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May 29, 2010 Graeme Codrington Best of, Boomers RetYrement, Collaboration and partnerships, Connection Economy, Customer service / experience, Future Trends, Generation Y, Generations, Global View, Innovation, Leadership, Marketing and sales, Media tidbits, Organisational Design, PodCasts, Recession solutions, Strategy, Talent, Technology, The Quick and the Dead - case studies, Training and Education, Web 2.0 No Comments

It’s been a long time since I have done a “best of” list, and today I plan to do two. The first is the best blog entries of the last month. It’s a been a good month for this blog, and maybe you missed a few of the best entries. Here’s my list, but maybe you think I’ve missed one or two – add your own thoughts below…

The Janitor: Why the World Cup Will Succeed – the most read article on our blog in the last month, this good news story by Keith Coats is gaining a life of its own as it spreads a good feeling about Africa
Sir Ken Robinson at TED again – the latest video from TED and the one that started it all. One of the best communicators you’ll see talking about the vital topic of how to develop creativity and the future of education
Synthetic Life created – this is a short entry, but added to this list because it is just such a huge story. Also read the further details in the comments
The second and third billion consumers – important insights into the developing world and the role of women in the global economy
Wreckamovie case study – crowdsourcing comes to Hollywood – my favourite interview of the month
Dean interviews Zappos and Harley Davidson Execs – this is my favourite interview from last month
A story before bed.com – my favourite company of the past few weeks – how technology is now connecting us
Just a Thought: Get Rid of Your IT Department – the post that got the most comments in the pat few weeks
Right brain people will be a-head in the future – the most retweeted article this month
When Retirement Stops: PODCAST – our most downloaded podcast this month

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