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Petty Officer School of Management – Collin Henry

January 30, 2013

Collin Henry sees important parallels between his work leading a team of engineers for SimplyMeasured and what he learned about Petty Officers in the Navy from their famous BlueJacket Manual.

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Pre-Ignite lecture: U.S. Government Response to Hackers

January 25, 2013

The next Seattle Ignite is Wed February 20th, at 6:30pm. We’ll have our usual pre-show games, but an alternative is this lecture on the U.S. history of government response to hacking, including commentary on the Aaron Swartz story. One ticket gets you access to both! Phil Lapsley: The Government’s Response to Hackers, Then & Now [...]

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The Definition of Running – Josh Maher

January 23, 2013

Toddlers run and run and run like crazy. Adults, not so much. Josh Maher explains why we grown-ups should give running – particularly barefoot running – another go. Was he wearing those wacky toe shoes while giving his talk? Heck yeah he was.

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How to write a good bio

January 22, 2013

Many good people write bad bios for themselves. We want you to sound as awesome as you are so please take our advice. These five simple rules make writing bios take less time, less effort and make everyone happy to learn something about you. 1. The more impressive you are, the shorter your bio can [...]

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Yes for One Year: Confronting a Fear – Shauna Causey

January 22, 2013

Anyone who knows Shauna Causey in Seattle today would never have guessed that she faced a crippling fear of public speaking for years. One of Seattle’s iconic presences and very regular speakers, Shauna conquered her fear of public speaking by brute force: say “Yes” to speaking opportunities for one year. Shauna’s year long experience left [...]

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Know Your China – Lois Wang

January 21, 2013

It’s a big country that’s getting bigger – socially, politically and commercially. But how well do you know your China? In this talk, Lois Wang shares her theories about this culture on the other side of the world, and how to use some principles of consumer psychology to – and I quote – “sell them [...]

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The Secret Superpowers of Being Deaf – Alex Alviar

January 17, 2013

Being deaf, it turns out, helps you see things others don’t. Alex Alviar was born deaf and has lived much of his life with a cochlear implant. In this talk, he shares how he engages the world, how the world reacts, and the unexpected things his senses have shown him. “It’s like having a secret [...]

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Pitches vs. Talks

January 15, 2013

For every Seattle Ignite we get dozens of submissions. Some fall right on the line between being an interesting talk and being a sales pitch. Sales pitches have their place, but Seattle Ignite isn’t it. We know our audiences don’t like it. They don’t want to merely be sold something. Instead the heart of any Ignite [...]

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Talk Submissions due on Monday

January 4, 2013

If you’re still thinking about submitting a talk for the Ignite on February 19th, now is your chance! You have until Monday at midnight to get your talk in for consideration. After that, we won’t be taking any more talks until late February.

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How To Grow a Park – Dawn Hemminger

January 4, 2013

Dawn Hemminger‘s story began with a great idea to create a beautiful, safe and sustainable green space in her East Ballard neighborhood. This idea is no different than any one you may have that could enrich your life and the lives of those in your community. This talk proposes that the difference between just having [...]

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The Long Lost Art of Explanation – Lee LeFever

January 3, 2013

Lee LeFever, creator of CommonCraft, is on a mission. He wants to help everyone become more effective explainers. In this Ignite talk, Lee discusses — well, explains actually — the basics of explanation and how to take a complex idea and explain it with context, connections and stories leaving viewers with ideas for how they [...]

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Catch Dan Pink at Town Hall January 9th

January 3, 2013

Our friends at Seattle Town Hall have a nice doubleheader next week on Wed. January 9th. If you buy tickets to either talk you get entry for the other. at 6pm: William Janeway, an active venture-capitalist for decades leading the Warburg Pincus Technology Investment team (which sounds impressive but I’ve never heard of), will be talking [...]

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Latest Ignite Seattle Videos are Posted

December 26, 2012

We’ve been working hard over the last few months to get the most recent Ignite Seattle videos up on YouTube. You can see videos from both Ignite 17 and Ignite 18 over at our YouTube channel. In the coming weeks, as we get closer to Ignite Seattle 19 (Feb. 20th @ Town Hall), we’ll be [...]

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Ignite on KUOW/NPR at 8pm tonight

November 29, 2012

At the last Ignite KUOW 94.9 (our local NPR station) recorded the evening. They’re broadcasting tonight. You can tune in listen from the comfort of wherever you listen to radio things. We’ll be on their Speaker’s Forum Show. You can listen live to KOUW here in various formats.

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Author of The Black Swan at Town Hall (tickets 1/2 price for Ignite fans)

November 28, 2012

Our friends at Town Hall have a special offer for the Ignite Community. Tickets are 50% off for a great talk by one of the most controversal figures in intellectual circles today: Nassim Nicholas Taleb. He’s in town promoting his new book AntiFragile. He’s the author of the bestsellers The Black Swan and Fooled By Randomness. [...]

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Talk Submissions are Open

November 14, 2012

We are now accepting talks for Ignite Seattle 19, which will be Wednesday, Feb. 20th at Town Hall. The submission deadline isn’t until mid-January, so there’s plenty of time to think up a talk and post it. We had a blast at Ignite Seattle 18, and we’re expecting the next one to be even better. Submit [...]