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		<title>Coworking in Rochester, Kent  Creative Pros, Social Entrepreneurs  &amp; Students Wanted!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl @FellowCreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8211; &#8211; To keep up the local co-working vision and momentum, and to help the wonderful Deaf Cat out with its financial commitments to its currently vacant artists studios, James (@BecomeKnown) and I (Carl @FellowCreative) have just moved into Studio 5 at number 10 Rochester High Street – and we&#8217;re opening up our WiFi (including [...]]]></description>
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To keep up the <a href="http://vimeo.com/21617635"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">local co-working vision</span></a> and momentum, and to help the wonderful <a href="http://www.thedeafcat.com/rochester/awards.html">Deaf Cat</a> out with its financial commitments to its currently vacant artists studios, James (@BecomeKnown) and I (Carl @FellowCreative) have just moved into <strong>Studio 5</strong> at number <a href="http://www.thedeafcat.com/rochester/popupshop.html">10 Rochester High Street</a> – and we&#8217;re opening up our WiFi (including more secure Ethernet connections), Desks and Kettle to freelancers, startups, visitors, students and community initiatives.</p>
<p>Our new <strong>Studio 5</strong> space isn&#8217;t as flexible as the <a href="http://vimeo.com/21617635">Former Westminster Bank</a> we had our eye on back in February (sadly removed from the rental market by the owner), nor is it as big as the <a href="http://blog.theskiff.org/fellowcreative-arrives-at-the-skiff">original 2008 Brighton Skiff</a> but we&#8217;re hoping it&#8217;ll provide us with a temporary foundation upon which to build even greater momentum and vision.</p>
<p><strong>Studio 5</strong> is currently equipped with 4 desks and an overflow space for an additional 3 desks (Studio 3), as well as access to toilets, a fitted kitchen and an enclosed courtyard.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve already secured our first two part-time coworkers at £50pcm each (big thanks and welcome Paul @p_r_anderson of Sustaina.co.uk and Paul Baker at iDesignFor.co.uk).</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve still got room for two more full-timers (at £100pcm) or some more part-timers (at £50pcm), plus we&#8217;d like to encourage Students and other good folk to call in and see us. Occasional coworkers are very welcome for a day at no charge, just give us a ring on 07929 601737 to make sure we have space on the day.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re also exploring the potential for an event/workshop space for small groups so please let us know if you&#8217;ve got any ideas. We&#8217;ll post more details soon, in the meantime if you&#8217;re an organiser of small workshops, talks or other activities and you like the look of it please email <a href="mailto:studio5@fellowcreative.com">studio5@fellowcreative.com</a> for more information.</p>
<p>Finally, with this being a <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/tuttle101/">101 Project</a> and in support of The Deaf Cat (and the larger coworking vision) its important we&#8217;re transparent with finances. Studio 5 costs £260pcm to rent and any money we make beyond this will go into funding additional space usage (as and when its needed). We are making our books available for all to see:</p>
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<p>Please do get in touch if you like what you see: <a href="mailto:studio5@fellowcreative.com">studio5@fellowcreative.com</a></p>
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		<title>Tipple.101 &amp; Tuttle.101 in February 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl @FellowCreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month we&#8217;re trying something new – we hope you&#8217;ll join us! &#8211; Photo: Twuddle Tunbridge Wells Original photo taken and licensed by @ankertw &#8211; &#8211; The growing community of Tuttle.101 has lead to repeat comments, ideas and suggestions from attendees: Not everyone can make 9:30 am on a Monday morning. Coffee doesn&#8217;t calm nerves [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>This month we&#8217;re trying something new – we hope you&#8217;ll join us!<br />
<span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h4>
<p><em><strong><a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/twuddle_a.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3283" title="Twuddle by anke.blogs.com" src="http://www.fellowcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/twuddle_a.jpg" alt="Twuddle by anke.blogs.com" width="408" height="273" /></a></strong></em></p>
<h6>Photo: Twuddle Tunbridge Wells<br />
<a href="http://twuttle.com/2010/02/02/some-photos-from-another-great-twuddle/">Original photo taken and licensed</a> by <a href="http://anke.blogs.com">@ankertw</a></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<p><em><strong><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span><br />
The growing community of <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/10/tuttle-101-social-media-designer-developer-medway-rochester-kent/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tuttle.101</span></a> has lead to repeat comments, ideas and suggestions from attendees:</strong></em></p>
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<li>Not everyone can make 9:30 am on a Monday morning.</li>
<li>Coffee doesn&#8217;t calm nerves when introducing yourself to a room full of strangers – a beer or glass of wine might prove even more social.</li>
