awaken your superhero: how social media saves lives
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I spoke on the Bold Talks stage at Hubspot's INBOUND2013 Conference on the topic of Awaken Your Superhero: How Social Media Saves Lives. I looked at the means, motivation, and opportunity behind heroism in the modern age, and how the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our community, our tribe, is literally in the palm of our hands.TRANSCRIPT
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AWAKEN YOUR SUPERHERO
How Social Can Save and Change Lives
Christopher S. Penn
Justice is balance
Villains andheroes share acommon ground
MeansMotiveOpportunity
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MEANS MOTIVE OPPORTUNITY
Name these superheroes?
Can read minds anywhere in the world
Can alter reality just by projecting his will
Flawless photographic memory and ability to learn instantly
Endless array of tools and gadgets
Name these superheroes?
Can read minds anywhere in the world
Can alter reality just by projecting his will
Flawless photographic memory and ability to learn instantly
Endless array of tools and gadgets
50 years ago your mobile phone’s capabilities were here
Our technology gives us super hero powers.
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MEANS MOTIVE OPPORTUNITY
Examples of Opportunities5
Ushahidi Open Source Software
Be More Heroic School Tours
Finding a missing girl
Helping someone pay for college
Opportunity is waiting.
Heroes are born from darkness because we desperately need someone to light the way.
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MEANS MOTIVE OPPORTUNITY
The enemy is corruption.
The enemy is apathy.
The enemy is cynicism.
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MEANS MOTIVE OPPORTUNITY
Are you ready to awaken your superhero?
@cspennChristopher S. PennVP Marketing TechnologySHIFT CommunicationsSHIFTcomm.comChristopherSPenn.com