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I thought I would just throw my 2 cents in--I use the PK method as
well in my product design studios, began doing it this year in fact. I
find it quite useful to compel the students to discover what is truly
essential about their ideas/concepts in addition to the more obvious
efficiency of presentation.
Mitzi Vernon
On Apr 21, 2008, at 12:54 PM, Sam Dean wrote:
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> Hey Kathy!
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> I've been able to attend a couple of pecha kucha nights here in San
> Francisco, and I have to admit, it's a pretty cool process and ripe
> for using at places like ASTC where multiple presenters are sharing
> time. It forces you to (a) focus on big ideas (b) move between
> ideas briskly and (c) think visually. You can also tell who's put
> work into their 6+ minute session ~ if you're not really on top of
> it, the slides start to overtake your talk **quickly**. Plus, you
> KNOW at the end how much time you'll have for questions & dialogue,
> or at least pretty darn close to it.
>
> Great ideas, Paul!
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> On Apr 21, 2008, at 9:50 AM, Kathy Gustafson Hilton wrote:
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>> Thanks for the insights, Paul, couldn't agree more. We brought up
>> the idea of a Pecha Kucha Night type event at the last ASTC
>> conference planning committee meeting. Bonnie had heard of it
>> through Walter Witchey and was interested in pursuing the idea. The
>> "night" format is 20 speakers, 20 slides for 20 seconds each. Seems
>> like it could also be used as a a fun and lively way to see a bunch
>> of other folks work while not being just a show and tell session.
>> I'm in for the Day Without PowerPoint! See you in Denver! Kathy
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>> On Apr 21, 2008, at 12:18 PM, Paul Orselli wrote:
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