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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

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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

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you need structure and

narrative to tell a story

- how people learn is by

exploring an idea

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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

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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?

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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

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“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

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participation

amplification

two years

and going

strong

discovery

participation

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