Lotusphere 09 Closing General Session Live Blog
4.38: Session is over, and so is Lotusphere 2009.SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR !!!
4.35: Ben Zander ends by telling us a religious tale about monks. Good story. Sadly I didn't get where it was from. I rank Ben Zander as one of the best closing speakers ever.
4.34: "Possibility is ALWAYS only one sentence away!"
4.32: Beyond the "Fuck-It" (BTFI) we were brilliant! :-D
4.24: Again - but in "one-buttock" version. Excellent.
4.22: We will now sing Beethoven's Ninth (Ode to Joy) ... In German. I feel like Eric Cartman at Christmas.
4.20: The whole world's eyes were shining when Mandela got out of jail, when the wall fell in Germany ... and this week.
The new leader is the one that can enroll you into possibilities, not into downward spirals.
4.17: Just noticed Carl Tyler sitting in front and to the right of me ... no longer blue. Almost didn't recognize him. ;-)
4.15: "The rhythm of tranformation is lighter, brighter and more boyant."
"The only reason we have goals is to make our eyes shine."
4.14: Zander now skipping across stage. The energy in this guy is amazing.
4.11: Zander puts all the reality-TV into the 'downward spiral' category. Paris Hilton and the educational system too. Barack Obama thankfully in the 'possibilities' category.
4.09: Zander talks about playing this Chopin piece in Ireland to streetkids, and he got approached by a 19-year old who had cried, when Zander played that "Chopping-piece".
4.05: Ben Zander elaborates into talk about Nelson Mandela and dedication to the "Vision".
We must now think of a loved one who is no longer there, while listening to Chopin. Hi Grandma - love you!
Music was beautiful.
4.04: This guy is brilliant. Fantastic way to explain musical theory.
4.02: He has everybody singing in key - intuitively. "Nobody is tone-deaf", proven!
3.54: Experiment time. We shall now learn to appreciate classical music. Ben Zander will play a prelude by Chopin. We should imagine a 7-year old playing. He makes an excellent impersonation. :-)
He explains the difference between "one-buttock" and "two-buttock" music. Hilarious!
He plays the Chopin E-minor prelude. Or sort of ... it gets broken apart for a couple of good points.
3.52: Ben Zander starts by giving everybody an "A" then ask them to write who they would be to deserve that A by the end of the year. Brilliant!
3.47: "Angels fly because they take themselves lightly."
Next time you make a mistake, say "How FASCINATING"!
Rule #6: "Don't take yourself so seriously" (There are no rules 1-5)
3.40: Ben Zander tells us to choose between anger, resignation and possibility. In life in general, that is. Do you find that question hard?
"Who am I being, that my child's eyes are not shining"? A life question indeed.
He is very inspirational. Not at all what one would expect thinking about conductors and classical music ... how's that for predjudice? Bah, me! :-/
3.30-something: A poor lad named Eric is on stage. We're singing birthday songs for him. I can now claim to have song under the the conductor of the Boston Philharmonics. How many can say that ... oh, wait. Damn!! ;-)
3:26: Guest speaker is conductor of the Boston Philharmonics and author of "The Art of Possibilities" Ben Zander.(who?)
The subject is leadership.
He talks of two paths - one is the downward spiral of frustration, the other the base for opportunity.
He is conducting the crowd ... well. Lots of humor and energy!
3.25: 5th fecking row, and I forget my camera. Poor cellphone pics to be added later.
3:20 Kristen Lauria - VP of sales and marketing takes the stage.
She shows video from the participants in the "Work Smarter Together" initiative she called out for in the OGS.
A lot of customers and partners share good stories.
3.19: 2010 Golden ticket winner is Marco Ramirez of Intercall, who will be back on the 17th of january 2010 for the 17th Lotusphere at the Dolphin and Swan hotels.
3.15: Lotusphere movement #1 - Ready Go!
Session starts with video of impressions from this year.
Bob Picciano takes the stage in front of a huge "lotusflower" logo.
The crowd congratulates Sandra Marcus who - one again - put a fabulous event together.
Graphs were shown of bandwidth use during tuesday. Collaboration ROCKS!
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January 22nd, 2009