It’s 2021, the second year in a row that SXSW is not being held live in Austin. During the last, live SXSW, I launched my latest, and first personal book on individual empowerment to overcome our social dilemma. Algorithms have certainly earned their wages lately as it’s time for the virtual edition of SXSW 2021 and I’m flooded, thankfully, with memories of 2019. During the craziness of the Lifescale launch at SXSW 2019 in Austin Texas, I met the international…
Innovation Starts When You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
Chase Jarvis is a long-time friend. A real friend. He’s also someone I deeply admire. His talents as a photographer, online persona, speaker, director and human being are raw and next level (check out his new book Creative Calling!) A few years ago, we spent some time together in Austin to talk about innovation and experience design. To this day, it is still one of my all-time favorite conversations. One of the reasons I’m sharing this post after all this…
Brian Solis Quoted In Entrepreneur.com Article On The Business of SXSW
A Solis quote about the reasons for the ongoing success of SXSW appears in an Entrepreneur.com article by Carlos Gil titled “Breaking Down the Business of SXSW: How This Global Cultural Festival Rakes in Cash While Churning Out Opportunities for Those Who Make the Most of It.” Solis’ words appear upon Gil’s reflection on “what makes this festival so successful and inspiring” after attending the 2019 event. Solis is described as an author, digital analyst, anthropologist and futurist, as well…
Brian Solis Was Among The Luminaries Appearing at SXSW 2019
In a Hackernoon.com piece called “SXSW 2019 Ultimate Guide to the Panels, Popups and Parties,” Solis is listed third in the Tech & Media Visionaries section after Arlan Hamitlon and Bozoma Saint John. The other luminary categories included Celebrities, Bands, Politicos, and Possible Surprise Appearances. Solis’ 2019 Presentation, “Lifescaling: A Journey To Find Balance and Spark Creativity in an Era of Distraction,” doubled as a launch for his new book. Read the entire article here: https://hackernoon.com/sxsw-2019-ultimate-guide-to-the-panels-parties-performances-9c1c9f25c599
Dear Startups: Disrupt Yourself To Disrupt The Industry
Here’s something you may not know about me…Before I focused on studying digital transformation, innovation, culture and digital anthropology, I used to exclusively work with enterprise tech companies and startups going back to the (gasp) early 90s. I’ve been through Web 1.0, 2.0, the rise of digital, social, mobile, cloud and every SW/HW/online/app consumer and enterprise trend in between. In all my years, I’ve probably helped launch/advise over 1,000 companies. I’ve even started and exited a few myself (note: I…
