http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/09/why-i-decided-not-to-speak-at-innovation-philadelphias-global-creative-economy-convergence-summit/ Alex Hillman Writes Here Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:50:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/09/why-i-decided-not-to-speak-at-innovation-philadelphias-global-creative-economy-convergence-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-1338 Billy Joel on the Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit : alex hillman writes here Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:06:18 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1376#comment-1338 <p>[...] still a massive amount of distortion in the continuing debate about my posts, mostly circling around the assertion that “bottom up” is better than “top [...]</p> [...] still a massive amount of distortion in the continuing debate about my posts, mostly circling around the assertion that “bottom up” is better than “top [...]

]]> http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/09/why-i-decided-not-to-speak-at-innovation-philadelphias-global-creative-economy-convergence-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 The Real Deal : alex hillman writes here Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:21:32 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1376#comment-1337 <p>[...] and involvement, there’s a void in the honesty of how this event represents Philadelphia. Comments on my original post support [...]</p> [...] and involvement, there’s a void in the honesty of how this event represents Philadelphia. Comments on my original post support [...]

]]> http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/09/why-i-decided-not-to-speak-at-innovation-philadelphias-global-creative-economy-convergence-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 mnips22 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:40:04 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1376#comment-1339 <p>Alex, if you're doing things to help, and a large organization that is also dedicated to doing things to help has asked you to share what you're doing with a new audience - one potentially numerbing in the hundreds - what you're saying here is nonsense. They offered you a platform to share your ideas - at no cost to you. And you chose to decline, which is clearly your right. The posts against them and this event reek of something else though.<br><br>If you were offered an editorial board with the Wall Street Journal, would you decline it because that organization is "too top down" for you? Doesn't that sound silly?<br><br>I, like Peter, am helping Kelly with this event. I'm doing so because it's a good event that is dedicated to a cause I favor - and because I can. No high horse here - just a focus on results. <br><br>The same results we all favor. Right, Alex?</p> Alex, if you're doing things to help, and a large organization that is also dedicated to doing things to help has asked you to share what you're doing with a new audience – one potentially numerbing in the hundreds – what you're saying here is nonsense. They offered you a platform to share your ideas – at no cost to you. And you chose to decline, which is clearly your right. The posts against them and this event reek of something else though.

If you were offered an editorial board with the Wall Street Journal, would you decline it because that organization is “too top down” for you? Doesn't that sound silly?

I, like Peter, am helping Kelly with this event. I'm doing so because it's a good event that is dedicated to a cause I favor – and because I can. No high horse here – just a focus on results.

The same results we all favor. Right, Alex?

]]> http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/09/why-i-decided-not-to-speak-at-innovation-philadelphias-global-creative-economy-convergence-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 mnips22 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:40:04 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1376#comment-1473 <p>Alex, if you're doing things to help, and a large organization that is also dedicated to doing things to help has asked you to share what you're doing with a new audience - one potentially numerbing in the hundreds - what you're saying here is nonsense. They offered you a platform to share your ideas - at no cost to you. And you chose to decline, which is clearly your right. The posts against them and this event reek of something else though.<br><br>If you were offered an editorial board with the Wall Street Journal, would you decline it because that organization is "too top down" for you? Doesn't that sound silly?<br><br>I, like Peter, am helping Kelly with this event. I'm doing so because it's a good event that is dedicated to a cause I favor - and because I can. No high horse here - just a focus on results. <br><br>The same results we all favor. Right, Alex?</p> Alex, if you're doing things to help, and a large organization that is also dedicated to doing things to help has asked you to share what you're doing with a new audience – one potentially numerbing in the hundreds – what you're saying here is nonsense. They offered you a platform to share your ideas – at no cost to you. And you chose to decline, which is clearly your right. The posts against them and this event reek of something else though.

If you were offered an editorial board with the Wall Street Journal, would you decline it because that organization is “too top down” for you? Doesn't that sound silly?

I, like Peter, am helping Kelly with this event. I'm doing so because it's a good event that is dedicated to a cause I favor – and because I can. No high horse here – just a focus on results.

The same results we all favor. Right, Alex?

]]> http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/09/why-i-decided-not-to-speak-at-innovation-philadelphias-global-creative-economy-convergence-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 mnips22 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:40:04 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1376#comment-1336 <p>Alex, if you're doing things to help, and a large organization that is also dedicated to doing things to help has asked you to share what you're doing with a new audience - one potentially numerbing in the hundreds - what you're saying here is nonsense. They offered you a platform to share your ideas - at no cost to you. And you chose to decline, which is clearly your right. The posts against them and this event reek of something else though.<br><br>If you were offered an editorial board with the Wall Street Journal, would you decline it because that organization is "too top down" for you? Doesn't that sound silly?<br><br>I, like Peter, am helping Kelly with this event. I'm doing so because it's a good event that is dedicated to a cause I favor - and because I can. No high horse here - just a focus on results. <br><br>The same results we all favor. Right, Alex?</p> Alex, if you're doing things to help, and a large organization that is also dedicated to doing things to help has asked you to share what you're doing with a new audience – one potentially numerbing in the hundreds – what you're saying here is nonsense. They offered you a platform to share your ideas – at no cost to you. And you chose to decline, which is clearly your right. The posts against them and this event reek of something else though.

If you were offered an editorial board with the Wall Street Journal, would you decline it because that organization is “too top down” for you? Doesn't that sound silly?

I, like Peter, am helping Kelly with this event. I'm doing so because it's a good event that is dedicated to a cause I favor – and because I can. No high horse here – just a focus on results.

The same results we all favor. Right, Alex?

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