@szbarnaus 19 November 2021

I mentioned in my previous #TBT Noise (https://noise.cash/post/1kw9nwmz) that I was in Lisbon to attend the WebSummit. So to close this flash back to the fond memories, I picked some Noisecards to share. Somehow, mostly because of procrastination or simply I wasn't sure that somebody would be interested in my experience, I never posted these photos up until now. After I returned, follow up on the promising projects and prospects... not much, but truth be told: I was there mainly to cruise and browse and learn. Not just as a futurist practice to test some earlier ideas ... but I like to flashback to previous meetings, conferences like this one ... and sometimes I spot fascinating details in my diaries and track records I made. Some promising, at the time stunning startups fell short, or promising technologies in a backflip. By doing these I end up with some promising plots to SciFi shorts. That is why I choose to tell you mainly about the human experience of this event. The jam-packed, draining schedule and the hustle and bustle for the ultimate hyper-productive virtual badge ... is overrated. But you can fall into the trap of this efficiency. I tell you what I mean by this: I made quite a loaded program for myself by picking the most promising presentations and talks. Luckily I had experience from these kinds of events... that heading to the main stage and listening to the big presentations (in my opinion at least) not worth it> these are uploaded to YouTube, so you can check them up later. You don't have the opportunity to ask ... so by attending smaller stages is much more useful. [That said, let's have a break now and I tell you this> once I slowed down while I was running to another talk which can be missed ... so I cruised a little in the background of the huge arena ... to take some photographs and feel the mood. It was exactly the time when Sofia, the robot expressed her feelings> https://youtu.be/PDLhNO8zvwA . ] So part on my experience, but mostly when I saw the huge crowd ... I adjusted my schedule to attend smaller sections and remain seated and have a coffee in the breaks even if something in a particular topic (I was attending mostly the Finance/Business sections, Content Marketing talks). But the best choice was to mingle in the booth areas. Find business opportunities, promising projects ... and ask a robot for a coffee ... it was accompanied by a hostess, but pretty much handled the task >D So future is on it's the way. After 5 years passed quickly I have to say, most of the techs and ideas are still in development, still fresh ... this pandemic indeed made the mark in some other areas... but it's a different story for another time. Well, even my macbook is the same ... still going strong :D Now that I saw these old photos, I'm thinking I'll write some more about this from a futurist, business strategist perspective. Are you interested? What should I tackle? If you're interested in something particular... Noise your question right away :D That said... have a great Weekend!