by Benjamin Ellis | Sep 25, 2026 | Announcements, On the road
It has been an amazingly busy week for the SocialOptic team, but the highlight was the National Lived Experience Awards, which was hosted by Cygnet at Statfold Country Park in Tamworth on Wednesday. Lived Experience, simply put, is the knowledge someone gains from...
by Benjamin Ellis | Sep 15, 2017 | Leadership, On the road
September saw The Telegraph hosting a panel discussion at their London offices on using technology to transform smaller businesses. The panel included Raja Saggi (head of SMB marketing, UK and Ireland, Google), Luke Hughes (co-founder, Origym), Shashi Verma (Chief...
by Benjamin Ellis | Nov 30, 2015 | On the road
Last week I made it to one of David Gurteen’s Knowledge Cafe’s, hosted by Fluor in Farnborough. The format is an opening speaker, followed by small group discussions, focused on a specific question. Chris Collison, author of Learning to Fly and No More...
by Benjamin Ellis | Oct 2, 2015 | On the road
September’s Reading Start Up Grind at Grow@GreenPark featured Sarah Giblin of Riut. Although now living in Berlin, Sarah started off in Reading, and that is Riut’s base. I have to say that it is rare to meet some one who is as engaging, passionate, and...
by Benjamin Ellis | May 30, 2014 | Leadership, On the road
I had the opportunity to along to the Responsive Organisation Unconference in London, where I lead a session and attended many others – more about those in a later post. The discussions during the day started a chain of thoughts about organisation structure,...
by Benjamin Ellis | May 28, 2012 | Event, Leadership, On the road
With thanks to The Big Partnership, this is their interview with me, just after I stepped off of the stage at the 2010 Like Minds event in Exeter. In short: We don’t know what we don’t know! Many businesses are obsessed with information technology....
