tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566674059943211832011-12-22T10:03:54.224+08:00The unconference for people who want to make a differenceMark Maglanahttps://profiles.google.com/101970693023462019144noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356667405994321183.post-11030848295076594782009-10-12T12:07:00.006+08:002009-10-12T13:17:17.984+08:00

Hello IdeaCampers,We'd like to share with you a very exciting competition that's been recently launched and is set to culminate on December 3 and 4 here in Davao City. Here's the teaser text on the event:SaaS Entrepreneur Camp is a business idea competition where the winning team will receive up to 2 years operating capital from an angel investor from Silicon Valley, California. Business plans

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Did you miss the past two IdeaCamps in Davao? Don't fret, the videos are always on Vimeo. We are slowly updating the channel with videos from the second event. Remeber: patience is a virtue! :-)Head on to http://www.vimeo.com/channels/ideacampdavao.

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Some of the insights we've gained from the past two events:Number of talks should be limitedThe second IdeaCamp was another experiment in the best format for talks and what we gained from that was it's much better to limit the number of talks to 4 or 5. This will allow for just enough conversation starters and leave time (and energy) for rounding up people with similar interests (in a room, table

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Don't forget to bring this on September 12, 2009:The success of the event will depend significantly on your curiosity and open mindedness. See you all on Saturday, IdeaCampers!

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I keep getting asked this question many times so I thought I'd try to answer it in the simplest form possible:It's a free event where you can meet the thinkers and doers in and around Davao City. It doesn't impose any obligations on you. Just come with an open mind and a child's curiosity. When the talks are over, you have full freedom to decide what to do from there.We only require 2 things from

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In the process of sharing about the IdeaCamp Davao with new friends, their reactions and their testimonies prompted me to pigeon hole certain skills/competencies that I think I personally need. I was fortunate enough to be around people like Mark and the Ideacamp Davao team to bounce out of this world Ideas and still be accepted. In the terms of the renowned artist Kublai Millan people like us

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See you on Saturday, IdeaCampers!When: Saturday, September 12, 2009 (10AM - 4PM, registration starts at 9:30AM)Where: Whistle Top Bar (Matina Town Square, Davao City, Philippines)After-event party: Why not? :-)How much: Admission is FREE (But slots are limited)What to wear: No dress code, as usualThe schedule for the talks are available in this Google spreadsheet.Help us spread the word with this

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After a series of meetings .... even at play we are still at work. Here is our attempt to promote IdeaCampDavao in a Comedy Bar.

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The essence of IdeaCamp Davao is beautifully illustrated in this quote. Note that while it's a quote for strategic management, we believe that it applies to pretty much any human endeavor.Sound strategy is not a case of having every facet correctly in place. It concerns improving the level of consciousness a company brings to bear on its corporate decisions.-- Terry HillIn IdeaCamp Davao, we do

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We just got invited to the Club 888 Media Forum at Marco Polo Davao Hotel. Our teammates, Art Esmeralda and George Tujan, will be there to talk about IdeaCamp Davao and the upcoming mapping party. The Club 888 forum will happen tomorrow, June 17, 2009 at 10:30 AM (PHT). If you're one of the invited guests, see you there!

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It's been two weeks since the first IdeaCamp Davao and we'd like to meet with you guys again to catch up on things. So we organized an "in-between-IdeaCamps" gathering with free coffee! Do join us then.What's the event about?An informal gathering (no planned talks unless you really want to) where you can freely interact with the participants, speakers, and organizers of the first IdeaCamp Davao.

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We want to thank you for giving us feedback on the first event. Some of the comments were:"Thanks to IdeaCamp Davao, we were able to form a partnership with one of the participants and we're now in the process of forming a potentially profitable new venture!" --Nilfa"I love this event! More please more!!!" --Anonymous"There could be more people coming next time. More breathing space maybe needed.

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Marloue Pidor, one of the participants of IdeaCamp Davao 1.0 and teammate of one of the speakers, George Tujan (who talked about on-line mapping), has just been confirmed a seat by the organizers of the State of the Map (SOTM) event in Amsterdam. Marloue will be heading off to Europe on July 10 to speak in front of a diverse crowd and promote Davao City and its achievements particularly in

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Some of the videos from IdeaCamp Davao 1.0 are now up on Vimeo. Thanks to Marlo (aka ragingmon) for toiling day and night just to get these up and running!More complete transcript of this keynote is here

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We were hoping to upload videos of the May 30 event by now. But alas, we were faced with a couple of technical glitches that prevented us from uploading on time. Rest assured that our video guy, Marlo (aka ragingmon), is working hard day and night to get it up soon.In the meantime, we'd like to share the opening speech for that day so that those who were not able to make it have an idea on what

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One of our guest speakers, Gener Morada, all the way from Imus Cavite had some free time. The gang from DabaweGNU was up to their eye brows in commnunity work under Brigada Eskwela, so why not spend some quality time with the DabaweGNU gang at Angliongto Elemetary School...sharing the true spirit of Open Source and IdeaCamp Davao. Art in shades and Jomari on the right.

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Hi folks ! These are just a few of the faces and smiles at the first IdeaCamp Davao held at Ponce Suites. Spot the following personalities who made this event a success.Evelyn, Ella Esmeralda, Pido, Rommel, Diosanne, Murlwe, Gener, Dodi, Nifa, Jasmin, April, cherry, Carmencita, Dennis,Henry,Bernard,Roques, Teves ..and othersMore photos here!

