Gathering ’11 was an event that brought together leading thinkers, change-makers and collaborators from across Australia and around the world to explore and develop ideas on how to solve today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges, together.

In this series of podcasts I interview the attendees about their personal experiences of Gathering ’11, as a way of exploring these topics further, and of continuing the conversation.

In this episode I interview Matt Cooperrider. Matt is a serial collaborator and co-conspirator of Gathering ’11. He works for Collabforge, specialising in organisational collaboration, social media & Government 2.0. He’s from New York, but lives in Melbourne, Australia.

You can follow Matt on Twitter: @mattcoop.

We talk about his role organising Gathering ’11 and the experience of co-creating the event with others; the tension between participating and organising; core themes of the event and future developments such as the Anthology project.

Subscribe to the Gathering ’11 Podcast via iTunes.

Episode Links

• Hub Melbourne
• Open Space Technology
• The World Café
• Asset Mapping
• Gathering ’11 Anthology Project

Credits: Intro music by Sic Alps / by-nc-sa

Please consider donating via the Gathering ’11 website. Your contribution will ensure the team can pull together Gathering ’12 and continue to share what they learned from Gathering ’11. They greatly appreciate your support!