I was inspired today when one of my colleagues pointed me to the new president-elect transition web site. I continue to be amazed at the remarkable communication strategy of the Obama team, and this new digital hub builds on the team's OPEN approach.  From the invitation to submit your ideas, the presentations of the top agenda items, to how to apply for a job in the administration, it's all there for everyone to share, comment, and post.  I think our very own Karen Scholl summed it up best when interviewed about Obama's approach for the March cover story of Fast Company. She said, " With Obama, not only do people feel they know who he is, they feel trusted to share their views," Scholl says. "And they get constant feedback from the campaign and from each other."

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This past week here at Resource Interactive, we celebrated the 15 year anniversary of our incredibly talented Executive Creative Director, Dennis Bajec, which is a huge accomplishment!

Dennis came to Resource as an intern from the industrial design program at The Ohio State University. As the business grew, his responsibilities grew as well; not only because of his intense creative talent, technological curiosity and desire to constantly stretch, but also because of his pulse on the clients' business and the Resource culture. Dennis' work has won virtually every national and international creative award including the International Clio Award, the OneShow Pencil, Cannes Lion, National Ad Federation Award, AdTech World Award, and New York Festival International Gold WorldMedal. Most recently, he has been honored to serve as judge for many of these competitions.

Yet, given all of his accomplishments, I cannot think of a more humble and centered individual. Dennis is an extraordinary role model for all those around him; perhaps most importantly, for his wonderful family, his wife, Jen, and their adorable children, Garrett and Audrey.

Thank you Dennis Bajec for 15 fabulous years. You ROCK.

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In the spirit of joining and creating online conversation, and fresh off our client symposium, iCitizen: The Open Imperative, Resource Interactive (RI) brings you our new blog, weThink.

WeThink will focus on all things OPEN—open brands, the new web-empowered consumer and how we all can dig in to our benefit—with an eye to the future and all its possibilities.

In our new book, The Open Brand, we refer to the internet as Chief Opening Officer, catalyzing collaboration across the globe in ways we could have never imagined, transcending virtually every aspect of our society. Crowdsourcing. Open source. OpenSocial. Open is more than a word —it’s a macro trend. It’s also at the core of our thought leadership platform. We believe RI is supremely positioned to facilitate the OPEN online conversation for our clients, partners and community.

Welcome to weThink. Come join the conversation! We look forward to seeing you on these pages.

And for the story behind our aptly-titled new blog, see our manifesto.

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