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The Future of Conferences? It's all about extending the event horizon....before, during and after by using discovery, participation and amplification. And a bit of a case study- the Interesting South event in Sydney Here's my presentation from the NSW KM Forum -there should be a video next week- -- Katie Chatfield http://katiechatfield.wordpress.com/ http://twitter.com/katiechatfield Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. After you’ve printed it, please consider the environment again. The environment thanks you for your consideration. The information contained in this email and any attachment is confidential and may contain legally privileged or copyright material, Facebook friend updates, new Twitter followers, unsigned artists who want to be your friend on MySpace or unexpected windfalls from representatives of African financial institutions. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via Twitter or Facebook and delete this email from your system, delete your system, reformat your drive and send the computer back to the manufacturer with a letter clearly explaining that you opened and read an email that wasn’t intended for you and would they please send you a new computer when they have a moment. Before opening any attachment you should check the attachment, your computer and your immediate surroundings for viruses, spraying any contaminated surfaces with an approved disinfectant.TRANSCRIPT
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katie chatfieldtwitter.com/katiechatfield
http://katiechatfield.wordpress.com/
And my day job:
www.jackmorton.com
So you’ve got informationSo you’ve got informationSo you’ve got informationSo you’ve got information
A rockA rockA rockA rock---- a foundation stone a foundation stone a foundation stone a foundation stone
to build better stuff, better to build better stuff, better to build better stuff, better to build better stuff, better
thought, better actionthought, better actionthought, better actionthought, better action
You You You You need need need need to pass that to pass that to pass that to pass that
on to an audience...on to an audience...on to an audience...on to an audience...
So that they know this So that they know this So that they know this So that they know this
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So that they know this So that they know this So that they know this So that they know this
information too.....information too.....information too.....information too.....
aaaand create a Big Splash....nd create a Big Splash....nd create a Big Splash....nd create a Big Splash....
So you thinkSo you thinkSo you thinkSo you think---- a day longa day longa day longa day long----
no a two day conferenceno a two day conferenceno a two day conferenceno a two day conference----
is the answer.....is the answer.....is the answer.....is the answer.....
Usually you’ll get Usually you’ll get Usually you’ll get Usually you’ll get
subject experts subject experts subject experts subject experts
to create to create to create to create
extensive extensive extensive extensive
presentationspresentationspresentationspresentations
aaaand sometimes nd sometimes nd sometimes nd sometimes
you pay them you pay them you pay them you pay them
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you pay them you pay them you pay them you pay them
and sometimes and sometimes and sometimes and sometimes
you don’tyou don’tyou don’tyou don’t
---- 45454545----60 mins60 mins60 mins60 mins----
tttto fill the empty o fill the empty o fill the empty o fill the empty
vessels of the vessels of the vessels of the vessels of the
audienceaudienceaudienceaudience
wwwwho mayho mayho mayho may
orororor
may may may may nnnnotototot
be engagedbe engagedbe engagedbe engaged
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I’ve played the part of I’ve played the part of I’ve played the part of I’ve played the part of
presenterpresenterpresenterpresenter----
ddddelivered a pitch slapelivered a pitch slapelivered a pitch slapelivered a pitch slap----
and didn’t get much and didn’t get much and didn’t get much and didn’t get much
information information information information
---- about the needs of the about the needs of the about the needs of the about the needs of the
audience, audience, audience, audience,
---- or where they might or where they might or where they might or where they might
get valueget valueget valueget value
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get valueget valueget valueget value
----or where their gaps or where their gaps or where their gaps or where their gaps might might might might
be...be...be...be...
