Comments on: Room-filling: the last thing a post-Internet leader does http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/ Create, persuade & profit from performance-boosting ideas Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Virtually Present: Discussing The Digital Future – scottgould.me http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-5884 Virtually Present: Discussing The Digital Future – scottgould.me Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:35:08 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-5884 [...] friend Robin Dickinson wrote some great words last year when he said that “room filling is the last thing a post internet leader [...] [...] friend Robin Dickinson wrote some great words last year when he said that “room filling is the last thing a post internet leader [...]

]]> By: No More Big Events? – scottgould.me http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-4416 No More Big Events? – scottgould.me Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:03:29 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-4416 [...] least, that’s what our friend Robin asked in December. And it’s a good [...] [...] least, that’s what our friend Robin asked in December. And it’s a good [...]

]]> By: The 10 greatest unsolved mysteries on-line | RADSMARTS http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-3234 The 10 greatest unsolved mysteries on-line | RADSMARTS Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:43:57 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-3234 [...] a mystery to me what social media is.  It seems that a whole industry of experts and room-fillers has sprung up around this term, without any clear agreement of what it is.  Maybe that’s the [...] [...] a mystery to me what social media is.  It seems that a whole industry of experts and room-fillers has sprung up around this term, without any clear agreement of what it is.  Maybe that’s the [...]

]]> By: The problem every great presenter always wants | RADSMARTS http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-3189 The problem every great presenter always wants | RADSMARTS Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:06:35 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-3189 [...] a privilege – especially when the people attending have invested time and often cash to fill a room and hear us [...] [...] a privilege – especially when the people attending have invested time and often cash to fill a room and hear us [...]

]]> By: Robin Dickinson http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-3032 Robin Dickinson Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:44:46 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-3032 Thanks, Kate. You make a great and welcome addition to this discussion. The fact that you are prepared to revisit your assumptions around room-filling as an option for sharing information is very powerful. And yes, the metaphor works! :) Make sure you check Scott's blog. Like you, he's a talented high-performer. It would be great for you to connect with him if you haven't already. Best, Robin Thanks, Kate. You make a great and welcome addition to this discussion. The fact that you are prepared to revisit your assumptions around room-filling as an option for sharing information is very powerful. And yes, the metaphor works! :)

Make sure you check Scott’s blog. Like you, he’s a talented high-performer. It would be great for you to connect with him if you haven’t already.

Best, Robin

]]> By: Kate Groom http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-3026 Kate Groom Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:13:39 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-3026 Robin, You've really got me thinking with this, as has Scott especially with his comments about people-to-people communication. So often I find I need time, practical application and then dialogue/sharing experiences to get the most from a great (inspiring/motivational/visionary) talk. The classic conference round table isn't always (ever?) enough for this; which is perhaps why so many conference experiences still fail to cross over to 'real life'. Sometimes we can focus so much on the event that we don't think enough about the tribes which such gatherings can start and support and how we can can keep sharing our discoveries, learning and growing. A great conference sows seeds -- but it takes more than this ensure a harvest and a delicious loaf of bread for our table (does that metaphor work?). This dialogue has provoked me to challenge my own thinking on how I work with the franchise community and I find renewed commitment to act on some of the things I've long felt important. It's not easy to create new models, but a worthwhile endeavour. Thanks for a great post. Kate Robin,

You’ve really got me thinking with this, as has Scott especially with his comments about people-to-people communication.

So often I find I need time, practical application and then dialogue/sharing experiences to get the most from a great (inspiring/motivational/visionary) talk.

The classic conference round table isn’t always (ever?) enough for this; which is perhaps why so many conference experiences still fail to cross over to ‘real life’.

Sometimes we can focus so much on the event that we don’t think enough about the tribes which such gatherings can start and support and how we can can keep sharing our discoveries, learning and growing. A great conference sows seeds — but it takes more than this ensure a harvest and a delicious loaf of bread for our table (does that metaphor work?).

This dialogue has provoked me to challenge my own thinking on how I work with the franchise community and I find renewed commitment to act on some of the things I’ve long felt important. It’s not easy to create new models, but a worthwhile endeavour.

Thanks for a great post.

Kate

]]> By: Robin Dickinson http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-3003 Robin Dickinson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:32:43 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-3003 Yes, eh, well...I'll just say that science has its place! ;) Yes, eh, well…I’ll just say that science has its place! ;)

]]> By: Scott Gould http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-3002 Scott Gould Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:29:59 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-3002 LOL - Robin it's great being a lab rat :-) LOL – Robin it’s great being a lab rat :-)

]]> By: Robin Dickinson http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-2994 Robin Dickinson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:41:43 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-2994 Thanks for your participation and comment, Walter. I agree wholeheartedly in the power of face-to-face communication to build trust and value. Best to you, Robin Thanks for your participation and comment, Walter. I agree wholeheartedly in the power of face-to-face communication to build trust and value.

Best to you, Robin

]]> By: Robin Dickinson http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-2993 Robin Dickinson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:38:50 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-2993 Scott, Obviously, after all you and I have discussed, you know where the heart of this message is. Thanks for your inspiration and leadership on this issue. I really appreciate it. Talk soon. Robin :) Scott,

Obviously, after all you and I have discussed, you know where the heart of this message is. Thanks for your inspiration and leadership on this issue. I really appreciate it.

Talk soon.

