Since I arrived in Sydney just over two and a half years ago, I’ve busied myself with a variety of initiatives – a long term remote contract, a few freelance projects, numerous volunteer endeavors, one very exciting global collaborative project and a full time marketing and communications role in the not for profit sector.
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Applause, Applause – What #IABC10 Did Right
1. Great location
2. Warm and welcoming staff and volunteers to provide assistance throughout the conference
3. Fabulous opening ceremonies and Gold Quill Award ceremony
4. Engaging keynote speakers who challenged us to think beyond the business of communications
5. Well orgainized tourist support and [...]
In addition to the fabulous people, professional sessions, terrific networking opportunities and heaps of fun,here are a few of my views about this year’s conference…
The future looks fabulous!
As communicators we’re a lucky bunch! Our future looks fabulous. It promises to be dynamic, challenging and rewarding. But, to take advantage of the opportunities that await us, [...]
Are you part of a smart mob?
Are you as cooperative or as collaborative as you could be?
How well have you embraced enabling technologies?
Rheingold discusses the technologies of COOPERATION & SHARING economies. He hypothesizes that if in the past, new forms of cooperation created new forms of wealth we may be moving into yet another economic [...]
Some messages should just be shared. And, then shared again. Pass it on…
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What’s the consummate conference experience? TED of course. TED has become synonymous with innovation, inspiration. It thrills and inspires audiences around the world to join in the conversation.
As stated in their history,
TED was born in 1984 out of the observation by Richard Saul Wurman of a powerful convergence between Technology, Entertainment and Design. The first [...]
What Matters Now is the latest free e-book from Seth Godin and friends -it’s provocative, insightful, inspiring and just plain powerful!
Download it, read it, live it….just trust me on this…this IS what matters now.
I’ve always said that the most valuable skill we can cultivate in work and in life is our ability to embrace new experiences and adapt to change. For change is truly the ONLY constant.
And, nowhere is this change more exponential than in the evolution of the technology available to us today.
So, if you’ve got nothing urgent to do with the next five [...]
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