LinkedIn Maps

LinkedIn has introduced a new tool for users to visualise their connections and professional network, it's called LinkedIn Maps.

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IIME Workshop participants "word clouds"

Go to the link below to see the word clouds (with text generally taken from the "About Us" area of their company website):
http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/users/Jos%25C3%25A9+PIETRI/visualizations


The workshop participants are:

1. BTW Consulting 
2. Irish Shopper - http://www.irishshopper.com/  
3. Need of Meats Ltd - http://www.needofmeats.co.uk/  
4. Choyca - http://www.choyca.com/ 
5. Fortis Wind Energy - http://www.fortiswindenergy.com/about-fortis/turbine-history 
6. GreenPark Energy Systems - http://www.gpes.ie/ 
7. Commercial Laundry Solutions Ltd - http://commerciallaundrysolutions.com/index.asp 
8. The Marquee Company - http://www.marqueecompany.net/ 
9. Viltra Wastewater Technology - http://www.awwp.net/ 
10. The Golfer's Den - http://www.thegolfersden.com/

MLV Conseil "Word Cloud"

The text, taken from MLV Conseil's  website landing page is shown here as a "word cloud" that highlights key terms ... en francais ! They are a potential attendee of the IIME pilot workshop on 17 January 2011 in Berlin.


Other participants could have their clouds and all could be displayed upon entry (to discuss).

Tips from TED sessions

The speakers should have interesting and unexpected connections as the audience moves from one to the other. Another part of this is to intersperse traditional spoken talks with brief pieces of music, dance, or other performing arts that stimulated the creative, intuitive side of an audience member. The overall pace and flow matters! 


In the comments perhaps each "module" speaker can indicate which words and concepts they will use as a connection to the previous speaker and next speaker.

Studio Bastille "Word Cloud"

The text, taken from Studio Bastille's website page "Qui sommes nous ?", is shown here as a "word cloud" that highlights key terms ... en francais !