This is why the internet is great. Suddenly, sometimes, one gets to learn something new. And if you are on the right sites (really content pipeline), you get to learning something new everyday. Such it was that I bumped into reading about the Dunning Kruger effect, thanks to Seth Godin.
I smiled reading about it, mapping my own journey and I can say that this resonates with me...Does it resonate with you!
Most conferences have an agenda. No, not the stated agenda, but an agenda of marketing, airtime to sponsors, ensuring the past and future customers are invited, of ensuring that the "stars" of the industry are invited and attention showered of them. All in all it is a your scratch my back, I scratch your back syndrome. Some of these become cliques and claques and therefore the real point behind a conference is lost. And then there is the unconference - organised and run by the alumni of the ISABS ODCP program. And as the name suggests, this is truly an un-conference organised by the alumni, for the alumni. No funders - except the alumni themselves. No sponsors. Just the team. I havent seen a more tastefully organised conference (yes, its an unconference). To begin with - the location - not a typical star hotel, but an outdoorsy place. The food - simple. The welcome - personal. It was like a homecoming. The setting was warm and welcoming. It was a smaller conference. Ju...
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