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Reports of the Demise of Cooperative Extension Have Been Greatly Exaggerated3 comments

missionextension wrote 3 months ago: An op-ed posted this weekend in the New York Times’s online edition is making its rounds among Alaba … more →

Tags: social networking, Cooperative Extension Identity, Future of Cooperative Extension, cooperative extension, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, web 2. 0, Thomas Friedman, Home & Gardening, techno-civilization

Finding Our Groove in The Niche

missionextension wrote 3 months ago: Yes, I’ll concede that Chris Anderson may harbor some anti-media bias. The editor-in-chief of … more →

Tags: technology, social networking, Future of Cooperative Extension, extension programs, cooperative extension, Blogging, nichepapers, News, Journalism

From Newspapers to Nichepapers

missionextension wrote 4 months ago: For some time, I’ve been feeling a vague sense of guilt over the direction our organization’s online … more →

Tags: social networking, Cooperative Extension Identity, nichepapers, Newspapers, New York Times, Umair Haque, Harvard Business Review, The Nichepaper Manifesto

How to Spark an Epidemic4 comments

missionextension wrote 4 months ago: Ever heard of William Dawes?  Chances are you haven’t. Dawes attempted the same feat as Paul Revere … more →

Tags: social networking, Future of Cooperative Extension, extension programs, cooperative extension, Malcolm Gladwell, Social Epidemics, Paul Revere, william dawes, the tipping point

Who Says 4-H is Passe?

missionextension wrote 4 months ago: Maybe it’s a middle-aged thing, but as I age I spend more time reflecting on the people, things and … more →

Tags: 4-H, Future of Cooperative Extension, Science, technology, cooperative extension, Bill Gates, Malcolm Gladwell

Design, Design, Design!

missionextension wrote 4 months ago: What if I told you to read one book this year for the sake of your — and your employer’s — survival? … more →

Tags: technology, Future of Cooperative Extension, cooperative extension, Daniel H. Pink, Design, A Whole New Mind, Right Brain, Master of Fine Arts, Outsourcing

A Glance Backward, A Step Forward

missionextension wrote 4 months ago: Yes, I hear it all the time: Cooperative Extension faces some of the most challenging times in our h … more →

Tags: Science, Crops, Cooperative Extension Identity, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Cotton Scouting, boll weevil, entomogists

Creep-Proofing Our Features — and Our Mission and Image1 comment

missionextension wrote 4 months ago: A couple of days ago, I promised that I would offer some suggestions aimed at resolving the feature … more →

Tags: Cooperative Extension Identity, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Booker T. Washington, cooperative extension, George Washington Carver, Jesup Wagon, Tuskegee Institute, Working Knowledge

Muddling Through: The Great Extension Dilemma

missionextension wrote 4 months ago: I’ve often joked that the Cooperative Extension concept shares a lot in common with the Britis … more →

Tags: technology, social networking, Cooperative Extension Identity, cooperative extension, Seaman Knapp, C.C. Thach, Wikinomics, organizational identity

Of Cow Colleges and British Dominions2 comments

missionextension wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been known for invoking some strange analogies in the course of my professional career, but I’v … more →

Tags: Cooperative Extension Identity, extension programs, cooperative extension, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Seaman Knapp, British Dominion, Australia


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