SXSW 2009 coverage unleased. Via Nostalgia…
We've got about 6 Ulysses worth of notes to get through for SXSW 2009. Time's a wastin'
Above is the "Staying Inspired after SXSW", 2008 version, I've done on the last day of the conference since 2007. Idea is to get folk thinking about how to make the inspiration you feel at SXSW a lasting part of your year instead of an interruption from regularity.
Since this sort of session is a) specifically about inspiration and big thinking and b) is the last day of the conference following 5 days of sleeplessness and self-abuse, I've always wanted it to be fun, loud, unconventional, and memorable because of it.
What you see/hear is Europe's "The Final Countdown" (completely on purpose) and me dressed as Brother Love (same). What you miss is a bunch of us running through paper, ala a high school sports team and a group hug to the dulcet strains of "Wind Beneath My Wings."
To the winners go the schmaltz. And my cohorts (CC Chapman, Carla Borsoi and David Dylan Thomas) played right along.
Do people stay inspired? I've received feedback to that effect. But like any hour of Ra Ra, results come from execution. What do you do with your enthusiasm? Which is a microcosm of the message of the session itself.
Mostly I think the session is there to end the conference on a high note, which may sound functional, instead of world changing. But that doesn't bother me.
More on this year's panel to come.