Robin Maiden - Thinking in Public

  I’m just back home.  What a great experience.  It was an opportunity to connect with old friends and create new ones.  My session on Internal Enterprise Podcasts went well.  I’ve included the audio from my presentation here.  My slides for the presentation are at slideshare.com. Don’t forget to use my podcast interview guide .

 

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Don’t forget New Media Expo Registration rate of $349 is good until June 30th and $399 after that. You can register for FREE, if you just want to visit the Exhibit Hall and Keynotes.

Are you a problem solver? Can you define the problem, gather data, expand the team, brainstorm solutions, and execute on the best one? Great! That puts you way ahead of the pack. Problem solving skills are highly valued by every manager around. But, what about sniffing out the bigger problem? Is there a bigger problem? Whenever I see a problem, I do try to accomplish the above steps AND see if the problem could be a symptom of a bigger problem.

I think so many people are satisfied just by completing the first part - just solving the problem. That is great and most managers will be very happy you did that.

But, I’m challenging you to look beyond the immediate and see if there is a trend or a larger issue that needs to be resolved. This secondary problem will certainly be more abstract and strategic in nature. This problem may be beyond the scope of your position to resolve - maybe even beyond your manager’s scope or interest. That just means it is an even more important problem to solve. Keep gathering data on the smaller problems and the bigger issue you think they point to. Then present to your manager or you manager’s boss.

Are you sympton sleuth AND a problem solver?

“Should I stay or Should I go?”  This was the gist of a recent email from a friend.  My friend had a concern that a conference wasn’t exactly in line with their area of interest. 

Here is my philosophy…  Life is about relationships. 

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Don’t forget New Media Expo Registration rate of $299 goes up after April 30th to $349 until June 30th and $399 after that. You can register for FREE, if you just want to visit the Exhibit Hall and Keynotes.

I will be presenting this at Podcamp Ohio, Podcamp Boston 3, and the New Media Expo. Follow along and help me as I prepare my Expo Presentation. I’ll keep this page updated as I create it and once done, this will be the place to see what was actually presented. Add your thoughts in the comments or call them in to 678-884-0524. Thanks for the help.

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Just because you can, does that mean you should? The costs associated with blogging and podcasting are so low, the question can become “Why don’t I make it longer?” or Why don’t I put out more content?”  Just because we can podcast for 87 minutes straight, does that mean we should? Traditional media has been constrained for a long time by the commercial break. We’ve all been trained to adjust our behaviors around those breaks. But, now consuming what you want, when you want and where you want, has erased the need for the traditional structure of our media. But, back to the question. Should we? Is some structure good? Is some time constraint and frequency constraint good?

As is my normal approach to things, I’m firmly on the fence about this. There is room for everyone. Some people will go too long; some people will go too short. Notice I didn’t mention a time. One person’s “too long” may be another person’s “too short.” If we are trying to grow an audience and produce something of value to someone else, then we are in a service industry and have to pay attention to what the audience wants. Does the listener want it longer or shorter? Does the listener want it more often? It always depends on the listener.

Don’t let the False Economy of the cost of production allow you to create something just because you can. Unless, of course, that is what you want to do without regard for an audience.  Let the audience drive the length and frequency.

So, with that in mind, am I blogging often enough? Long enough? Should I be podcasting? Audience, let me know. 678-884-0524.

I just registered to attend Podcamp Boston3, 19-20 July, 2008.  This has been a great, podcamp.  I highly recommend it if you can make it.  This year will be different as they will be charging $50 to attend.  There will be some discussion about this, but $50 is so much less than so many other conferences.  I hope to see you there.

Here is my brain dump of links I sent out to others today:

• Twitter Creators Video - Robert Scoble inteviews.
• Robin’s Twitter - If you know what this is, follow me.
• Taxes and Podcasting - Wired Magazine article
• Association for Downloadable Media - Proposed Standards for Advertising and Audience measurement
• New Media Expo Registration - Click to register.  I am a paid speaker, but have to refer people to be in the paid speaker pool.

Give me your thoughts on any of the above in the comments.