Grassroots social influence is absolutely achievable. The small team of individuals who put together Connecticut’s Social Web Week in under 6 weeks will tell you that.
Social Web Week (hashtag #swCT) is a week of social media influenced events occurring around the greater New Haven area. For a list of the 30 events in 7 days, click here.
What’s great about this event, is that it was pulled together by a group of people who didn’t know one another before its conception. Furthermore, it has received major attention from local government and press (check out @AnnNyberg and @CityEditor). Even Yale had something to say about this:
@YLSAA: Social Web Week CT – 2010, a completely grassroots initiative for, with, by the people of CT. #swct #yale @yale – interesting 7/10-7/16″
I was grateful when the #Getitdone team extended an offer for me to come in and help this crew kick off the week long event. They even got me to sing the kick off, as seen in the video below.
It is my hope that the participants, local officials, and media will take this opportunity to look at how Connecticut can reinvent itself and grow through social economics. With so many thought leaders at the table, this is a prime opportunity to address state wide issues and brainstorm viable solutions.
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