Comments on: The Desperate Need For Clarity http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/ A thinking blog for thinking people Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:14:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How Much Blogging Is Too Much? http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 How Much Blogging Is Too Much? Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:37:35 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=893#comment-1230 [...] per my thinking, ranting and moaning of recent – we must provide takeaways – not just the same old same [...] [...] per my thinking, ranting and moaning of recent – we must provide takeaways – not just the same old same [...]

]]> By: Scott Gould http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Scott Gould Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:06:51 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=893#comment-588 Agreed Agreed

]]> By: Scott Gould http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/comment-page-1/#comment-815 Scott Gould Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:06:51 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=893#comment-815 Agreed Agreed

]]> By: Alex Green http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Alex Green Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:24:39 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=893#comment-569 There is obviously need for both types of event. The entry level one and the advanced user one, in the same way there is need for entry level IT training and advanced user training.<br>What needs to be distinguished is what is going to be delivered at an event.<br>The organisers have a duty to inform the prospective attendee of the nature and complexity of the material being presented.<br>If you organise an event where the material offered is complex, targeted "actionable, thought-through, clear frameworks that can be taken away and used by businesses, individuals and organisations" and don't tell people that it is at the higher level, you will get a lot of noob attenders saying it was rubbish because it went over their heads as they've not even grasped the basics.<br><br>Say What you are going to present<br>Present it (and do it well)<br>Tell people what you presented so that next time they will want to be there.<br><br>I also think that even the noob level can be given "actionable, thought-through, clear frameworks that can be taken away and used", (before you call me out on that) but it is at a different level and the organisers need to be clear what level the event is aiming at.<br><br>People have to get on the ladder to begin with before you can invite them to climb.<br><br>Good post though. ;) There is obviously need for both types of event. The entry level one and the advanced user one, in the same way there is need for entry level IT training and advanced user training.
What needs to be distinguished is what is going to be delivered at an event.
The organisers have a duty to inform the prospective attendee of the nature and complexity of the material being presented.
If you organise an event where the material offered is complex, targeted “actionable, thought-through, clear frameworks that can be taken away and used by businesses, individuals and organisations” and don't tell people that it is at the higher level, you will get a lot of noob attenders saying it was rubbish because it went over their heads as they've not even grasped the basics.

Say What you are going to present
Present it (and do it well)
Tell people what you presented so that next time they will want to be there.

I also think that even the noob level can be given “actionable, thought-through, clear frameworks that can be taken away and used”, (before you call me out on that) but it is at a different level and the organisers need to be clear what level the event is aiming at.

People have to get on the ladder to begin with before you can invite them to climb.

Good post though. ;)

]]> By: Alex Green http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/comment-page-1/#comment-814 Alex Green Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:24:39 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=893#comment-814 There is obviously need for both types of event. The entry level one and the advanced user one, in the same way there is need for entry level IT training and advanced user training.<br>What needs to be distinguished is what is going to be delivered at an event.<br>The organisers have a duty to inform the prospective attendee of the nature and complexity of the material being presented.<br>If you organise an event where the material offered is complex, targeted "actionable, thought-through, clear frameworks that can be taken away and used by businesses, individuals and organisations" and don't tell people that it is at the higher level, you will get a lot of noob attenders saying it was rubbish because it went over their heads as they've not even grasped the basics.<br><br>Say What you are going to present<br>Present it (and do it well)<br>Tell people what you presented so that next time they will want to be there.<br><br>I also think that even the noob level can be given "actionable, thought-through, clear frameworks that can be taken away and used", (before you call me out on that) but it is at a different level and the organisers need to be clear what level the event is aiming at.<br><br>People have to get on the ladder to begin with before you can invite them to climb.<br><br>Good post though. ;) There is obviously need for both types of event. The entry level one and the advanced user one, in the same way there is need for entry level IT training and advanced user training.
What needs to be distinguished is what is going to be delivered at an event.
The organisers have a duty to inform the prospective attendee of the nature and complexity of the material being presented.
If you organise an event where the material offered is complex, targeted “actionable, thought-through, clear frameworks that can be taken away and used by businesses, individuals and organisations” and don't tell people that it is at the higher level, you will get a lot of noob attenders saying it was rubbish because it went over their heads as they've not even grasped the basics.

Say What you are going to present
Present it (and do it well)
Tell people what you presented so that next time they will want to be there.

I also think that even the noob level can be given “actionable, thought-through, clear frameworks that can be taken away and used”, (before you call me out on that) but it is at a different level and the organisers need to be clear what level the event is aiming at.

People have to get on the ladder to begin with before you can invite them to climb.

