Simon Phipps visited Perth this week.
It was great to have him here for two major reasons. Firstly, he’s a great thinker, and speaker. We held a breakfast session for some of our customers on Wednesday, and the feedback was amazing. The single most popular and worth while event we’ve run this last year. His talk, “Waves of Change Rivers of Freedom”, which I gave a few months ago when he couldn’t make it to Perth. He spoke about the changes that we’ve seen in the last ten years, a world that is massively connected, and how this has led to open source. He also delved into the history of artisans, guilds, community standards and shared methods, and just how similar that is to the open source community. If you get a chance to see him speak, make sure you don’t miss it.
The second reason I wanted to meet him was he’s a prolific blogger. It’s great to meet other like minded people. I don’t know that many people that are “always on” like myself, and it’s great to have a conversation with those that are, especially one as switched on as Simon.
I’m looking forward to continuing my dialogue with Simon, and we hope to have him back in the near future. Just before he swings on over to South Africa 
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