Robin :)

]]> By: Robin Dickinson http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-2992 Robin Dickinson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:37:18 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-2992 Tony, Fantastic connecting with you, and I'm looking forward very much to our collaboration. Your point about NSCM is right. Thank-you. Best, Robin Tony,

Fantastic connecting with you, and I’m looking forward very much to our collaboration. Your point about NSCM is right. Thank-you.

Best, Robin

]]> By: Scott Gould http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-2949 Scott Gould Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:17:08 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-2949 Hi All Been thinking this through long and hard. Robin challenged me on this over 6 weeks ago, and I've gone away and worked on resolutions. The best point that Robin makes: "Make room filling the last thing you do, not the first thing" Exactly. The physical conference is ONE touch point in a series of touch points leading up to, during, and after the event. I'm writing a post on it at the moment, but what I will be saying is that a 'conference' is no longer defined by one point in time, space and matter. What this also allows us to do is BREAK the 1950s model of Person-to-People. As Robin challenged me, why are we still disseminating information like this - and particularly in a fast-moving industry where one expert addressing a room of practitioners, near-experts and other experts does not impart the greatest value. The greatest value is imparted, yes, through a person-to-people setup for visionary talk - but then to people-to-people set ups, where we flesh the bones with experience, frameworks, and most importantly, focus. Robin, I'm gonna run this idea through the china shop!!! Hi All

Been thinking this through long and hard. Robin challenged me on this over 6 weeks ago, and I’ve gone away and worked on resolutions.

The best point that Robin makes:

“Make room filling the last thing you do, not the first thing”

Exactly. The physical conference is ONE touch point in a series of touch points leading up to, during, and after the event. I’m writing a post on it at the moment, but what I will be saying is that a ‘conference’ is no longer defined by one point in time, space and matter.

What this also allows us to do is BREAK the 1950s model of Person-to-People. As Robin challenged me, why are we still disseminating information like this – and particularly in a fast-moving industry where one expert addressing a room of practitioners, near-experts and other experts does not impart the greatest value.

The greatest value is imparted, yes, through a person-to-people setup for visionary talk – but then to people-to-people set ups, where we flesh the bones with experience, frameworks, and most importantly, focus.

Robin, I’m gonna run this idea through the china shop!!!

]]> By: Walter http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-2931 Walter Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:38:10 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-2931 Face to face human interaction is still the best way of connecting with one another. Room filling requires trust and interest. The best tool for this is the internet social medium. I believe we can learn more through physical interaction and our messages can be best grasped if expressed with emotion. :-) Face to face human interaction is still the best way of connecting with one another. Room filling requires trust and interest. The best tool for this is the internet social medium.

I believe we can learn more through physical interaction and our messages can be best grasped if expressed with emotion. :-)

]]> By: Tony Hollingsworth http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-2901 Tony Hollingsworth Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:06:56 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-2901 Robin Why am I only just discovering your blog now?! (I can think of a few reasons, including the wide rather than deep relationships I have online) This is a great post (I think partly inspired by the magic being captured at #nscm right?) made even better by the comments above. My #bluehill has at its core a community of people who engage online before the magic happens offline, just like Coffee Mornings or any "tweetup" for that matter. There's some amazing energy being captured around online communities and I'm enjoying being immersed in it on a daily basis. Speak soon, Tony Robin
Why am I only just discovering your blog now?! (I can think of a few reasons, including the wide rather than deep relationships I have online)

This is a great post (I think partly inspired by the magic being captured at #nscm right?) made even better by the comments above. My #bluehill has at its core a community of people who engage online before the magic happens offline, just like Coffee Mornings or any “tweetup” for that matter.

There’s some amazing energy being captured around online communities and I’m enjoying being immersed in it on a daily basis.

Speak soon,
Tony

]]> By: Robin Dickinson http://www.radsmarts.com/2009/12/room-filling-the-last-thing-a-post-internet-leader-does/comment-page-1/#comment-2899 Robin Dickinson Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:32:59 +0000 http://www.radsmarts.com/?p=2693#comment-2899 Hi Frances, and thank-you for your comment. To your point, there have been a number of people I have met with and spoken with at length on skype video, and I would really like to meet them and hang out with them in real life. There IS no replacing genuine face-to-face, heart-to-heart communication. It's an entirely different mode of communication from on-line screen-to-screen sharing. As technology becomes more sophisticated it gives people more choices about how they can share information, depending on their goal. The default position of 'just invite them to a meeting in a room' is starting to change. There have been far too many times in my career when I've seen good men and women shunted all over the country, and around the world, to meetings and get-togethers that were completely unnecessary given the objective, the result and the alternative screen-to-screen options. Best to you, Robin :) Hi Frances, and thank-you for your comment.

To your point, there have been a number of people I have met with and spoken with at length on skype video, and I would really like to meet them and hang out with them in real life.

There IS no replacing genuine face-to-face, heart-to-heart communication. It’s an entirely different mode of communication from on-line screen-to-screen sharing. As technology becomes more sophisticated it gives people more choices about how they can share information, depending on their goal.

The default position of ‘just invite them to a meeting in a room’ is starting to change. There have been far too many times in my career when I’ve seen good men and women shunted all over the country, and around the world, to meetings and get-togethers that were completely unnecessary given the objective, the result and the alternative screen-to-screen options.

Best to you, Robin :)

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