When I managed the newsletter and event update emails for the K-W Knitters’ Guild, I came up with a heading that brought me joy in the rhyme and connection: Links & Thinks.
- Links reference topics raised in a meeting or get-together—the most salient bits.
- Thinks summarize ideas that happen that don’t have links from the host, the speaker, and the participants, including ideas for future events. Again, they provide a curated summary of “the good stuff.”
I often use this “flexible mini framework.” Links & thinks show up throughout my online discussions, which become a shared or public diary.
In this vein, enjoy this set of links & thinks from the second round of thought leadership from my Master of Communications Management cohort!
Links & Thinks from my MCM17 Cohort
Politics
- Attention Political Parties: Putting Food Banks Out of Business is Good for the Political Bottom
Line Rob argues for structural and policy changes in society to eliminate food insecurity.
Visual Communications
- Visual Storytelling Through Culture: Blending Tradition and Modernity Mahnoosh explores the impact of art on storytelling and carrying culture into the future.
Gen AI & PR
- Enough with ‘Support Local’: AI is Canada’s Small Business Bridge to Eight Billion Customers James advocates for small businesses in Canada to expand their horizons.
- Navigating AI in PR Guide (Part 2): Reflection Worksheet Valerie provides some practical approaches to getting oriented in using generative AI in PR work.
- Navigating Organizational Relationships in the Age of AI Noel maps the combination of generative AI and established techniques to retain our humanity in interconnected environments.
Self-development
- Feed Your Purpose By Stilling Your Mind (here) I obsess over the value of slowing down to speed up (with an undercurrent of doing the inner work so you have the peace to face the noisy reality).
Misinformation
- Who am I? Navigating Mis- and Disinformation Jeanne takes us on a personal journey through some of the challenges in a post-truth arena.
Reputation
- What The Washington Post can learn about the power of reputation from The Morning Show John explores the dangers of organizations building parasocial star-power over a solid team when loyalty and positive individual reputations are not guaranteed.
Links & Thinks on communications in a world in flux