusp of profound changes and our next leader needs to lead us into the digital era.

Social Media Week Session Video

Don Tapscott's talk on solving the world's problems at Social Media Week 2014.

Harvard Business Review: A Bretton Woods for the 21st Century

http://hbr.org/2014/03/a-bretton-wood...

Top 10 Crowdsourcing Experts Series – Canada

The Crowdsourcing Week Team present a new series on their picks for Crowdsourcing Week’s Global List of Experts.

Economic Crisis Continues for Unemployed Youth

This growing rich-poor disconnect was a major theme at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, which took place the week prior to Mr. Obama’s speech.

At Davos, Tech Giants Square Off Over Online Privacy

Rapidly crossing geographic, gender and generational boundaries, digital technologies are shifting power from traditional hierarchies to networked heterarchies. If you want to know where society is headed, follow the technology.

Holiday Greetings to the GSN Team

A note from our Global Solution Networks Managing Director, Joan Bigham:

Dear GSN Team,

A very Merry Christmas and glorious holidays to you and your families!

2013 was a great year for us and I want to express my sincere thanks to everyone for your hard work.

We began the year with our launch event at Rotman and it was a big success (except for some inaudible remote callers and the chicken hor d’oevres). It established our relationship with MPI and kicked off our orginal GSN research agenda. That was the first of two more very successful international GSN Summits, to which everyone contributed amazing energy. Ratings were high, and emotions were high as well. Remember the food carts in Washington and Lynn St. Amour wearing a Google Glass in Brussels?

We have an ambitious year ahead with a growing faculty of expert and Member contributors for Anthony to herd, more international events so Kejina can earn frequent flyer miles, and more global recognition for Don and the program beginning with an HBR article in March. Our member list is growing too, as we attract interest from around the world to add to our current group of government, foundation and corporate sponsors. And the GSN web site is our best marketing tool!

We’re off to a great start in 2014. Our first GSN event of the new year is ready for prime time at the end of January. Webinar registrations are rising, and we have published our calendar for the coming year. Newsletter open rates are way above average. Web site traffic increased to nearly a thousand views in November and we plan to expand our platform next year. New breakthrough research is rolling out to the world every week now, and Deb’s new production process is flowing smoothly.

So congratulations and thanks to you all for being self starting, fun to work with and great team players. You are what is making GSN a global success. And a very special thank you to Don for being our thought leader and creating this amazing opportunity for all of us to do something big. Like change the world.

I hope that you enjoy your holidays with family and friends.

Warm wishes!

Joan

Don Tapscott’s Band, Men in Suits Releases A New Song

Men in Suits releases it’s new song.  Written by Don Tapscott in collaboration with John Welsman and Duke Mackenzie.  Vocals by Gerry Throop, Trish Fondberg, Duke Mackenzie and Don Tapscott.  Stay posted for the video contest.

It’s an anthem for social change.  ”She” represents  people who through love can collectively build a better world using the power of the Net.  The first part is 60′s then into a 2013 hip hop — leading back and forth to crescendo. We’re asking a Marquis Rapper to do the hiphop — stay  tuned for an announcement.  There will then be contest on the Internet to do the music video with a significant prize.  All proceeds will go to a charity.