Lars points to a very funny piece about the Open Space session i hosted in april for Collaboraid.
I had no idea that I do "power hand gestures", but I kinda like the sound of it.
Category Archives: Speaking
My speaking gigs
Happiness for free agents
The newly started network for free agents have asked me to speak at their first seminar on september 4th. I'll be talking about happiness at work, and how free agents can get it.
More things I enjoyed about Reboot6
Hey, I forgot:
* Seeing Collaboraid (started by my good friend Lars Pind) win the Reboot award for startup of the year
* Helping Lars brainstorm for his wedding speech over a beer
Collaboraid is a very worthy winner, and here's a story that shows one of the reasons why. I'm glad … Continue Reading ››
* Seeing Collaboraid (started by my good friend Lars Pind) win the Reboot award for startup of the year
* Helping Lars brainstorm for his wedding speech over a beer
Collaboraid is a very worthy winner, and here's a story that shows one of the reasons why. I'm glad … Continue Reading ››
Things I enjoyed about Reboot6
Reboot6 is now over, and I'm totally beat from being the Open Space host. It's the first time I've hosted this many people in Open Space, but it went very well (if I do say so my self).
Here's what I enjoyed most about Reboot6:
* The excellent speakers
* Cory Doctorow's armoured T-shirt - possibly the coolest … Continue Reading ››
Warming up for Reboot
I warmed up for the Reboot conference tomorrow by watching this clip of Douglas Rushkoffs talk from Reboot4, from which stems the following quote: "If a new technology doesn't help you meet people or get laid - why bother".
Open Space on Open Space
Every year, open space practitioners meet to learn more about the open space method from each other. This meeting is of course held as an open space meeting - I mean, what else?
And this year, this "Open Space on Open Space" is in Denmark, on august 23-26. You can read about it Continue Reading ››
And this year, this "Open Space on Open Space" is in Denmark, on august 23-26. You can read about it Continue Reading ››
Leadership
Last tuesday I hosted a conversation circle on leadership at Arena, and as always it was a great experience. We were a very diverse group, and we had a deep, meaningful conversation on the nature and challenges of leadership.
One question I was particularly interested in exploring was the role of leadership. What is it … Continue Reading ››
Go Reboot
If you're interested in the borderland between technology and society, the Reboot 6.0 conference is definitely the place to be on June 20. The speaker lineup this year is unbelievable, and they 'll continue and improve on the interactive conference format they introduced last year.
"What interactive format is that, Alexander?" I … Continue Reading ››
"What interactive format is that, Alexander?" I … Continue Reading ››
Back from Slovenia
Wednesday I returned from 4 days in Slovenia, attending a conference/course/seminar on "The art of hosting". Hosting is any activity, where you invite people to participate in a project, process, meeting, conversation etc. Being a host has some common characteristics, regardless of the type of activity or the people attending, and we explored the techniques, … Continue Reading ››
Cool name wanted
In a couple of days time, I'll be starting my new company. The company will work with happiness at work, with new ways of working and meeting. All the things I've been reading about, thinking about and talking about for a year now.
But the company needs a name, and that's where I … Continue Reading ››
But the company needs a name, and that's where I … Continue Reading ››