Thinking Digital does the conference model really well. It's a humane accessible version of TED. Small enough to be friendly, big enough to attract the innovators looking for and sharing new ideas. The Do Lectures do something amazing between a campfire chat and an intimate mini festival. It's still the most amazing ticketed event I've been to and I feel would be extremely difficult to … [Read more...] about Reinventing The Conference
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Technology's tipping point
This post originally appears on the Open University's website 'Platform' linked here I didn't just go to SXSW for the free cocktails, late night parties, and spontaneous meet ups. No, I had work to do and a part of that was my own research. Simply put, I was really interested to know if anyone had any idea as to what 'the next big thing' might be. The conference centre was where most … [Read more...] about Technology's tipping point
The Geeknbury Festival 2008
Let's make The Geeknbury Festival 2008 happen!! On the 24th to the 27th of July I will be in a field near Hambledon in Surrey whether you guys want to join in or not. I will most likely have a T-shirt on saying 'Geeknbury 2008' and although I don't know exactly how many people are required to make a festival, I will be proudly stating that this is the first ever Geeknbury.. and history will note … [Read more...] about The Geeknbury Festival 2008