Good post though. ;)

]]> By: Scott Gould http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Scott Gould Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:14:11 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=893#comment-587 "Social media, like any means of communication, is limitless in its potential. That we've already managed, within ten years of its advent, to reduce it to a means of marketing goods and services to people with discretionary income, says a lot about how humans measure their own success and potential. Let's graduate from that, shall we?"<br><br>Totally! Agreed with all your points, and now mulling them through! “Social media, like any means of communication, is limitless in its potential. That we've already managed, within ten years of its advent, to reduce it to a means of marketing goods and services to people with discretionary income, says a lot about how humans measure their own success and potential. Let's graduate from that, shall we?”

Totally! Agreed with all your points, and now mulling them through!

]]> By: Scott Gould http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Scott Gould Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:14:11 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=893#comment-821 "Social media, like any means of communication, is limitless in its potential. That we've already managed, within ten years of its advent, to reduce it to a means of marketing goods and services to people with discretionary income, says a lot about how humans measure their own success and potential. Let's graduate from that, shall we?"<br><br>Totally! Agreed with all your points, and now mulling them through! “Social media, like any means of communication, is limitless in its potential. That we've already managed, within ten years of its advent, to reduce it to a means of marketing goods and services to people with discretionary income, says a lot about how humans measure their own success and potential. Let's graduate from that, shall we?”

Totally! Agreed with all your points, and now mulling them through!

]]> By: Justin Kownacki http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Justin Kownacki Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:05:04 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=893#comment-586 Part of it is in what we, the chroniclers and practitioners, choose to talk about -- meaning, possibility and results vs. hierarchy, structure and numbers.<br><br>Part of it involves stating goals and beliefs, laying out action plans (and soliciting feedback and assistance from others), and analyzing what's working and what isn't -- and whether that's good or bad -- as opposed to analyzing all actions according to the same generic blueprint for success (aka, "Views or Sales").<br><br>And part of it is not being afraid to separate success from process, or in giving credit for achieving elements of the greater goal.<br><br>Social media, like any means of communication, is limitless in its potential. That we've already managed, within ten years of its advent, to reduce it to a means of marketing goods and services to people with discretionary income, says a lot about how humans measure their own success and potential. Let's graduate from that, shall we? Part of it is in what we, the chroniclers and practitioners, choose to talk about — meaning, possibility and results vs. hierarchy, structure and numbers.

Part of it involves stating goals and beliefs, laying out action plans (and soliciting feedback and assistance from others), and analyzing what's working and what isn't — and whether that's good or bad — as opposed to analyzing all actions according to the same generic blueprint for success (aka, “Views or Sales”).

And part of it is not being afraid to separate success from process, or in giving credit for achieving elements of the greater goal.

Social media, like any means of communication, is limitless in its potential. That we've already managed, within ten years of its advent, to reduce it to a means of marketing goods and services to people with discretionary income, says a lot about how humans measure their own success and potential. Let's graduate from that, shall we?

]]> By: Justin Kownacki http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Justin Kownacki Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:05:04 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=893#comment-820 Part of it is in what we, the chroniclers and practitioners, choose to talk about -- meaning, possibility and results vs. hierarchy, structure and numbers.<br><br>Part of it involves stating goals and beliefs, laying out action plans (and soliciting feedback and assistance from others), and analyzing what's working and what isn't -- and whether that's good or bad -- as opposed to analyzing all actions according to the same generic blueprint for success (aka, "Views or Sales").<br><br>And part of it is not being afraid to separate success from process, or in giving credit for achieving elements of the greater goal.<br><br>Social media, like any means of communication, is limitless in its potential. That we've already managed, within ten years of its advent, to reduce it to a means of marketing goods and services to people with discretionary income, says a lot about how humans measure their own success and potential. Let's graduate from that, shall we? Part of it is in what we, the chroniclers and practitioners, choose to talk about — meaning, possibility and results vs. hierarchy, structure and numbers.

Part of it involves stating goals and beliefs, laying out action plans (and soliciting feedback and assistance from others), and analyzing what's working and what isn't — and whether that's good or bad — as opposed to analyzing all actions according to the same generic blueprint for success (aka, “Views or Sales”).

And part of it is not being afraid to separate success from process, or in giving credit for achieving elements of the greater goal.

Social media, like any means of communication, is limitless in its potential. That we've already managed, within ten years of its advent, to reduce it to a means of marketing goods and services to people with discretionary income, says a lot about how humans measure their own success and potential. Let's graduate from that, shall we?

]]> By: Scott Gould http://scottgould.me/the-desperate-need-for-clarity/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Scott Gould Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:43:05 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=893#comment-584 Sorry Gemma, this is </rant>, and I won't get it out again until at least next week! ;-) Sorry Gemma, this is </rant>, and I won't get it out again until at least next week! ;-)

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