You can’t always get exactly what you want. Although, sometimes you get something far more valuable. I attended the HRevolution event last weekend in Louisville, KY. It was billed as an “unconference.” I’m not very enamored with this term, but I guess it means you just shouldn’t expect a lot of slide presentations and randomness will reign there. I think HRevolution can be tagged as a round table. Next year, I hope it is dubbed as a “think tank,” and that the great minds brimming with ideas this Nov. 6th and 7th come to make it boiling hot.

I didn’t get what I went for, but I did get great connections and ideas. The interaction was better than other HR gatherings. Eric corrected me quickly when I raised my hand. We would have “none of that.” It was all about conversation.

And there were many valuable conversations. Here are some highlights.

1. Listening to Jessica Miller-Merrell (@blogging4jobs) and Eric Winegardner (@ewmonster) generate ideas from the room’s conversations and racing to see if the corresponding URLs were available on Go Daddy.
2. Talking to Susan Fawcett (@culturebabe) and Bill Campion (@culturedude), both from Cultural Catalyst of Talent Revolution, and being completely inspired by how they can help a company and individuals change.
3. Talking technology with Jon Gillespie (@jongillespieTR) of Talent Revolution and, no offense to @TheLance, but I think Jon was the “smartest man in the room.”
4. Discussion with Steve Boese (@steveboese) regarding the real competitive advantage of being a good networker (if you’re a good person).
5. I also had a short conversation with Amanda Hite (@sexythinker), the CEO and change agent at Talent Revolution. We didn’t get enough time to talk as much as we would have liked, but we now know each other and will be able to have many more discussions.
6. I loved the fact that with all the Twitter conversations mentioning going to Louisville, the local chamber of commerce and newspaper gave us shout-outs through their Twitter accounts using the events hashtag #revolution. I thought that was very smart and very classy.

So, I didn’t get the advise and feedback I wanted about blogging, which was my main purpose for attending. Yet I wouldn’t trade that for what I did get, meeting great people and really building some relationships that will allow me to connect for future discussions about those things I crave/need. These relationships are far more valuable than my original agenda.

If you were hoping to get a lot of content from tweets and blogs, you’ll find this was the ultimate “you just had to be there” event.

Thank you to the organizers and all of the Tweeps I turned into Peeps in Louisville, Kentucky.

Cheers,
Lois

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