Flat World Navigation ─ Collaboration and Networking in the Global Digital Economy

"Flat World Navigation introduces the new future of work in the 'flattened world' of the new digital attention-based economy, where real connections can be made in seconds across departments, businesses, cultures and countries. Combining the best elements of networking, social media outreach and collaborative techniques, flat world navigation is an essential capability to build and maintain relationships between colleagues, customers and partners. Employees who can transform themselves into flat world navigators, experts in mediating these powerful relationships and bringing the customer into the conversation, will mean the difference between success and failure in business. Flat World Navigation includes exclusive insights and interviews with international business leaders who successfully use flat world navigation skills, such as the Emmy-winning former NBC and Wall Street Journal reporter Kare Anderson, Sandy Carter at IBM, Gordon Feller at CISCO Systems, Aria Finger at DoSomething.org, Louise Guido at ChangeCorp, Jeffrey A. Finkle at the International Economic Development Council and Carolyn Lawrence, CEO of Women of Influence. This book is grounded in real-world experience with insights and advice to build your skills base and empower the next generation of business people. Additionally, it is of great use to business owners and managers looking to effectively leverage the skills of these flat world navigators, whose critical role brings attention to ideas, products and services and, as such, must be part of a successful business strategy"--

Flat World Navigator, Kim Chandler McDonald is the Co Founder at KimmiC, a company specializing in leading edge innovations and robust FIA (Future of Internet) technologies. An award-winning author, she is a globally respected thought leader in international business strategies, disruptive approaches and transformational trends - particularly those involving innovation and the DACE (Digital, Attention and Collaboration Economies).

A former writer/editor for national and international newspapers and magazines and host/producer of an award winning radio/TV program, Kim is a sought after speaker, columnist and advisory board member. She currently sits on Griffith University’s Enterprise Advisory Board, Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia’s Advocacy Committee and the Board of Governors of Frost and Sullivan’s Association of Growth, Innovation and Leadership Executives (AGILE) as well as being an Academy Fellow of the International Entrepreneurship Academy.

Contributors:
Mary Adams, Founder, Smarter-Companies
Miki Agrawal, Co-founder and CEO, THINX; Founder, Wild
Christopher Altman, NASA-trained commercial astronaut
Kare Anderson, Founder, Say It Better Center
Karima Mariama-Arthur, Founder and CEO, WordSmithRapport
Karen Barnes, Founder, Critical Shift Consulting
Miguel Reynolds Brandao, President, Market Financed Inventions
Saskia Bruysten, Co-founder and CEO, Yunus Social Business-Global Initiatives
Shala Burroughs, Co-Founder, CloudPeeps
Francesco A Calabrese, President, ExMG International, Inc.; Founder and Executive Director, I2KI
Lorraine Carrington, Senior Project Manager, ANZ Wealth
Sandy Carter, General Manager for Cloud Ecosystems and Developers, IBM
Peter Church, Chairman, AFG Venture Group
Marc Dufraisse, Founder, AutentiCoach Partners
Jeanine Esposito, President-CEO, Innovation Builders; President-CEO, Spark Consulting; Executive Director, Beechwood Arts & Innovation
Anna Falth, Manager, UN Women's EmpowerWomen.org
Gordon Feller, Director, Cisco Systems; Co-founder and Convenor, Meeting of the Minds
Aria Finger, COO, DoSomething.org; President, TMI Agency
Jeff Finkle, President and CEO, International Economic Development Council
Chris Gabriel, Chairman, Alive Mobile Group
Natalie Goldman, Founder and Managing Director, Launch Pod; Learning and Development Manager, Peoplebank
David W Gray, Co-founder, Boardthing; Founder and CEO, Limini
Patricia Greene, National Academy Director, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative; Paul T Babson Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, Babson College
Louise Guido, Managing Partner and CEO, ChangeCorp
Carolyn Hardy, Senior Advisor, United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women
Peter Hewkin, Founder, Centre for Business Innovation Limited
Philo Holland, Director, Authentic Collaboration Space
Megan Kachur, Creative Development Manager Ideation, Disney Theme Park Merchandise
Mie Kajikawa, Founder, Sport for Smile; Founder and CEO, Cheer Blossom, Inc.
Edmund Komar, Owner and Managing Director, People Innovation Partners
Carolyn Lawrence, President, Women of Influence
Amelia Loye, Engagement Specialist, engage2
Donnie Maclurcan, Executive Director, Post Growth Institute
Sue Matthews, CEO, The Royal Women's Hospital (Melbourne)
Morra Aarons-Mele, Founder, Women Online and The Mission List
Joan Michaelson, Founder, CEO, and Host, Green Connections Media
Servane Mouazan, Strategic Social Innovation Consultant, Women Social Entrepreneurs Advocate; CEO, Ogunte CIC
Blair Palese, Co-founder and CEO, 350.org Australia
Katharina Kummer Peiry, Owner and Principal, Kummer EcoConsult
Saundra Pelletier, CEO, Evofem, Inc.; CEO, Women Care Global
Giorgio Prister, President, Major Cities of Europe
Alan Rosenblatt, Senior Vice President of Digital Strategy, turner4D
Liora Shechter, CIO, Tel Aviv-Jafo Municipality
Robert Joachim Schiff, Managing Director, City of Saarbrucken
Sylvia RJ Scott, Founder and Managing Director, Girl's CEO Connection
Wendy Simpson, Chairman, Wengeo Group
Erik Starck, Co-Founder and CEO, Startup Studio Malmo
Cameron Tuesley, Managing Director at Integral and Founder of TeamArrow
Bettina von Stamm, Director and Catalyst, Innovation Leadership Forum
Deanne Weir, Director, WeirAnderson.com; Director, WeirAnderson Foundation
Clara Gaggero Westaway, Co-founder and Creative Director, Special Projects
Adrian Westaway, Director of Technology and Magic, Special Projects