For the tenth time in the past week, I had a conversation tonight about why I’m not going to South by Southwest this year. South by Southwest, of course, being one of the biggest conferences around, and the biggest if you work or live in the technology world. Although I’m not entirely without regret on [...]
Note: Today I’ll be leading an all-day intensive on social media for social good out here in Chicago at the Ideation conference. Here’s the awesome outline of what we’ll be talking about. Not here with us? Don’t worry, we’re recording it… The Agenda Introduction 9:10am – 9:25am Claire Diaz-Ortiz Session Time: 15 min. Using [...]
I go to (and speak at) a lot of events. Although I mostly forget to recap them, I did want to share a recap of the Skoll World Forum at Oxford University this year. It’s a wonderful event for social entrepreneurs (for-profits, non-profits, anyone with a passion for world change), and one of my favorites. [...]
In honor of the upcoming Twitter for Good Unconference, I have a new podcast up (it’s more of an audio manifesto, really), where I explain why (almost) every conference should be an “unconference”. I’ll tell you what an unconference is, then talk about how unconferences can solve the major problem in our current conference system [...]
I recorded a tiny podcast for you here answering the question: What is the Twitter for Good Unconference, and why should you (maybe) sign up to watch it online January 16-20th? Go listen to it here. It’s tiny!
I’ve learned something in this life. Sometimes, the best laid plans can produce a bunch of nasty succotash (yes, that’s how you spell it, I checked). For those of you who signed up for my Twitter for Good Unconference, you’ve recieved my note. I’m sick. I don’t have a voice. And so we can’t do [...]
Interested in learning about how to use Twitter to make a difference in the world around you? I made a video training course, and it might be just the thing. {grin} The Background: I wrote Twitter for Good: Change the World One Tweet at a Time. A book. With pages. I thought that [...]
Last week, I had the distinct pleasure to speak at a conference I was thoroughly impressed by. Let me be clear. This is not always the case. Sometimes, conferences dissappoint me. This can happen for a variety of reasons. Bad organizers, bad audiences, incorrect expectations on my part. Suffice it to say, there are a [...]
Today, I was excited to be on a United Nations panel at the International Peace Institute with such luminaries (and registered audience members/participants) as are often not seen around my parts. Because I have a photocopied list of all the speakers and participants, and because it is sitting right next to me, I will produce [...]
