It’s so wacky how our world has changed! My mom mailed me today to remind me politely that I haven’t blogged here in 10 days :-/ ..kind of like those subtle suggestions that it may be advisable to tidy your room before guests arrive when you’re a kid.
Does it mean that our relationships are any less close with friends & family if we connect with each other through facebook, IM, twitter? I may be wrong, but from what I’ve seen, I think Facebook for one should be held responsible for a huge resurgence of global love. All this reconnecting with lost buddies; getting a deeper sense of our friend’s quirky characters through their odd status messages, the groups they join/start, stream of photos from their adventures, films they love.. and for those of us who are crap at remembering birthdays, we need never fear the stony silence again!! the joy the joy :)
I’m a happy little digital native and spend a huge amount of time talking paranoid people out of the trees of terror when they’re presented with new technology. Yes, there are still people who have never heard of a blog. These self.same people denounce technology as the devil of our time and the reason for the sordid state of our planet; but haven’t been around to say hi to the next-door neighbour on the other side of the 8foot wall keeping them safely separate. [LOL - better catch myself quickly so this won't be another technology is neutral punt] Continue reading ‘Event: Geekdinner. GardenRoute. George. Goodie!’
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aaaargh!! I’m so bleak that I’ll be missing Eddie Obeng and Jon Foster-Pedley of Pentacle Business School in tandem session in Jo’burg on the 22nd of June.
They’re a pair of potent professors, passionate about the practical application of innovation and creative strategy. Which is why they can command handsome speaking and consulting fees to share their insights.. but they’ll be presenting for the cost of your time and attention..and a delish dinner at Primi.
Grab the opportunity to shake your head up a little. It’s another event organised by Marketing Geek Dave Duarte so you know it’s going to rock. Head over to the wiki & book for it NOW!
(oh yeah & it’s also on Facebook events of course for you addicts - ahem, Eric)
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Newly returned from some wild.ass pilgrimage - traversing between sleek conference rooms with ergonomic chairs and mountains in the winelands - I introduced my new series I’ll be doing in the regular Monday slot at SA Rocks. Celebrating some of the wonderful inspiring people who make the land at the bottom of Africa their home. Those who make it worth staying in South Africa. Worth pouring our talents into, to generate sustainable growth and maybe inspiring a daring pitch for the impossible.. peace?
Sharing their vision is exhilarating - and refreshing - especially after the numbing effect of news. The news presented by mainstream media, (TV & papers particularly) is largely reactive, and leaves us feeling impotent to change the outcome of almost everything we’re offered.*
No wonder so many of us are disproportionately stressed. We’re operating on hair.trigger fight or flight. Pumping our adrenals, pushing blood.pressure and flooding our blood with redundant cortisol. Not a foolproof recipe for creative healthy problem.solving. And yet the world is demanding that we operate at higher speeds, learn faster to keep up with technology, innovate, take on multiple projects just to get into the game.. aah yes and then we have to bloody well be remarkable too!!
It’s frankly exhausting.
So who the hell are the brilliant ones who get it right? The ones who determinedly live out their dreams & follow their hearts & minds into places most of us won’t dare. Curiosity drove the hunt, love drives the connection: gratitude that these power people exist. Each is a thought leader, as well as expressing their being in their doing.
My choices may surprise you.. but you’ll surely know why soon enough ;-)
* [hunt down a copy of Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death if you haven't yet - it made a ding in my perception of the media/publishing/ entertainment industry years ago - it's still right on the mark]
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