I’m here in Portland, OR at their first BarCamp — it’s a great scene, but with a few differences. First of all, this is the first time a BarCamp has been held specifically in a coworking space — in this case, an expansive collaborative environment called CubeSpace. Second, Jay Fichialos, the original camphead, is here [...]
There’s a good article on unconferences by Scott Kirsner in next week’s BusinessWeek. He talks about what an unconference is, discusses the rise of the wider community and the potential threat to the traditional conference model. All in all, he does a pretty good job capturing an accurate picture of the “unconference scene” and it [...]
I was walking down the street today when I glanced sidelong at a newspaper box and caught the words “Bush Announces Iraq Exit Strategy”. A fleeting moment of relief came over me and I thought to myself, “Finally.” But sometimes we believe into existence that which we want to see. And sometimes that belief, though [...]