Testing the "lifesourcing" waters


	Testing the "lifesourcing" waters

rickmahn

2-24-2008 9:59 PM

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lifesourcing, steve rubel

rickmahn says:

Steve Rubel tries out a lifesourcing experiment and finds the results rewarding. Have you tried outsourcing small jobs you don't have time for?

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