{Inspired By} The New Communicators

The New Communicators

Today I'm inspired by The New Communicators, a three-day series of events created to share experiences and inspire discussion about how we communicate with others using both online and offline media. A friend introduced me by email to Erin Kurtz, a New Communicators founder, who helped produce the first installment of the event, which occurred in Portland last fall. After hearing a bit from him about what happened there, I'm dreaming of the next installment taking place in Seattle...  Here's a little of what Erin told me about The New Communicators and the concept behind it:


Practically everyday we come across stories of individuals and organizations outside of the traditional marketing and communications industry who have found ways to create conversations in an effective way by whatever means necessary. We're talking independent coffee roasters, bike frame builders, brewers, animators, restaurateurs, fine arts organizations, teachers and students. We wanted to simply provide a context, or a forum, for people to share their stories about how they communicate and connect with the world around them... The result was three days of events all around town where people gathered, discussed and inspired each other. No pedestals. No hierarchy. No gurus. Just people sharing with people.


Good stuff. There are resources on The New Communicators website for anyone interested in organizing a similar event. Whaddya say, Seattle?