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Losing my faith in Community

January 19, 2010

I started 2009 curious about community, by September I was being quoted about it in articles, but I left 2009 almost entirely convinced that “community” is a waste of time.
Not the people but the term itself. It has become a phantom banner that people wave to try and rally a cause – don’t we all [...]

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Some Ignite Phoenix whyfors and wherebys

December 21, 2009

Another part of my Year End Clear Out related to Ignite Phoenix, a few of the reasons things work as they do related to the event. My normal approach is not to air a lot of the internal stuff and just let people enjoy the show, but many people have been generally curious or offered [...]

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What I love about Ignite Phoenix

December 10, 2009

In 2009 Ignite Phoenix grew from about 140 people at Ignite #2 to the nearly 600 we had at Ignites #4 and #5.  It’s become something very different from what I ever imagined in more ways than just size. This year it generated a lot of discussion, especially after the most recent one, and I [...]

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