<li>Its difficult to get round and speak to everyone at a single Tuttle, and many folk feel bad interrupting/joining others long conversations.</li>
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<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span><br />
<em><strong>With the above in mind, we&#8217;re adding an evening <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tipple</span> to the February Calendar</strong></em> – inspired by the <a href="http://twuttle.com/category/blog/twuddle/">fantastic Royal Tunbridge Wells Twuddle</a>.<br />
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #00ccff;"><strong>Tuttle.101</strong></span></span><strong><span style="color: #808080;"><em> – Monday 15th February 2010 (9:30 am)</em></span><br />
</strong><span style="color: #808080;"><strong>will be upstairs in <a href="http://www.georgevaults.com/pages/contact.php?contact_area=directions">The George Vaults</a> Rochester</strong> (Kent)<br />
<em><strong> </strong></em><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=George+Vaults+%2835+The+High+Street,+Rochester%29&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=51.391708,0.480824&amp;spn=0.062127,0.159817&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;cid=16942431558751618609"><strong> </strong></a><strong><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=George+Vaults+(35+The+High+Street,+Rochester)&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=51.391708,0.480824&amp;spn=0.062127,0.159817&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;cid=16942431558751618609"><em>(35 The High Street, Rochester &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">click here for a map</span>)</em></a></strong></span> <strong><br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #00ccff;">Tipple.101</span></span><span style="color: #808080;"><em> – Wednesday 17th February 2010 (7:30 pm)</em></span><br />
</strong><span style="color: #808080;"><strong> </strong></span><span style="color: #808080;"><strong>will be upstairs in <a href="http://www.georgevaults.com/pages/contact.php?contact_area=directions">The George Vaults</a> Rochester</strong> (Kent)<br />
<em><strong> </strong></em><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=George+Vaults+%2835+The+High+Street,+Rochester%29&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=51.391708,0.480824&amp;spn=0.062127,0.159817&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;cid=16942431558751618609"><strong> </strong></a><strong><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=George+Vaults+(35+The+High+Street,+Rochester)&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=51.391708,0.480824&amp;spn=0.062127,0.159817&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;cid=16942431558751618609"><em>(35 The High Street, Rochester &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">click here for a map</span>)</em></a></strong></span> <strong><br />
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<p><strong>A few additional things to note:</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>1) <span style="color: #00ccff;">A big thank you to <a href="http://www.innovationcentremedway.co.uk/">Matthew at Innovation Centre Medway</a> who supplied the <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2010/01/tuttle-101-930am-monday-18th-january-2010/">free coffee and tea at last months Tuttle.101</a></span><strong><br />
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<p>2) You don’t need to sign-up to attend either <span style="text-decoration: underline;">but please do try and leave a comment below</span> (with preferably your actual name) so there&#8217;s a rough idea who and how many might be in attendance.</p>
<p>3) If you&#8217;d like more information about the above or would like to sponsor the coffee, please email Carl at <a href="mailto:tuttle101@fellowcreative.com">tuttle101@fellowcreative.com</a> or call me directly on: 07929 601737. More information on the &#8216;now global&#8217; Tuttle Club can be found via the <a href="http://tuttleclub.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/social-media-cafes-and-other-tuttle-inspired-events/">original tuttleclub blog</a>. We hope you like the sound of the above and look forward to seeing you there! =)</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/twuddle_b.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3286" title="Twuddle by anke.blogs.com" src="http://www.fellowcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/twuddle_b.jpg" alt="Twuddle by anke.blogs.com" width="408" height="273" /></a></p>
<h6>Photo: Twuddle Tunbridge Wells<br />
<a href="http://twuttle.com/2010/02/02/some-photos-from-another-great-twuddle/">Original photo taken and licensed</a> by <a href="http://anke.blogs.com">@ankertw</a></h6>
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		<title>Tuttle.101 9:30am Monday 18th Jan 2010</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carl @FellowCreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its back for 2010! Hope to see you there folks *-) On Monday 18th January 2010 (between 9:30am &#8211; 12:30pm) Tuttle.101 (otherwise known as Social Media Café Medway) will be upstairs in The George Vaults Rochester (Kent) (35 The High Street, Rochester &#8211; click here for a map) &#8211; &#8211; Photo: I enjoy increasing conversation! [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><strong>Its back for 2010! Hope to see you there folks *-)</strong></h4>
<p><strong>On Monday 18th January 2010</strong> (between 9:30am &#8211; 12:30pm)<strong><br />
Tuttle.101</strong> (otherwise known as Social Media Café Medway)<strong><br />
will be upstairs in <a href="http://www.georgevaults.com/pages/contact.php?contact_area=directions">The George Vaults</a> Rochester</strong> (Kent)<br />
