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winning newiawards 2018 joe award

1/10/2018

 

notes from a digital joe

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Loved sitting down to watch the 2018 NewiAwards last week via their excellent live cast, thanks to the hard work of the crew behind The Lunaticks Society and event sponsors. It's been a whirlwind since being announced as the 2018 Joe Award winner, followed by a time of reflection and gratitude, on how tech can connect and create community, in memory of https://twitter.com/joegrgas

My enduring ask is that people take an interest in the range of #startups in #NewcastleNSW and our region, think what you can do to provide the lift they need - a boost on social media; words of encouragement; intros to an enabler or potential customer; a chore done that might have been overlooked; accomodate kids in a meeting if they're short on care; compassion if they try and fall, for they will try again. I know there are moments where I or my teams have fallen short by being spread too thin and trying to move too far, too fast - what matters is what comes next in recovering from that overreach.

If they're strung out from striving, encourage a walking meeting somewhere restorative (we really are spoilt for choice here), encourage #mindfulness  - it's the spirit of the #entrepreneur to try, to persist, to explore. 
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Great to spend time exploring @thisisnotart #zinefest and soak up some Newy as I ponder what’s next for #newydex Took time to #rememberjoe - and think how we create a visible, digital pulse of #NewcastleNSW places for the world to see, embrace and understand why we #lovenewy The #newiawards are a great pulse quickener, but there’s more to do. Starting with #urbaniothack #sonewy

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There are some wonderful things being worked on above and below the visible surface in the Hunter, LakeMac and CentralCoast, tackling problems large and small, in a place that is ideal and open for experimentation, for all kinds of talents and ages - good results demand diversity. Dig deeper into their WHY and share their stories beyond our beautiful city, in person and on digital channels. We might not have the scale of Atlassian emerging from our local ecosystem yet, but there are some great and brilliant things emerging for our regions.

Be the wind beneath their wings.

For more on how, take a read of #startupville by @bradfeld / @kauffmanfdn #lovenewy #bekind #becurious #newiawards #newydex 

If you don't know where to begin looking locally, start with some reading about the teams that have taken part in the Slingshot Accelerator ICON Program, head along/tune into the StartupStories hosted by University of Newcastles Integrated Innovation Network, or come and start your own journey at one of our venture catalyst events. Take the time to stay up to date with the evolving technologies that underpin our connected world, promote the patterns that unite us, question those that diminish us.
The NewiAwards are a wonderful regional celebration of the digital talent and startups embedded in the NewcastleNSW community and nearby regions. The Awards are a really important element of storytelling of local innovation and growth, helping others to see that local digital entrepreneurship is alive, vibrant and engaged with global audience needs, business opportunities. There's a lot going on in our own backyard - take the time to see their hard work revealed in the 2018 NewiAwards LiveCast.
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