Tell me what you think of Gaga. What do you think her success says about the music industry right now? Are we fed up with the Mickey Mouse club and desirous of darker musical fare? Does the complexity and artwork of Gaga’s videos (and live shows) signal a change in consumer desires or is Gaga just a classed-up freak show?

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100’s of emails and thousands of DM’s?!? I have no interest in “Crushing It!” if it requires me to be stretched out like the skin lady from Dr. Who. I wouldn’t be able to afford attendants to

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How much information do you require before you willingly invest your trust in somebody?

Probably not very much.

As it turns out, our choices seldom have much to do with the actual quantity of facts involved. Most of our daily decisions are made “on a hunch” that we later flesh out with judgements on authenticity, transparency, and a perception of humility.

The social media space is filled with conversations on the need for “authenticity” and “transparency” from corporations and individuals alike. In spite of all the words published about “how to be authentic” or “how to be transparent,” little in the way of concrete guidlines or actionable sequences has emerged.

That’s especially unfortunate because blogs enable intelligent people from all over the globe to gather at no cost to discuss a topic. Why then, when we have the tools to push a conversation forward in real time, do we walk away from so many discussions with our ideas unchallenged and thought structures unchanged? Because we’ve forgotten about humility.

It’s difficult to discuss humility because to do so is often considered arrogant. It’s just not socially acceptable to discuss humility as it relates to people and businesses. Blessedly, we’re allowed to bend the social rules a bit online. I’d like to. Just for a bit. Shall we?

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