Transcending Our Tribe Whitney Hess whitney@whitneyhess.com http://whitneyhess.com @whitneyhess

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Im amazed at the position I nd myself in today Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

IA Summit 09: My rst public solo presentation IA Summit 08: My rst IA Summit Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

IA Summit Closing Plenaries: 2005 - Andrew Dillon 2006 - Peter Merholz 2007 - Rashmi Sinha 2008 - Andrew Hinton 2009 - Jesse James Garrett 2010 - Whitney Hess Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

IA Summit Closing Plenaries: 2005 - Andrew Dillon 2006 - Peter Merholz 2007 - Rashmi Sinha 2008 - Andrew Hinton 2009 - Jesse James Garrett 2010 - Whitney Hess WTF! Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

I dont need you to tell me how green I am Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Synchronicity brought me here Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Who I Am Who I Want to Be { My pursuit of happiness Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

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e Tribe Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

You are not alone Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Egos: few Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

If I have seen further it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. Isaac Newton Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Who is your mentor? Who calls you their mentor? Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Knowing where one belongs can transform an ordinary person hardworking and competent but otherwise mediocre into an outstanding performer. Peter F. Drucker Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Love Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Do what you love in the service of people who love what you do Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Is this your job or your passion? Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Why do you care? Why are you here? Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Work vs. Lifes work Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

is isnt a job, its a calling Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

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Our Common Mission Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

We help people enhance their own lives Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

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We want to change the world Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

If you wanna be somebody, if you wanna go somewhere, you better wake up and pay attention Sister Act 2 Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

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Wake-Up Call Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Its not about you (or us) Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

We design systems that enable more successful behaviors, but we dont make them. Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Like so many brilliant people, [we] believe that ideas move mountains. But bulldozers move mountains ideas show where the bulldozers should go. Hugh MacLeod Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Its time to focus our energy outside of the UX tribe, to become recognized leaders to makers & management Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

How do we gain inuence? Over our companies, colleagues and clients Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

e price of greatness is responsibility. Winston Churchill Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

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Whats Holding Us Back? Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

We heroize the tools Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

A fancy tool is just a pillar to hide behind Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

We limit ourselves Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

We accommodate out of guilt. We attack out of anger. We avoid out of fear. William Ury Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Were afraid to be wrong Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

You screw up every day and everyone already knows it. But do you admit it? Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Celebrate Fear Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Fear is growth Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Love hurts Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Live in pursuit of the OSM (Oh Shit Moment) Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Fail magnicently (Love demands that you do) Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Not doing it when you know full well you had the opportunity that hurts far more than any failure. Hugh MacLeod Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

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Perfection Credibility Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

is is my biggest OSM Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Promote Inclusion Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Recognize the destructive impact of your words Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

If you try to dominate people, you are already defeated. Terry Dobson, master of Aikido Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Be assertive without being aggressive Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Your intellectual arrogance is causing disabling ignorance. Peter F. Drucker Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

All human beings have a basic need to be recognized Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

We Need To Lead Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Chutzpah (a.k.a. audacity) Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Conviction Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Adaptability Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Act As If Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

True leaders inspire others to lead Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Our Legacy Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Some say they have 20 years experience, when all they really have is one years experience, repeated 20 times. Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Can your company succeed without you? Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Can your company succeed without you? (No? Are you proud of that?) Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

What is our legacy? (Is it outside this room?) Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Lets not be a footnote in a technology textbook Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Our legacy rests on all of our shoulders Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

ank you. Whitney Hess whitney@whitneyhess.com http://whitneyhess.com @whitneyhess e Radical Leap by Steve Farber e Radical Edge by Steve Farber e Power of a Positive No by William Ury Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod Managing Oneself by Peter F. Drucker