As I was late on Thursday morning to Gustaf Josefsson's talk (sorry), for a moment there I thought I was transported to a hippie commune back in the 1960's free love era when I entered the room. It was in the way he dressed, the way he talks about his philosophical beliefs, the way he talks about drugs. It's even in his Facebook profile picture!
But more than halfway through his talk, it all began to make sense to me. Everything Gustaf talked about did not seem related to what we're doing at first, but by the end of his talk, it was the one that I feel was most relevant. Of all the speakers that I've heard talk about Purpose and Meaning, Gustaf's is probably right up there with Per from Sandbox and the one that I enjoyed the most. He was also one of the very few speakers that, I feel, really lives the values that he espouses.
2 of the most useful nuggets of wisdom that I've gleaned from him are:-
1. To share personal stories and end it with failures. Someone has to start by being vulnerable and revealing/sharing their vulnerabilities. And the more important or connected the person is, the more impact it has (this is consistent with the hypothesis I made in my presentation in the 2nd week during the Storytelling Module, that no one talks about their failures).
2. Find Startup Managers that live the values.
If we're able to do the above 2, then I'm sure we'll be able to make Nova work!
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