Buzzword 2009.4 Leverage

(Photo by Tyger_lyllie, Flickr, Creative Commons)
I am remiss as I have just realized that I have not previously tagged leverage as a buzzword. I guess it goes to show that some buzzwords become so embedded that we almost miss them.
We’ve heard a lot of bad things about leverage lately – sub prime mortgages, bank bailouts, [...]

Buzzword 2009.1 – "move the needle"

Here’s the first buzzword of 2009 – and it was sent in, via twitter, from the #cof09 conference. To quote @QuixoteTilts:
“Move the needle,” official cliché of #cof09. Replaces “sea change” after a record-breaking run.”
Need I say anything more? Except to note that a shift from sea change to needle moving might be read as the [...]

Buzzword 2008.10 – Philanthrocapitalism

And the final buzzword for 2008….Philanthrocapitalism. It definitely goes to prove that buzzwords created by professional journalists will get a LOT of play. A Google search on the terms brings up 41,000 hits. The book has been reviewed everywhere, debated everywhere, and discussed everywhere. Even though, from an elegance stand point, this phrase has to [...]

GoodGifting gets its own website

GoodGifting was buzzword number 6 this year. ChristmasFuture essentially puts the idea into action. Another rapid development example of buzzwords mashing into being.

Tags: philanthropy, buzzwords, buzzwords2008

Buzzword 2008.9 – Social Enterprise

This next entry on the buzzword 2008 list – social enterprise – is a perfect example of the 20 year+ buildup that some buzz requires. The concepts and realities of social enterprise have been around for a long time (Bill Drayton founded ASHOKA in 1980). In 2008 the blending of discussions about social enterprise with [...]

Networks, metrics, levers, buzzwords

I’m nearing the end of my second to last multi-week road trip of 2008. Way too much travel… Need to go home… Can not think, let alone write, anymore… What follows are notes.

Way back in May I wrote about a paper on Working Wikily from the Packard Foundation. To their credit, they’ve built out a [...]

Networks, metrics, levers, buzzwords

I’m nearing the end of my second to last multi-week road trip of 2008. Way too much travel… Need to go home… Can not think, let alone write, anymore… What follows are notes.

Way back in May I wrote about a paper on Working Wikily from the Packard Foundation. To their credit, they’ve built out a [...]