Simon reviews The Art of Engagement, a book about a company that engaged with its staff by literally drawing where they were at. Very cool book!

The most important thing about social media is not technology - it's how we conduct our conversations. The Art of Hosting is a way of thinking about conversations that's making a difference to the way people have meetings. It has implications for social media too. Simon interviews Toke Møller, one of the people involved in the Art of Hosting worldwide.

Simon reviews The Red Rubber Ball at work, a book which explores how play can be used in business.

(more info: www.ijump.co.nz) Luke Grange has co-written an ebook and is part of a study on microblogging and emotional intelligence. Luke's e-book, Developing an Online Social Media Culture, and more info on the study: http://www.knowledge-solutions.com.au/social-media-study.html

The full 15-minute interview with @lukegrange, who's co-written an ebook and is part of a study on social media (particularly microblogging and even more particularly twitter) and emotional intelligence. Referenced in this interview: The Cluetrain Manifesto (see www.cluetrain.com) "Whuffie" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whuffie Luke's e-book, Developing an Online Social Media Culture, and more info on the study: http://www.knowledge-solutions.com.au/social-media-study.html

More info: www.ijump.co.nz I review the book Great Speeches for Better Speaking, and show you the connection between great oratory and social media. Can speech-making - and social media - be a force for evil?

Andre de Guillaume has some tongue-in-cheek advice on how to be a dictator, but David Meerman Scott's World Wide Rave promises to be a better way to take over the world with viral marketing and social media.

John Eyles shares how a group of international high school students helped a remote community build a bridge, and how that relates to classroom learning, mobile phones, and the NZ economy.

(more info: www.ijump.co.nz ) Will you ever trust my book reviews again? How to Read Books You Haven't Read has some surprising insights about information overload - very relevant to managing social media. Plus, Five Minds for the Future, and Outliers. And um.

Vincent Heeringa, publisher of Idealog, Good Magazine and NZ Marketing Magazine, discusses the future of publishing, social media monetisation and the explosion of amateurism. Your comments welcome. Brought to you by www.sy-engage.com