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- noun Plural form of
unconference .
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I do not believe “one factor spurring the growth of unconferences is their ability to tap the smarts of the people who usually sit mute in the audience.”
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A long time fan of "unconferences" -- unstructured and self-organized gatherings like Foo Camp and Bar Camp -- Huffman wanted this one to be similar, but less focused on technology and more on art and social issues.
Informal Conference Borrows TED's Big Ideas, Not Its Pretense 2008
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The current product development process, that focuses on a few supposed geniuses and ignores the intelligence that’s in the user’s minds, same as with unconferences, is about to run its course much as the old style conference can’t possibly compete with one that involves the brains of the people formerly known as the audience.
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The current product development process, that focuses on a few supposed geniuses and ignores the intelligence that’s in the user’s minds, same as with unconferences, is about to run its course much as the old style conference can’t possibly compete with one that involves the brains of the people formerly known as the audience.
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The current product development process, that focuses on a few supposed geniuses and ignores the intelligence that’s in the user’s minds, same as with unconferences, is about to run its course much as the old style conference can’t possibly compete with one that involves the brains of the people formerly known as the audience.
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While this includes the idea of unconferences as a primary venue for peer to peer learning, it encompasses more then this singular idea for real time human gatherings.
BrainJams: Boundary Spanners in the Commons... Chris Heuer 2006
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While this includes the idea of unconferences as a primary venue for peer to peer learning, it encompasses more then this singular idea for real time human gatherings.
Archive 2006-02-26 Chris Heuer 2006
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The structure is based on "unconferences" such as foocamp or barcamp, where presentations and discussions form in response to participants 'interests and projects.
MAKE Magazine Brian Jepson 2010
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Geek Girl Boot Camps are full-day technology "unconferences" for women, taught by women, of all ages and knowledge levels where you can find workshops on everything to do with computers and the Internet!
Mashable! Tamar Weinberg 2010
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Geek Girl Boot Camps are full-day technology "unconferences" for women, taught by women, of all ages and knowledge levels where you can find workshops on everything to do with computers and the Internet!
Mashable! Tamar Weinberg 2010
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