survive the spike
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Hi, I'm Seth
and I'm Kristen
And we've observed this pattern at organized events
Like This One
Where a bunch of people come together and experience this
feeling...
...Like this
…Or this
which is really...
an Energy Experience
New People
an Energy Experience
Stimulating Ideas
an Energy Experience
New People
1 PLACE
an Energy ExperienceStimulating Ideas
New People
an Energy Experience
an Energy Experience
Eyes Dilated Ears Perked Neurons Firing
At the event
At the event
At the event
At the event
At the event
Vs.
17
Same Old Thing
18
Same Old Thing
19
Same Old Thing
20
Same Old Thing
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Same Old Thing
22
Same Old Thing
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Same Old Thing
At the event
The Phenomenon
Afterward
The Phenomenon
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Event
Build-Up
What Happened?!?
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Build-UpSocial Media attempt
What Happened?!?The Conference creates a Facebook group that’s used for 5 minutes
You’re quoted in an article recapping the conference
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Energy
Event
Build-UpSocial Media attempt
What Happened?!?
Brief Reminder
Time
Energy
Event
Build-UpSocial Media attempt
Otherwise…back to daily life
What Happened?!?
Brief Reminder
And to make matters worse
And to make matters worse
And to make matters worse
And to make matters worse
We’re no longer with these awesome people
At most, this is all we have left
So we started asking ourselves...
Better way to intro this? – perhaps with SPOTLIGHT FOOTAGE for cred???
When we all answer this question…
…we create more ‘Collisions’
Collisions around shared experiences
something Stephen Johnson describes in his video Where Good Ideas Come From
These Collisions spark inspiration
which we can draw on when we’re Not Together
In some ways we're already colliding
This is helping us see it
And this is helping us hear it
We're just doing it so rapidly that it's more about briefly capturing
than reflecting
KEY SLIDE: Word this better so as not to sound accusatory
What if we reflected by telling stories about our experience?
Insert photo of cavemen
As humans, we've been doing this forever
Artists continue to do it
Like this guy
Like this guy
(it’s Van Gogh)
They use their inspiration as a means of telling a story
This story is the beginning of a conversation
What if we as attendees started doing the same thing?
That's what we're working on
Starting with the 2012 Summer Olympics
and eventually any event
Better event photos (more people in it)
We believe stories create connections
We believe stories create connectionsconnections create accountability
We believe stories create connectionsconnections create accountabilityaccountability creates longevity
We believe stories create connectionsconnections create accountabilityaccountability creates longevitylongevity creates community impact
We believe stories create connectionsconnections create accountabilityaccountability creates longevitylongevity creates community impact Events have this responsibility
Our goal is for the collage to becomea public space for communal storytelling where we can learn from others' experiences and return to our daily lives more inspired
Insert photo of public park / illustration of gathering of people
Time
Energy
Event
Build-UpSocial Media attempt
Brief Reminder
So this...
Time
Energy
Event
Build-Up
...becomes this
at places like this
where this happens
So whether you’re here
Or here
You have a story to tell
