FIRST DISCUSSION TRANSCRIPT

Topic of Discussion create the new economy
Date of Discussion June 7, 2009
Keynote Speakers see below
Summary of Discussion see below
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Keynote Speaker #1 Mr. Benjamin Diggles
Bio digital strategist, web development, music production, co founder of db clay
5-minute presentation emerging web culture, ridiculous media, idea generation
Site www.mrdiggles.com
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Keynote Speaker #2 David Frey
Bio computer programming, ruby on rails, information technology, systems integration
5-minute presentation IT needs/strategy for small businesses, content management
Site http://twitter.com/davidfrey
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Keynote Speaker #3 Lindsay Newkirk
Bio sustainability consultant, community value, environmental considerations, mindful
5-minute presentation creating sustainable solutions
Site www.elysiumeventsllc.com
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Keynote Speaker #4 Justin Kistner
Bio Social Media strategist, Sr Manager Social Media Marketing at Webtrends
5-minute presentation consensual value exchange and replacing the prisoner model
Site http://twitter.com/justinkistner
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Moderator Garett Croft Stenson
Bio creative director, CEO db clay, organized packet rat, social capitalist
Site http://blog.dbclay.com
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June 7, 2009 FORUM DISCUSSION TRANSCRIPT
Quotes from panelists, general topics addressed, references, Q&A, etc:
Social Media macro patterns
Jack of all Trades
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Breaking it down categorically
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Building your network (people and hardware)
Logo design
Smoke and mirrors
Economy is about people
Scare tactics
Definition of Sustainability
It’s broader than green
Scalability
Triple bottom line
Entertainment and Education
NP Technology
Embracing chaos
Social Capital vs. Financial Capital
Movable types
Desktop publishing
What is power?
Empathy
Avoid exclusion
Emergence of wisdom
Emotional homework
Industrial revolution
Book to read “Social Intelligence”
Right size the world
3 stages of adapting to Social Media:
1. technical skills
2. Information overload
3. Eureka
Redefining success
Online vs. brick and mortar sales
Building relationships with Blogs
Is the perception of value changing
Consensual value exchange
How does one get noticed?
Make a difference
Make deposits before withdrawals
Bartering
Shadow economies
Content production/distribution
Fair cards
Connecting
Infrastructure
Mindful Commerce
Responsible social behavior
Incremental progress
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Thanks to all who participated in our first discussion!
Check back for next discussion date…

More things to look into online

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AWS - Backup Solution
mycorporation - Online Incorporation Solution
Endicia.com - Small Business Postage Solution
RingCentral.com - Phone/Fax Solution
User Voice - Feedback Solution
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Interesting (paraphrased) quote heard at lunch meeting today: “To curb social irrelevancy big players are now being forced to lash out at trends, rather than ride them, just to be noticed; It is their only way of being noticed…”
Event hosted by the founder of Bacn.com, a unique Portland startup with some clever, greasy tricks up their sleeve.

2 speeches

Let’s be honest, speech 1 above, clearly dominates over speech 2. They are not even in the same league in terms of content, relevancy and intellect. Dear GOP, you have a lot of catching up to do.

Juan Enriquez: Beyond the crisis, mindboggling science and the arrival of Homo evolutis

Interesting Move

Obama approves Afghanistan troop increase

New Healthcare Options from the SAO

SAO = Software Association of Oregon
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If you’re a technology startup (including 1-person companies) come to this “brown-bag lunch” to learn about the SAO’s new health care options.

What SAO health care options
When Wednesday, Feb. 18 from noon to 1pm
Where OTBC
Cost free (bring your lunch!)
For more info and to RSVP New Healthcare Options from the SAO
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Online Backup, Data Backup, Remote Backup Solutions

Saw ad online - look into: mozy.com - is it any good?

Do We Need a New Internet?

Perhaps we do - Read New York Times article here.

Free Porch - The Rebuilding Center

Much earlier today I was thinking that everything we need to live on/in has already been made and is already around us; maybe rather creating new things we should just find a way to use seemingly old things in new, creative ways? - a different kind of recycling. What if we had the mind to turn garbage into treasure? What if we opened a Rebuilding Center or a Seven Planet in every major city? What if architecture aesthetics adjusted to a new type of look (such as some of the images below)?
The reasoning continued a bit as I went for a long walk; I was thinking about The Law of Conservation of Energy (energy cannot be created or destroyed…) - I was thinking about matter too - and how they both relate to the idea of sustainability. At the same time some random media came to mind: the movies Waterworld and Mad Max. I was thinking about tacos. I was thinking about real estate and public transportation. I was thinking about reverse suburbanization. I was thinking about prefab modular home construction and a few other things.
Below is my walk to the Rebuilding Center - I think everyone should go there and check it out. It is a great local resource:

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Last night, I walked about 29 blocks to attend a forum discussion being held at a boutique called OFFICE PDX in N Portland; the topic of discussion was “engineering creative solutions during an economic downturn.” There were three *guest panelists, a moderator, and also follow-up Q&A from the audience.

As far as Q&A goes, I took the opportunity to ask a question. More or less, my question was: Generally speaking, how has Technology affected your business? - more specifically - for example, Laika custom scripting their own 3-D modeling software to gain efficiency and reduce production lead times… or Skylab choosing to diversify their architecture business to include a tangible product line as well (pre fab modular homes)… or Nike, and how they’ve been impacted by the downturn in Brick and Mortar Retail… I capped my technology question more specifically, with expressions such as “the rise of the Internet” and “the old industrial economy dying and the new economy emerging…” - each gave me an answer based on their industry.

*panelists Michael Shea, Creative Director of Nike; Nicholas Weigel, Director of Laika/house; and Jeff Kovel, Founder of Skylab Architecture.
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13 pictures from my walk last night for you to enjoy, today, Friday the 13th…













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