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Sorry if we sound like we're gloating, but we just wanted to mention that IdeaCamp Davao got mentioned in two shows over the weekend. The first one is Dr. Millendez's The Beautiful Heart Show which airs on Channel 28 Sky Cable Davao. Here's a copy posted on YouTube. Click click!The second was Councilor Mabel Acosta's show, Mabel At Your Service which airs on ABS CBN's DXAB 1296. We're still in

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Thank you to all who joined the first IdeaCamp Davao! The place was packed despite the fact that we only announced this less than 20 days ago. Folks were a bit shy during the start but after we went through some of the speakers, the people started getting more and more curious. Thanks again, folks, for participating! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Now remember, this is only the

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Thanks for participating in the first IdeaCamp Davao! Let us know how it was for you. Dish out the good, the bad, and the ugly! Don't worry, it's completely anonymous so feel free to be as open as possible. Click here for the feedback form.If you want to twit stuff, make sure to use the #ideacampdavao hashtag. For Flickr folks, make sure to tag with ideacampdavao.

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Just thought I'd remind everyone again that IdeaCamp 1.0 is happening tomorrow (as if we have not reminded you umpteen times already). Registration starts at 1:30pm and, as a prize for the earliest bird, we're going to give away an IdeaCamp t-shirt! Here's a preview.Want it? Go to Ponce Suites on time! :-) Remember, registration opens at 1:30pm sharp!(Thanks to Deco Machine Shop for sponsoring

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I just came back from a talk conducted by Dr. Nick Poblador at the UP Mindanao School of Management in Anda and I was very glad to have found a kindred mind in him when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship.One of the highlights of the event was when he talked about the benefits of sharing ideas and how these ideas become even better ideas when openly shared with the community. He also

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Just wanted to mention that we got featured in the news over the weekend. Thanks to Rudolph Alama for the well written piece! Here's the article in PIA.

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We took more photos of Ponce Suites last Saturday. This time, we made sure to get shots of the roofdeck which was twice as cool as the conference area. Click click click for the photos!

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Here's a little info on who's coming to the event. Aside from the invited speakers, we have individuals from various fields including communications/media, agriculture, education, events planning, marketing, retail, IT, food services, and furniture exports. We also have people from NGOs, non-profits, and government agencies coming on the day.A broad range of possible ideas, viewpoints, and

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Randell Espina is one of our invited speakers on May 30. Here is a brief profile of him in the form of a Q&A.Can you give us a little intro?I currently teach in Ateneo and I'm also a product researcher and developer in the same university where I'm currently working on the development of FPGA-based digital signal processing trainers and a multi-platform e-robot system. For my educational

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Some pointers to help you prepare for IdeaCamp Davao.Remember that this is an unconference and, therefore, the main event will not happen on the stage but off of it when you start interacting with everyone. How much fun and productivity you get out of the event will depend solely on how you make it out to be, so be prepared to lead or participate in any mini-session that happens after the invited

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Gener is one of the speakers for IdeaCamp Davao 1.0. Here is a brief profile of him in the form of a Q&A.Can you give us a quick intro of yourself?I am Gener Luis Morada, 42 years old and currently residing in Imus, Cavite. I have received my business degree from De La Salle University, Manila in 1986. I am currently an Internet café owner and the president of the internet café association of

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We noticed an incongruity between the incoming links to the registration form and the actual number of registrations so we decided to streamline it a bit by putting the form itself on the page. We hope this makes registration easier for everyone.If you've already registered using the old form, please re-register as your submission may not have pushed through in the past. We're really sorry for

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Nilfa is one of the speakers in the upcoming IdeaCamp Davao. Here is a brief profile of her in the form of a Q&A.What do you do for a living?At the moment, I am into research, enterprise development, management and consultancy services. Our office is called Rotanisi Management Services and it will soon be a corporation called ROTANISI, INC. I will be managing this office for future projects and

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Hi all. Mark here. I want to take this time to talk about the reason for starting IdeaCamp Davao.As some of you already know, I'm part of a group of AusAID and Davao City Chamber of Commerce scholars tasked with stepping up the entrepreneurial activity here in Davao City. We've already made some inroads in terms of educational materials and we're continually improving on that one. I wanted,

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Here is a running list of the topics and speakers for IdeaCamp Davao 1.0. The overarching theme for this event will be "opportunities in a downed economy" and each talk will revolve around that. The topics are as follows (NOT in chronological order)Energy from the wind for P5,000 or lessRandell Espina, Faculty MemberEngineering Department, Ateneo de Davao UniversityDeveloping successful

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We checked out the venue for IdeaCamp Davao 1.0 and it turned out to be a cool and cozy place. Kublai's Cafe is located at the second floor of Ponce Suites which, coincidentally, is referred to as the unconvention center of Davao City. Pefect! Some shots of the place:We believe that we found a great place that's conducive for sharing ideas and insights and we're very excited to meet everyone

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You've probably had one or two ideas that you wish you could implement. The idea could be anything from a business concept, a way to improve the educational system, a piece of software, a way to ease traffic in the city, or a process for simplifying the most mundane things in life. Whatever your idea you've probably thought about it for some time now. Maybe you've tested it at a small scale at

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Meet our volunteer organizers for IdeaCamp Davao. These are the guys who are so passionate about the idea behind the event that they have spent their free time and extra cash to make it a reality. Mark Maglana Mark is a product manager for Morphlabs. He holds two Master of Management degrees from the Australian National University and from the University of the Philippines in Mindanao. His

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