Blue Screen of Death or Progressive Game Changer? #RebootAB 2.0
Renewable energy blog post 6 of 200
If you listen to the internets (and who doesn't) Reboot Alberta 2.0 at Kananaskis Lodge was a bit of a jumbled disappointment. Let me count the ways.
- A mix of too much structure and not enough
- A disconnect between the people who went to Reboot 1.0 and Reboot 2.0 (you had to be there!)
- Navel gazing
- Vague and platitudey
- Full of white people
- Assorted other bitching
Now these things are all true but I also had a great time. The people I met and the conversations I had were worth it. I'll stay away from kvetching too much about the conference because, regardless of the structure, I enjoyed myself.
My one suggestion would have been to scrap the whole "What makes a good listener" one on one talks and start with Ken Chapman's presentation around the "What makes a progressive" survey results. It would have provided the kick in the ass needed for the attendees to organize themselves better as well as getting rid of some of the wishy-washiest stuff in the morning on Saturday.
I'd like to take a moment to talk of the Alberta Party. I met a couple of the people involved and the newly rebuilt Alberta Party did grow out of the first Reboot event. Do I think the Alberta Party is the answer? They have a long way to go. Politics is simplistic and the Alberta Party is a strong, simplistic name but it will take much more than that to become a real player in Alberta politics.
If you'd like to keep up with the blogosphere's reaction Reboot Alberta's website is aggregating the posts.
And given that this is a renewable energy blog (and that I have a long way to go to 200) I should attempt to tie this in to renewable energy in Alberta. This wasn't really a topic that came up too often amongst the general population at Reboot but I did have some amazing conversations about the topic with some extremely knowledgable people like @KevinKuchinski and Alex Muir (@theroundhouse). Sorry for being so vague, but I didn't exactly take notes. Maybe if I'm lucky I'll get some guest blog posts out of them in the future. Keep an eye out!