anananand I didn’t usually get d I didn’t usually get d I didn’t usually get d I didn’t usually get
much value either much value either much value either much value either
–––– like feedback,like feedback,like feedback,like feedback,
---- or follow upor follow upor follow upor follow up
aaaand I’ve been part of nd I’ve been part of nd I’ve been part of nd I’ve been part of
an audience andan audience andan audience andan audience and
have paid to attend a have paid to attend a have paid to attend a have paid to attend a
conference only to conference only to conference only to conference only to
have vendors and have vendors and have vendors and have vendors and
suppliers suppliers suppliers suppliers ––––
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wwwwho would normally have to take ho would normally have to take ho would normally have to take ho would normally have to take
me out to lunch to get my attention me out to lunch to get my attention me out to lunch to get my attention me out to lunch to get my attention
for 60 minutes at a timefor 60 minutes at a timefor 60 minutes at a timefor 60 minutes at a time----
----pitch to mepitch to mepitch to mepitch to me
wwwwhat should behat should behat should behat should be rich territoryrich territoryrich territoryrich territory----
----aaaa meeting of the mindsmeeting of the mindsmeeting of the mindsmeeting of the minds
----oooof needs and informationf needs and informationf needs and informationf needs and information
iiiis insteads insteads insteads instead an uneven playing field.an uneven playing field.an uneven playing field.an uneven playing field.
ppppresenters are full of information... resenters are full of information... resenters are full of information... resenters are full of information...
and the audience has noneand the audience has noneand the audience has noneand the audience has none
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomsch/1040888398
and the audience has noneand the audience has noneand the audience has noneand the audience has none
presenters do all of the work to presenters do all of the work to presenters do all of the work to presenters do all of the work to
prepare for the conference and the prepare for the conference and the prepare for the conference and the prepare for the conference and the
audience does nothingaudience does nothingaudience does nothingaudience does nothing
aaaand never the twain shall meet....nd never the twain shall meet....nd never the twain shall meet....nd never the twain shall meet....
aaaand in the nd in the nd in the nd in the
process process process process
protecting the protecting the protecting the protecting the
notion of ‘Don’t notion of ‘Don’t notion of ‘Don’t notion of ‘Don’t
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notion of ‘Don’t notion of ‘Don’t notion of ‘Don’t notion of ‘Don’t
step on my turf!’step on my turf!’step on my turf!’step on my turf!’
wwwwe’ve created a e’ve created a e’ve created a e’ve created a
bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a
wasteland...wasteland...wasteland...wasteland...
condensing condensing condensing condensing
the problemthe problemthe problemthe problemthe problemthe problemthe problemthe problem
tttthe glass ishe glass ishe glass ishe glass is
half emptyhalf emptyhalf emptyhalf empty
and half fulland half fulland half fulland half full
ppppresenters and resenters and resenters and resenters and
audiences bothaudiences bothaudiences bothaudiences both
have somethinghave somethinghave somethinghave somethinghave somethinghave somethinghave somethinghave something
tttto say,o say,o say,o say,
ssssomething to omething to omething to omething to
seek, and seek, and seek, and seek, and
ssssomething to omething to omething to omething to
shareshareshareshare
and it all needs to be and it all needs to be and it all needs to be and it all needs to be
entertainingentertainingentertainingentertaining
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mondoagogo/3367841311/
you need structure and
narrative to tell a story
- how people learn is by
exploring an idea
http://www.flickr.com/photos/willuk/504423267
Which path do you
follow?
You still need to get
information across...
create understanding
So.....?So.....?
You can create
stepping stones,
skim and
energise,
create ripples,
little and often
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seventhsister/2738553439/
little and often
Interesting SouthInteresting SouthInteresting SouthInteresting South
• a wide variety of a wide variety of a wide variety of a wide variety of interestinginterestinginterestinginteresting, , , ,
unexpected, original unexpected, original unexpected, original unexpected, original thingsthingsthingsthingsthingsthingsthingsthings
• a a a a 'theatre of ideas’'theatre of ideas’'theatre of ideas’'theatre of ideas’• a single shared quality a single shared quality a single shared quality a single shared quality
between participants :between participants :between participants :between participants :
curiositycuriositycuriositycuriosity
participation
amplification
discovery
the call to action:
Viva Ideas!
before
build anticipation
co-discover
everyone is given a task
no name tags-
what’s your story?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m2QJLBKP8D822T http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/
during
participate
amplify
everyone’s on stage
20 speakers-
3 or 10 minute stories3 or 10 minute stories
beers and live music
lots of break outs for chit chats
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadem/2486889454/
“Ladies and gentle men:
TURN ON YOUR PHONES”
aftershare the experience
follow up the conversations
seeds into flowers
http://twemes.com/isii? pages=1-10
feedback loops for
speakers and
participants
http://www.flickr.com/groups/interestingsouth/pool
participation
amplification
two years
and going
strong
discovery
participation
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