<em><strong> </strong></em><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=George+Vaults+%2835+The+High+Street,+Rochester%29&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=51.391708,0.480824&amp;spn=0.062127,0.159817&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;cid=16942431558751618609"><strong> </strong></a><strong><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=George+Vaults+(35+The+High+Street,+Rochester)&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=51.391708,0.480824&amp;spn=0.062127,0.159817&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;cid=16942431558751618609"><em>(35 The High Street, Rochester &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">click here for a map</span>)<br />
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<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;"><a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/Tuttle_coffee.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3114" title="Tuttle Coffee &amp; conversation" src="http://www.fellowcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/Tuttle_coffee.jpg" alt="Tuttle Coffee &amp; conversation" width="408" height="306" /></a>&#8211;</span><br />
Photo: I enjoy increasing conversation! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatleydude/2703370871/sizes/l/in/pool-675845@N23/">Original photo taken and retouched under creative commons</a> from <a href="http://whatleydude.com">James Whatley</a><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
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<p><strong>Tuttle.101 <span style="text-decoration: underline;">isn&#8217;t</span> your traditional business networking event, its about conversation and inspiration over coffee, not business card swapping or customer referrals. If you&#8217;d like to know <a href="../2009/10/tuttle-101-monday-9th-november/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">more about Tuttle.101 click here</span></a>.</strong></p>
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<h6><a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/everybodycomeshere.jpg"><img title="Every Body Comes Here" src="http://www.fellowcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/everybodycomeshere.jpg" alt="Every Body Comes Here" width="408" height="408" /></a><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span><br />
Photo: Every Body Comes Here <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/2386961153/in/pool-tuttle-club">Original photo taken and licensed under creative commons</a> by <a href="http://perfectpath.co.uk">Lloyd Davis</a><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
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<p><strong>You don’t need to sign-up</strong> to attend <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">but please do try and leave a comment below</span></strong> (with preferably your actual name) so there&#8217;s a rough idea who and how many might be in attendance.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like more information please email (<a href="mailto:tuttle101@fellowcreative.com">tuttle101@fellowcreative.com</a>) or call me directly (Carl: 07929 601737). More information on the &#8216;now global&#8217; Tuttle Club can be found via the <a href="http://tuttleclub.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/social-media-cafes-and-other-tuttle-inspired-events/">original tuttleclub blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>A new year of opportunity for a Padawan.  I am poorer than I have ever been but I have  never been so opportunity rich!!!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carl @FellowCreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I type these words I remain unsure if I&#8217;d be in anyway wise to make them available for public consumption (if you’re reading this you’ll know my decision) – some may think of financial transparency as bold, others may define it as stupid – either way its honest and to learn from. &#8211; Over [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>As I type these words I remain unsure if I&#8217;d be in anyway wise to make them available for public consumption (if you’re reading this you’ll know my decision) – some may think of financial transparency as bold, others may define it as stupid – either way its honest and to learn from.<br />
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<p>Over the years I’ve learnt that forming my thoughts into a written story provides me with a linear process and a declaration of intention, but most useful of all it delivers a new perspective and the viewpoint of hindsight – which is much needed today (01/01/10) to inspire both realisation of my situation and some direct action to guide me.</p>
<p>Christmas and New Year provided time away from the laptop, keyboard and iPhone, and I did my utmost to avoid the usual daily dose of Social Web, tweets and posts. The break has proven truly fascinating and sobering, not because its been fueled with intellectual conversations with Wiseman from Nazareth, but because it delivered a much needed period of self-reflection and thought.</p>
<p>As I type this I’m faced with a virtual desktop of half finished Word Documents and lists of to-do’s, all of which must be edited and prioritized – this document serves as a psychological waste-basket for some items and begins a 2010 commitment to others – both are much needed if I&#8217;m to have any hope of keeping my sanity and developing a truly sustainable business in the years ahead.</p>
