Andrew Martin

Notes from Reboot

A few follow up thoughts on the two days in Denmark.

Overheard comment from an American - "If this was in the US all people would be asking would be how we make money from this. Here in Europe it's about how good they can make something."

Favourite phrase somebody used to describe how we're always online - " Super hyper connectivity"

I wonder the impact that the Wii is having. Quite a few people talked about why we have to spend so much time interacting with a computer in the same way that we have always done and how we should be looking at better, more fun ways to interact with them.

I spent the plane ride back talking with Euan Semple which was interesting. He commented that one of the things he likes most about Reboot is that everybody understands the basics, and not having to explain things enables you to have much more productive conversations.

Stowe Boyd's talk on flow was good but I think the bit about always responding to your network first depends on what type of role you have. In every team you have to have people who get on and do the work. Maybe this is just me coming at things from a consultancy point of view but it would work better in an end user type environment.

The most interesting talk was "A town called kozarac.ba" by Lee Bryant. Really great to hear a personal perspective on how online communities can help people in life.

Wierdest fact: no two countries that have a McDonalds have been at war with each other. 

Does this mean that McDonalds should just open an outlet in every country and we'll rid the world of war.

As always it seemed that the most difficult thing was deciding which talk to go to, or whether to go and talk to people.

I'll definitely be back.

Tags: Reboot, Stowe Boyd, Euan Semple, Wii, Lee Bryant

Published 08 Jun 2007 by Andrew Martin
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