Social Roots

Preface

The learning and knowledge that we have is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.

—Plato¹

I have been working in the fields of innovation, collaboration, and social media with international clients in diverse industries, such as communications, high tech, media and publishing, and financial services, for over 20 years. What I have learned from the diverse leadership roles, client projects, and so on is that there are some constant realities in play.

First, innovation excellence is driven by the passion of its leaders and their tenacity to achieve a vision that stretches everyone’s imagination. The stories in this book are exemplary innovations that have helped shape our increasingly connected and highly ...