An introduction to the SXSW event 2 years ago by Event Planner Cary Caldwell + a subsequent chance encounter with online community legend Kris Krug at SXSW 2008 were enough to kick start a chain reaction of inspiration for Christchurch, New Zealand based ‘creative’ Jolene Parker.
Upon returning to New Zealand Jolene set about making change happen. Within 2 months her co founder Mark was on the mission to set up a simple community blog as the beginning of a larger creative community concept. Putting the unity back in community. Creativesoulchristchurch.com challenges Christchurch "creatives" to extend beyond their small community, gain skills + return to enrich the community with this knowledge. It is also becoming a real world community with small events being hosted regularly. Creativesoulchirstchurch.com is hoping to host a breakthrough Australasian event with Kris Krug + the Raincity Studios team in 2009.
Questions Answered:
Where is Christchurch?
What does creativesoulchristchurch involve?
How do web 2.0 community philosophies translate in New Zealand?
How do you establish a new tribe + sense of belonging?
How do we reach the rest of the world effectively?
What is going on creatively in Aotearoa?
How do we bridge the gap of isolation locally?
How do we contend with psuedo elitists?
What can we learn from Canada?
How do we deal with the continuous fight + struggle for funding?