why isn't synthesist an occupation?
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@mwiik because the variants of the word are too difficult to pronounce. I was trying this the other day. I kid you not!
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@mollydotcom ...'closing triangles' has been an underlying thought for me for some time now.
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@mwiik intrigued! "Closing Triangles" begs a diagram and explanation.

Apr 25, 2015 Β· 5:27 AM UTC

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@mollydotcom my thinking is someone in a social media space could recognize potential opportunities arising from connecting disparate others
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@mollydotcom a real-life analog might be conflict resolution, though that's more local. Ive heard up to 1/3 of US workers are 'guard labor'
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@mollydotcom if so, we might employ many more people cheaply as social nudgers (guard labor is expensive). e.g.
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16 Apr 2015
ever wonder if google has vast rooms where hundreds of employees scan huge Tweetdeck displays and gently #nudge humanity via clever tweets?
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@mwiik I like bringing disparate people together. I find dramatically different perspectives a critical aspect of group problem-solving.
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@mollydotcom Do you follow Beth @kanter ? This: bethkanter.org/close-the-tri… was top google hit for β€œsocial media” β€œclosing triangles"
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@mwiik I do now! :-) thank you very much. I'm studying and working with systems theory. Problem-solving models are right in my wheelhouse.
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