Critical reflection can be lacking from days full of so much energy and inspiration. The experience of those like yourself, Peter Spence and others are important to channel those people into leadership.

I think the way the organisers have worked hard to get it outside a tech/IT space and incorporate others is important. What I found was that there were great ideas and inspiration, but like you say nothing amazingly new and what was more interesting was a regular lack of a strong evidence base. Ideas are great. But alone they are not enough. So, along with your leadership – I’d like to recognise the importance of depth of understanding. It probably comes from my BA training in arguing a point based on the knowledge base that has come before. But, I have found that after the initial rush of trampoline – I am found wanting more as I think through some of the ideas…but maybe that is the point.

Now we start the research and flesh out the ideas to see if they stick – that’s what the leaders will do, right?

cheers.

Leadership is an interesting one, and I love the comment you make about requiring humility to leave your mark. I would also say you need apathy and intuition – the ability to quickly understand how people feel given different situations and scenarios.

Food for thought