A few quick thoughts and links on an important meshverse topic. Studies by the Center for Strategic and International Studies have shown that:
a large group of digitally connected individuals will usually be smarter than a small group of individuals collected in one place The Digital Network Advantage
In Tribes: We Need, You Lead, marketing guru Seth Godin points out the opportunities for leadership afforded by technologies that allow our age-old tribal instincts to operate beyond geographic bounds. John Robb calls for a return to Tribal organization has more on tribes and lots of 411 on how military orgs(friend and foe) are leveraging networks.
- Forbes Leadership: Yes, CEOs Should Facebook And Twitter
- Christian Science Monitor Innovation: Military brass joins Facebook
- Harvard Business Blog: Social Tribes: From Bowling Alone to Facebook
