GIC Events
[Review] "Think Tank: House of Genius"
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- GIC
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- 2016-04-05
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SPEAKER: Nate Glab
CO-WRITERS: Rebekah Cramerus
GIC TALK DATE: Februay 13, 2016
GIC TALK TITLE: Think Tank: House of Genius
Nate Glab’s GIC Talk got started with two videos showing The House of Genius in Amsterdam. They helped the audience members understand the concept of “House of Genius”.
House of Genius is a brand new type of event where presenters share their stories, mostly asking solutions for any difficulties their business is going through, or requesting productive suggestions for further development of their business. In response, the audience is welcome to share feedback about the topics presented. There is no limit when it comes to the topic. What is really innovative and interesting about House of Genius is that the audiences vary from big time CEOs to university students. They shouldn’t reveal their names or occupations when they give advice. So, technically it is possible to give anonymous and critical feedback, which means that the presenter can utterly be open to any ideas without bias, not knowing what everybody does. One idea can lead to another or be supported with more detailed examples or statistics by others. The discussion starter – that is, the presenter – likely would accept some of the ideas which had been suggested or discussed and incorporate them into their business. This is the very goal of House of Genius.
Nate Glab also showed two successful examples. One with a Car-to-Go business and one with Enormous: the Gorge story.
This combination think tank is already holding a lot of events in many cities around the world like Boston, Istanbul, Madrid, Amsterdam and so on, as well as being sponsored by major companies like Google or Microsoft. Today’s GIC Talk is one of his preparative steps to a House of Genius event in Korea. He also clarified the differences between House of Genius and Pecha Kucha night.
Whoever is interested in hosting the first event can contact the Community Development Manager of House of Genius, Jacqui Dietrich.
It is amazing that this simple action of gathering and listening to diverse people can be a powerful engine to make our business stronger and innovative. As it is said, “Some ideas are absolutely worth being shared”.
