TECHNOLOGISTS AS REVOLUTIONARIES Bar Camp Canberra – 19 April 2008 Kate Carruthers

Revolutionaries? Electric light Telegraph Phone Computers Internet Web apps People did not know they wanted or needed any of these until a technologist helped them to understand

Electric light

Telegraph

Phone

Computers

Internet

Web apps

Why does this matter to us?

Why care? Technology drives everyday life now There is lots of competition We risk public overload & disconnection

Technology drives everyday life now

There is lots of competition

We risk public overload & disconnection

Changing the World Visionary leadership

Visionary leadership

Changing the World Creating followers

Creating followers

Changing the World Unbounded ambition

Unbounded ambition

Changing the World Powerful capability for change

Powerful capability for change

Techniques used by Revolutionaries & Insurgents

Communication & Community Community is where memes spread Go to where the people are Get involved with their lives & problems Identify key influencers Passion & enthusiasm matter

Community is where memes spread

Go to where the people are

Get involved with their lives & problems

Identify key influencers

Passion & enthusiasm matter

Tools Passion Persuasion Information Communication Evangelist : ‘bringer of good news’ ε ὐ αγγελιστής

Passion

Persuasion

Information

Communication

POST Method

We need to … Spend time with others like us Build up our own communities: Real life Online

Spend time with others like us

Build up our own communities:

Real life

Online

A good start … What next?