Comments on: @tdhurst Hates Ignite: The Rebuttal

By: Chris Lee

Chris Lee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:06:16 +0000

That's why I need a general blog myself. : ) Ah the trouble with a common name…

By: Matthew Petro

Matthew Petro — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:47:06 +0000

Ha! I originally wrote this whole thing as a response on his blog, then I found out there was a character limit. So I made it a blog post. And yes, I'm glad people are talking about this.

By: My take on Ignite Phoenix « Katie Charland

My take on Ignite Phoenix « Katie Charland — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:30:21 +0000

[...] There are lots of perspectives on Ignite – some critical and some in support. [...]

By: tdhurst

tdhurst — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:28:43 +0000

That's pretty cool. Can I now rip you apart for saying you LIKE Ignite?

By: krystoferJames

krystoferJames — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:47:31 +0000

Good stuff, brother.
An addendum to 4/9 – This last ignite had a thread of interaction running through it. From beats to clapping to responding to Bony Tony, presenters were engaging with the audience live. And many presenters created a site to continue the conversation, get user submissions, and one even developed an alternate reality game.
Interactivity was the name of the game this time.
ignite is neat… but that's just my opinion.

By: Chris Lee

Chris Lee — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:30:43 +0000

Nice job, Matthew. I had almost identical points in my reply to Tyler's post then I found that comments were limited to 1,000 characters. I feel very similarly! At least Tyler's got people talking again.

By: tdhurst

tdhurst — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:09:27 +0000

No. For all the glowing fairy dust I've heard about Ignite, it has some weaknesses that I PERSONALLY don't like.

By: bill chattington

bill chattington — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58:51 +0000

it's nice to see people making change, bringing people in, and supporting creativity. chill with your being a hater attitude.

By: Jeff Moriarty

Jeff Moriarty — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:35:10 +0000

4 - We've been trying to bring emphasis back to the networking at Intermission and the after party. We had two bad after party venues (which is why we kept moving), but this last one went great. We also refused to shorten the Intermission this time to give more networking there.

6 - The timed slides is (IMHO) part of the value. It forces even experienced presenters out of their comfort zone and has them really speak to their topic. Being a little off balance is a good thing.

7 - We had three times in Tempe as a result of the sponsorship we received after Ignite 3. Mesa is next, and we're trying to get a nice rotation of sites. If we frequent a location in the future it will be for quality of site, as we're now able to secure our own sponsorship.

Cheers!

By: tdhurst

tdhurst — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:32:39 +0000

I don't know. The only Ignite I was in town to attend felt forced and disjointed and, judging from conversations I've had with people who've attended the rest of them, Ignite seems to lack any real staying power.

Inspiration is great, as long as it prompts action. That doesn't seem to happen.