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Quick Summary: Here’s my answer to the quintessential personal branding question — “how to be remarkable?” — own an ideasliver!
An “ideasliver” is an idea that is so narrow that it is invisible to everyone but you, but so deep that it can change the world.
Every “next big thing” starts as an “ideasliver” — the web, web 2.0, blogging, micro-blogging, social networking, rss, crowdsourcing — name it.
I have one or two ideaslivers of my own. Social Media Outsourcing may be one. The idea that “the social web is not flat” may be another.
Here are my first thoughts on the idea of an ideasliver in a presentation. Do read, comment, download and forward.
Comments (6)
IN ADDITION TO BE REMARKABLE YOU SHOULD HAVE FRIENDS WITH SURNAME “DESAI” FOR IF YOU SCRAMBLE IT YOU GET THE WORD “IDEAS” !!!
I know of organisations very much into social media outsourcing. I was very intensely in touch with one of them last year, exploring it from job POV.
I also think the Ideasliver necessarily should be a lens that enables one to see a different - but valid and beneficial view of the world, one that would be invisible otherwise. Eg. Chris Anderson’s Long tail.
Have you seen Seth Godin’s talk at TED? http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/seth_godin_on_sliced_bread.html
@GK: Great idea!
@Twilight Fairy: Well, we should talk about it then.
@Blaiq: Yes, Chris Andersen’s Long Tail is an excellent example of an ideasliver, an idea that started small and then spread.
@Arpit: Yes, I have seen Seth Godin’s sliced bread talk before, but thanks for reminding me to watch it again.
Or simply, Be Yourself.
Everyone is unique and remarkable anyway!