Comments on: Participation Ethos as a Real Business Model http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/ Musings and analysis on marketing, buzz and communications. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:50:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eggblogg: Tis the season to be talking http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-26715 Eggblogg: Tis the season to be talking Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:47:20 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/#comment-26715 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] said that, here's what Doug Meacham has to say about Participation Ethos as a Real Business Model [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] said that, here’s what Doug Meacham has to say about Participation Ethos as a Real Business Model [...]

]]> By: Impact Makers: Professional IT Services / Community Impact http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-26619 Impact Makers: Professional IT Services / Community Impact Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:12:09 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/#comment-26619 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Also see The Buzz Binn's follow up: http://www.livingstonbuzz.com [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Also see The Buzz Binn’s follow up: http://www.livingstonbuzz.com [...]

]]> By: Geoff Livingston http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-9160 Geoff Livingston Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:49:22 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/#comment-9160 It's really a fantastic idea. One can only hope the company succeeds. I love the open books concept. This is something great corporate cultures do already - not for their stockholders, but as a trust thing. It’s really a fantastic idea. One can only hope the company succeeds. I love the open books concept. This is something great corporate cultures do already – not for their stockholders, but as a trust thing.

]]> By: links for 2007-09-20 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-9057 links for 2007-09-20 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:33:05 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/#comment-9057 [...] Participation Ethos as a Real Business Model » The Buzz Bin Create a company that works to make profits, but instead of being based on maximizing shareholder value it’s based on maximizing community value. (tags: socialmedia community business model collaboration participation) [...] [...] Participation Ethos as a Real Business Model » The Buzz Bin Create a company that works to make profits, but instead of being based on maximizing shareholder value it’s based on maximizing community value. (tags: socialmedia community business model collaboration participation) [...]

]]> By: Shava Nerad/Shava Suntzu in SL http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-9035 Shava Nerad/Shava Suntzu in SL Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:27:20 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/#comment-9035 It must be in the water, or something! ;) Indigenis is a group of folks mostly coming out of the nonprofit/political sector. Rather than getting for-profit day jobs that gave us time to work on the things we care about, we decided to form a partnership (LLC) based on the idea that if we earned more at our for-profit work, the partnership could afford that we make up the difference giving *time* (which in our field is pretty valuable) to the causes we care for. I think the 60h work week of most consulting groups is poorly managed for the consultant, and for the consultant's community. Do you need to work that hard to compete? Why not give your group a service project as an assigned client, and balance their load around that concept. Some places do; more places should. We're designing it from the LLC up. Shava Nerad shava -at- indigenis -dot- com It must be in the water, or something! ;)

Indigenis is a group of folks mostly coming out of the nonprofit/political sector. Rather than getting for-profit day jobs that gave us time to work on the things we care about, we decided to form a partnership (LLC) based on the idea that if we earned more at our for-profit work, the partnership could afford that we make up the difference giving *time* (which in our field is pretty valuable) to the causes we care for.

I think the 60h work week of most consulting groups is poorly managed for the consultant, and for the consultant’s community. Do you need to work that hard to compete? Why not give your group a service project as an assigned client, and balance their load around that concept.

Some places do; more places should. We’re designing it from the LLC up.

Shava Nerad
shava -at- indigenis -dot- com

]]> By: vaspers aka se streight http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-9025 vaspers aka se streight Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:46:03 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/09/19/participation-ethos-as-a-real-business-model/#comment-9025 Net Gain is a good book on this topic of dynamic loops in social community. This is the new way to engage customers: conversations, and changing your company Net Gain is a good book on this topic of dynamic loops in social community. This is the new way to engage customers: conversations, and changing your company

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