What if money was no object?
Alan Watts fantastic provocation / vocational guidance to focus the mind / soul.
How can you not leave a comment about this…
Category: think
Ulearn12 | The Rise Of The Tweetmailers
Infographic time (large (877kb) PDF version).
Just like Januarys Learning@School and last years Ulearn11, above is another attempt to graphically represent the data gained for Ulearn12 from Tweetreach reports and this RSS Twitter Search to Google Spreadsheet IFTTT recipe.
The figures speak for themselves and also illustrate how, at least in these events, NZ is gaining parity with the other conferences I’ve been involved with in the UK / North America, in adopting Twitter as a rich back-channel-compliment to the events activities (still a way to go to it being integrated fully which the above will no doubt accelerate).
Wonderful things to note are:
- the amount of tweets which now include @ replies or mentions of other folks—a rise in literacy of how to craft a good tweet and the etiquette around referencing people
- those tweets which feature hyperlinks—users sharing content or highlighting other relative items of interest on the web, quickly finding what the speaker was talking about (whether it be a new term or a new app), then adding that to the tweet. Delightful.
- and what about those impressions…
Fantastic work.
Even though the venue had a few issues with the net connection on the first and second day this big increase in the numbers serves as a reminder how technology is in fact augmenting communication. Making it more immediate. More dynamic. More ‘sticky’.
This is the future of conferences / events: a multi-media-layered approach to the experience. Allowing those to share wider through their networks. Consideration given to content which is findable. Quotable. Emotive. Of value. Actionable. Stuff the conference organisers and delegates can ‘talk’ about before, during and after (not just during AND not just on Twitter (this is a metonym)).
What a way to end up my time with CORE Education.
Were you at Ulearn12? Did you tweet? What did you get out of the virtual and real combining? Let rip in the comments below.
Big thanks to Martin for assisting in crunching several spreadsheets together. For anyone using the IFTTT recipe BEWARE, it does not work fast enough to capture all the tweets at something like a conference.
Also featured on the Ulearn blog.
Surprise Is Experience Reversed
The ‘gasp’ model.
Experience is knowing. Understanding. Awareness. Expectation. Safe. Trusted.
See title / above.
Libraries As Interfaces, Extending The Possibilities | LIANZA 2012 Keynote
My keynote presentation at this years professional organisation for the New Zealand library and information management profession (LIANZA).
My abstract: The opportunities to connect to audiences and markets are vastly changing due to the social layer the web and new technologies now offer. How can libraries leverage this rich source of interaction to aid their focus, deepen existing relationships plus help generate new ideas and solutions?
Thank you to the amazing (nearly 500 strong) crowd, the organisers, the tech staff etc
Here’s the humbling testimonial:
DK was an outstanding presenter — fast-paced, dynamic, fun and the audience just loved him! They loved his content too — challenging and ‘mind-melting’ but also with plenty of takeaway messages. His keynote was perfect as it delivered oodles of inspiration, and his workshop demonstrated how fast and easy it is to create exciting content in the social media world. He was very professional too, cool and calm during a few technical hitches, and great to deal with.
Linda Palmer
LIANZA 2012 conference convenor
How did I do?
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My Next Mobile Phone | Looking At / For Options
iPhone 5 competitors.
Next month I will be handing back my iPhone as I pivot and go freelance again.
Am very tempted by the iPhone 5 ALTHOUGH can be persuaded to try one of the other brands on the market.
So…:
- Samsung (never had one of yours before)
- Motorola (ah, I still use my L7 RAZR as my presentation clicker), and / or
- Nokia (creators of one of my favourites phones, the N95 8gb)
…want to get your devices in the hands of a key influencer in the Wellington / NZ scene who’s also got the license to run a TEDx here in December?
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The Best Social Media Skills | Curiosity, Permission (Plus Space / Time)
Riffing a response.
After yesterdays LIANZA 2012 Conference keynote I fielded some questions.
The final one from Amanda asked which skills staff in libraries need to gain to use social media effectively?
I know they aren’t skills (sort of) but the above was my answer (not just librarians).
TEDxTeAro | Dates And Location Announced
The coolest little capital in the world will be hosting TEDxTeAro on the 1st December at the magnificent National Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa.
I’m a lucky TEDx license holder—full press release on the TEDxTeAro blog
Piano Grades | Transitioning Out Of Social Media
Time to pivot.
“I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility.”
Jack Kerouac, On The Road
18th October 2012 is my final day as social media manager with current employers CORE Education.
After 6/7 years serving the social media space the following metaphor has developed:
Imagine learning to play the piano. Putting in the years to hone your skills / knowledge which enables you to reach grade 6.
You’re then asked to share your insights with those who are at a lower grade, which you do willingly (it’s a wonderful feeling to assist and inspire others).
After a while of playing the same tunes, answering the same questions, giving the same answers, the urge returns to explore further levels and challenges.
This is not a criticism or a statement of arrogance, it’s a description which outlines where I am with social (media, or, just, the web).
The coming months will be the last devoted to delivering specific social media services and talks. Will always be happy to share my thoughts / experience / knowledge with others, it’s just that now my interest is in the next set of questions around:
- creativity
- innovation
- ideas
- excellence
- humanisation
- simplification
- effectiveness
- action
- wisdom
- exclusivity
- play
There is a hunger to converse and surround myself with folks who want to challenge, explore, build, create waves. Whose purpose is to delight, astonish, create poignancy. Who are not afraid to try new things, create the space / time needed to cultivate the imagination, mash traditional and new models together, and most importantly, push at the edge of what’s possible.
If anyone has a role they think I could kick ass in which includes the above then please do get in touch. Maybe you’re tired of the whole ‘social’ scene as well—your comments / thoughts / ideas / responses are welcomed below.
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Announcing TEDxTeAro | Steering A Very Important Ship
Cool ideas from the coolest little capital in the world…
Am chuffed to announce the launch of the TEDxTeAro event website which I’m honoured to hold the license for (many thanks to Catalyst90 and CORE Education for partnering in the application).
It’s an opportunity to do a few things:
- give back to this inspiring TED community which has stretched all our brains / hearts
- a chance to help others share their own stories (which I’ve been lucky to do in the past, here and here)
- to offer my time and service to this fabulous city I now call home
This is Wellington’s first ‘grownup’ TEDx event (it held a youth event over two years ago).
Going to be one hell of an adventure.
Full launch press release available here.
Design & Thinking | Wellington Screening
Miss it, miss out.
If you’re free on 14th September 2012 at 4pm get yourself to The Film Archive to catch the first Wellington, NZ screening:
Design Thinking was applied as a term and methodology by a design firm in 2008. It was received as a tool to solve every problem, from daily life decisions to business challenges to world hunger problems. Attention and debates followed; some insisted on design education in all K-12 schools, some declared it is just marketing tool for that firm, some hoped it would turn his company into Apple. Some said it’s nothing new, just a new packaging of how creative people do things.
Design & Thinking, the movie is bought to these shores by the funky, clever folks from Empathy—not many tickets left, book now.