<p>Today, my bank statements tell me I’m £2,000 down into my business overdraft and in debt to the tune of £4,000 personally, on the positive side I filed and paid my VAT on Christmas Eve, I have no outstanding supplier bills until February, I&#8217;m due £650 in invoice-able time and above all I own all my studio equipment outright (probably £10,000&#8242;s worth on ebay). – In short, I start 2010 financially down but in no way out. At the age of 30 I&#8217;m poorer than I&#8217;ve ever been but I’ve never been so opportunity rich.</p>
<p>Before I look forward into 2010 I feel it important to remember the path I’ve traveled thus far (and for any potential readers of this, may it provide an insightful lesson, and a rare glimpse into a Padawan business mind).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/fellowcreative/videos/9/">Its now four years since I stood on a </a><a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/fellowcreative/videos/9/">high-wire ledge in New Zealand, the eight-second free-fall that followed delivered much more than I expected. I hung suspended at the bottom of the 134m bungy cord, fueled by adrenaline and a realization of “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”</a> – it was at this moment a seed was planted in my mind – return to the UK, forsake the short-term safety of a mortgage and pension, and set about developing a successful business and positive mindset based on personal challenge and social value.</p>
<p>I was twenty-six. I’d already managed an agency studio, been registered as self-employed for years, and been a founding partner of <a href="http://www.rorschok.com">Rorschok Creative</a> (which was less of a traditional commercial partnership, and more of a part-time creative/collaborative team) – I&#8217;d certainly worked hard to learn my trade but at no point had I ever been solely responsible for making decisions to drive a business forward, but most importantly, I&#8217;d never been solely responsible for the consequences – I felt I needed to learn from my own mistakes.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling">Linus Pauling</a> (one of only four individuals to have won multiple Nobel Prizes) once said “if you want to come up with a few good ideas, or even one great one, then you have to generate lots of ideas” [quoted from <a href="http://spaceforideas.uk.com/s4ipodcast/spaceforideas.xml">Jonathon Porritt's Audio Essay "Creative Sustainability" 2006 Podcast</a>].</p>
<p>Suspended at the end of a bungy cord, I already understood Paulings quote to be true in regards to ideas and creativity, but upon boarding the Air New Zealand flight back to the UK I began an enlightening journey… and today I understand that Paulings philosophy also applies to life, experience, inspiration, people, knowledge, ability and business. I also now realise that bad ideas and poor decisions are inevitable along the way, and as it happens, they&#8217;re 100% necessary to get a <em>great</em> result.</p>
<p>In October 2007 I opened a business bank account in the name of Fellow Creative, I instructed my accountant to process a formal VAT registration; and the rest as they say, is history. With many thanks too, and loving memories of a late family relative, I opened Fellow Creative with £10,000 in the bank but I also had the words of an ex girlfriend ringing in my ears &#8220;Carl, you&#8217;re an idealist, you&#8217;ll never run a business where you get on with every single colleague or client, or do what you want every single day&#8221;. Today, on 1st January 2010, I realize that its cost me £16,000 to find out that she was half-right.</p>
<p><a href="http://spaceforideas.uk.com/s4ipodcast/spaceforideas.xml">“If you want to come up with a few good ideas, or even one great one, then you have to generate lots of ideas”</a> – In addition, I suggest that you also have to do and experience lots of different things, step outside your natural comfort zone, meet and work with people you don&#8217;t always see eye to eye with and take risks based on gut feel rather than monthly bank statements – I follow my instincts every single day, and taking the rough with the smooth, I enjoy every single minute of it. (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA">I recommend watching this</a>).</p>
<p>In early 2008 I thought this philosophical approach was traveling pretty well, that is until I was hit by a 20 ton aggregate lorry and a double-decker bus in a near fatal car accident, a true story that not only shut the A26 for three hours but thankfully reminded me that <a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/fellowcreative/videos/9/">“what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”</a> and forced me to realize that although I&#8217;d been making gut feel decisions with people and time, if I was to truly succeed in business I really needed to gamble on my instincts with money.</p>
<p>Now four years on, I’ve made errors and poor decisions across all areas, <a href="http://phreadz.com/x/5BM1UCC0NAOQ/">and some gambles are yet to be proven</a> but I’ve done my best to learn from everything – I&#8217;ve rarely made the same mistake twice and the few times I&#8217;ve been foolish enough to do so now insures I&#8217;ll not make them a third – not even I&#8217;m that stupid *-)</p>
<p>To this day I&#8217;ve not run a traditional business, I&#8217;ve not been driven by money, or operated upon a written business plan or formalized cash-flow forecasts and targets, nor have I had small-print terms and conditions or even a vision to grow to employ staff – I&#8217;ve lived at home with my parents (thanks for the support Mum and Dad) and slept on friends sofas (you know who you are, you are all legends – thank you!). I&#8217;ve paid myself little and randomly, yet I survived to turnover 32,000+ last tax year. I existed upon my creative skillset and curiosity, combined it with manners &#8220;show respect to everyone and never waste someones time&#8221; and a northern blood up-bringing &#8220;my handshake is my word and the first round is on me&#8221;. I supported efforts with the initial savings pot of £10,000 and proceeded to put myself in as many challenging situations as possible to help me better understand what I should value in this world, and in doing so I aimed to develop a Credentials document and portfolio, trusted contact network and list of testimonials that could, if need be, get me a Creative Director&#8217;s job anywhere I might wish to work.</p>
