Design conferences for a connection economy

A conference connection economy: A black and white photograph of a wooden pulley. Two sisal ropes loop around the pulley on its right. On the left of the pulley is a metal shackle with two metal ropes attached to it.
Useful knowledge increasingly resides in our social networks, not in our individual heads. Consequently, we are moving from an industrial economy to a connection economy. One which creates value by concentrating on building relationships rather than stuff.

In the connection economy, there’s a dividing line between two kinds of projects: those that exist to create connections, and those that don’t.
—Seth Godin, First, connect

Do you design your conferences for a connection economy or an industrial economy?

Photo attribution: Flickr user ch-weidinger

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