While I was on leave, many interesting posts and articles piled up in my inbox and on my social media profiles. Here are the ones I found most interesting.
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Like many other consultants, I spend a lot of time reading articles and blog posts from around the web. Here are some posts I found particularly interesting. This time about social media monitoring, digital story telling, better powerpoint presentations and social media budgets.
Like many other consultants, I spend a lot of time reading articles and blog posts from around the web. Here are some posts I found particularly interesting.
I just finished “Damned Nations” by Samantha Nutt, a book I’d highly recommend to anyone working in the aid sector, anyone interested in aid or development as well as any aid worker who wants his friends and relatives to understand what he is doing all day.
A new “serious game” is trying to show what it’s like to be a journalist, an aid-worker or a survivor in a natural disaster. And it’s not doing a bad job!
I’m probably the last person who doesn’t have an iPhone or Android phone yet – and I also want to keep it that way. At the same time I was always a bit jealous of the connectivity that comes with these smart phones. Then I discovered what I had been looking for all the time: I wireless router small enough to fit into a pocket.
One of the biggest mistakes that international organizations make is not taking enough time to explain to journalists why thing are complicated and take a long time. But taking that time and investing into communications pays off.
I’m currently meeting loads of really interesting people. One of them is the author of the blog “Good Intentions are Not Enough“, subtitle “an honest conversation about the impact of aid.” I think it’s great and I think we need more blogs like this. Not only to make agencies accountable but also to educate individual donors about why certain things are just really, really bad ideas and why some well-meant initiatives can actually cause harm. Check it out: http://goodintents.org/blog
