This fantastic video by @Documentally really gets to the heart of what People-to-People can mean for you. Scott Gould’s passion is evident in everything he does. I know that he would far rather shape and orchestrate the Like Minds events around these principles and bring in the speakers he believes can best befit the ideology but I would like to see Scott himself take to the stage to present his model for community based connectivity at the next event*.
For me, the real thing about this is that it isn’t smoke and mirrors and evangelical posturing that bully you into getting caught up in the moment or Scott’s extreme passion or Trey Pennington’s non –stop smiling; these are real achievable principles for any business, charity or organisation and rather than sticking a hefty premium on sharing the methodologies and strategies and how to apply them, there are a happy bunch of Like Minds people who want to enable everyone with access for all. As one of the official live bloggers of the event, it was extremely satisfying to be part of the process of connecting more people who could not be there.
The connections we make with the few or the many have depth if used correctly and social communication is the enabler of better community connectivity.
*Incidentally, everyone has an opinion on the next event. ‘The keynotes should be longer’; ‘Don’t change a thing’, ‘The panel discussions were hit and miss’ and ‘The lunches were brilliant’. For me, the event achieves a great deal in as short an amount of time as is available and beyond stretching to a two-day event where we all stay in chalets at Centre Parcs, I am not sure what the solution may be. If nothing else, it is a nice headache for an organiser to have.
