Given the reasons BILT has been established, and the wider range of material you can access across the conference sessions, I would encourage those attending to consider attending some sessions that may not at first seem like an automatic choice.
One of my favourite words of late has been ‘cross-pollination‘. If the company we keep (at events, for example) is too often just like ourselves, we don’t develop a rounded set of skills or experiences. If we are to actively combat and break down the siloed traditions of our industry, we must mix our company and be prepared to learn how others work, learn and behave.
When we learn from those different than ourselves, we can cross-pollinate ideas, knowledge and skills – and develop a genuine empathy for others, and why they do what they do. We presume the best about others rather than the worst. We stop and consider impact of our actions on others. When this is reciprocated, we find it easier to actively collaborate and…