My talk at Toronto Ignite 4 on "The Most Passionate". 20 slides at 15 seconds a slide with audio.

1. Ignite Toronto 4!
“The most passionate”, by Sean Howard

2. http://bit.ly/passionfiles

3. “Passion is connection. It’s human nature
to seek others who share our values, and
people are constantly evaluating the subtle
cues that hint of such a connection.”
~Ellen Di Resta

4. “Passion is connection. It’s human nature
to seek others who share our values, and
people are constantly evaluating the subtle
cues that hint of such a connection.”
~Ellen Di Resta
“Yochai Benkler [...] said that ‘the
increasingly widespread practice of people
coming together for effective purposes’ is
changing how we perceive ourselves and
what we’re capable of.”
~Mike Arauz

5. Which brings us to the “Influencers”

6. Who are they? How to connect to them?

7. ego self-esteem
personal brand self-expression
make money OR sharing expertise
passion on subject
free gifts
to learn
passing time
socialization
for fun
What drives them?

8. The three P’s of Participation

9. What I
learned from
Jordan Peterson, Ph.D.
“Passion comes after action.”

11. “For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must
ensue... as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal
dedication to a course greater than oneself.”
~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow, Harper and Row, 1990

12. Online, the most active are easy to find

14. We have to connect to something deeper

15. http://OnTheGround.pk

16. http://business.twitter.com/twitter101/

17. “Sadly, most organizations have it backwards.
Brands don’t empower consumers; people
empower brands.”
~ Matthew Milan

18. “Sadly, most organizations have it backwards.
Brands don’t empower consumers; people
empower brands.”
“If your organization is determined to
~ Matthew Milan resist change, move out of the way because
the wisdom of crowds has learned how to
mobilize behind a compelling passion.
These new purposeful networks will not
be stopped.”
~Saul Kaplan

19. WHO?
WHY?
WHERE?
WHAT?
Ask these key questions

20. Sean Howard
Thinker, Friend, Juggler, Strategist, Planner, Biking addict, Part-
time surfer, Digital geek and all around shit disturber.
http://www.craphammer.ca/
http://twitter.com/passitalong
les brumes, http://www.flickr.com/photos/lesbrumes/
h.koppdelaney, http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/
Jordan Peterson, http://www.psych.utoronto.ca/users/peterson/welcome.htm
stefanomaggi, http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanomaggi/
Marc_Smith, http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc_smith/