The value of that connection is really, really high. And I don't think we've figured out what to do with it. We're incredibly social species and when you're just sitting there in a day and you feel fine and you don't have dysentery or diarrhea, your impulse is to connect with your network,. The World Bank did a study that there was a collapse in cigarette sales when cell phones hit new markets. But tell me more about your experience in Ghana.
On this episode, Nate is joined by Marty Kearns, a civic organizer and networking specialist. He and Marty discuss why both networks and communities will be critical to the coming challenges we face. How will the social ties we form now influence the outcome of power, peace and new social organization? How can we organize ourselves in order to best meet the future that is coming?
About Marty Kearns:Marty Kearns is the Executive Director of Netcentric Campaigns, leading product design, project oversight, evaluation, development of advocacy network theory and strategic business planning. Prior to that Marty developed communication tools with Green Media Toolshed to help environmental activists. He has also created and organized numerous mass volunteer projects from data collection to wildlife preservation.
For Show Notes and Transcript visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/41-marty-kearns