FOWD: My Crowdsourcing Presentation

I just wrapped up my presentation at Future of Web Design 2008 NYC and it was a blast! As I promised the crowd, here are my slides (in PDF format). They may not make much sense without me talking around them, but you can still enjoy the dog photos.

Crowdsourcing


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9 Comments

Wow, thanks for a great presentation, Derek. I really liked your slides. Is that Archer you used?

Posted by Sean Neill on 4 November 2008 @ 6pm

That’s a beautiful presentation. Love the font, the images…and I’m not even a dog fan. Well done!

Posted by Aaron Uhrmacher on 4 November 2008 @ 7pm

Killer presentation. I had the opportunity of attending this event today and it was awesome. I loved the dog photos too. I learned a lot from your presentation, thanks!

Posted by Steve Ambielli on 4 November 2008 @ 8pm

I spent your entire presentation nodding my head emphatically with a smile plastered on my face. Many, many MANY thanks. I’ve always believed that working in communications gives creatives the opportunity to positively contribute. Crowdsourcing enables better connections, and makes this whole thing worthwhile. It’s inspiring to see someone speak so passionately about it.

Posted by Erica Boynton on 5 November 2008 @ 8am

Thanks and great presentation.

Posted by Ross on 5 November 2008 @ 8am

Derek,

Great presentation, and it was a pleasure to meet you at FOWD. It’s got me thinking furiously, which is great, and as big a compliment as I can come up with! Thanks for the insight and inspiration.

Jason

Posted by Jason pamental on 9 November 2008 @ 9am

Great presentation. What was the name of the book you mentioned regarding the study of groups? Wrote it down but now can’t find it. Thanks.

Posted by Jeff on 9 November 2008 @ 2pm

I’m also sorry I missed the presentation, being an admirer of your work. However, about the illustrstion: when the dog is that good-looking and cute, most people suffer cognitive degradation. Actors know that dogs consistently upstage them. Does dog appear in your presentation – or is this a bone-and-switch presentation?

JS

Posted by Jonathan Soroko on 23 November 2008 @ 2pm

I figure, so long as people are looking in my general direction, I’m doing okay. There’s nothing worse than looking out at a crowd of people who are all staring at their laptops. (Okay, there are probably a few worse things, but it sucks lemme tell ya.)

Posted by Derek Powazek on 23 November 2008 @ 2pm