<p>Of the past thirty years I’ve spent seventeen in academic learning yet during the past four I’ve learned far more from being polite, helping people and simply saying yes to challenges, curiosity, intuition and gut-feel – but at every stage &#8216;knowing and believing&#8217; I&#8217;ve got the ability to deliver anything I put my mind too &#8211; even if it kills me or my bank account – I&#8217;ve not tried to buy anyone&#8217;s friendship or use money as an advantage but I&#8217;ve made some great friends and colleagues, and I&#8217;ve delivered on everything I said I would, and all my suppliers got paid before I did.</p>
<p>At the age of 30 I still know relatively little about banking or business finance, which perhaps explains why £1,500 of the above £16,000 went on Northern Rock shares, but I’ve gained much understanding about myself and the worlds around me (referring to both the real-world and the digital-world). I believe I now understand the value of people and the value of investment – in both myself and others, and how and why others might invest in me – I believe that Communication is not about talking, its about listening. Value can always be found in encouraging and enabling others – being Social, Transparent and Honest.</p>
<p>2007-2009 I did many things, some of which were for paying clients but more were for the experience, knowledge and ideas. I founded and funded <a href="http://SustainableWidget.com">SustainableWidget</a>, <a href="http://theskiff.org/2009/01/fellowcreative-arrives-at-the-skiff/">moved into and sadly back out of a second studio at The Skiff</a>, <a href="http://theskiff.org/2009/07/a-busy-week-at-the-skiff/">fell in love with the co-worker mindset of Brighton</a>, invested time and money into <a href="http://phreadz.com/x/5BM1UCC0NAOQ/">Social-Web Platforms</a>, <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com">FellowCreative.com</a> and <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/05/fellow-vital-for-creative-design-students-professionals/">Social Media Education and Events</a>, worked with and mentored 3 talented upcoming designers (<a href="http://www.toggle.uk.com">1</a>,<a href="http://hedoesdesign.wordpress.com/category/something-i-designed/">2</a>,<a href="http://www.benbreckler.com">3</a>), <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/05/bitmap-vs-vector/">taught other creatively minded students</a>, <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/07/sustainable-design-creativity-university-of-the-arts-london/">spoke at events on Creative Sustainability and found myself on iTunes as a downloadable PodCast</a> and presented to a crowd of 80+ at Nesta. <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/portfolio-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-115">I facilitated thinking for a No.1 agency</a>, <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/09/barcamp-co-working-empty-buildings-innovation-medway-kent/">began to seed Creative &amp; Social Innovation philosophies like BarCamp and Co-working in Kent</a>, learned about the <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/11/creative-freedom-campaign-digital-britain/">Digital Economy</a>, <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/09/deathbook-posts-mortem-death-social-media-sxsw/">Digital-Legacy</a>, <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/10/website-design-social-media-agency-search-engines-google-analytics-business/">wider Social-Web</a> and <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/10/blog-action-day-bad09-belated-15th-google-bing-twitter-real-time-search/">real-time</a>, <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/09/social-media-brand-budapest-nokia-nseries-campaign-budaviral/">traveled to Budapest to blog about Nokia</a>, <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/10/hands-on-competition-nokia-n900-n97-booklet-3g-free-trial/">played with and gave away the latest devices</a>, <a href="http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/09/26/from-the-bizarre-to-the-raucous-the-two-sides-of-londons-tech-scene/">worked the door at the very first Twestival</a>, supported <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/11/manhaton-tour-winkyface/">random events</a>, attended <a href="http://ourmaninside.com/2008/06/30/the-geeknbury-festival-2008/">GeeknBury</a>, <a href="http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2009/04/10/wordcamp-uk-2009/">WordCamp</a> and <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/09/brighton-barcamp-theskiff-tuttle-social-media-kent/">numerous conferences</a>, <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/11/web-development-design-full-frontal-javascript-conference-giveaway/">gave-away tickets</a>, <a href="http://me.dm/blog/2009/02/the-twestival-gumballstyle-blast-across-england.php">sponsored a gumball rally for charity</a>, built contacts in video-on demand, live-stream and mobile, <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/11/fellow-trustees-2010-will-be-the-year-of-the-creative-freelancer/">developed a list of Fellow Trustees</a> and <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/10/tuttle-101-social-media-designer-developer-medway-rochester-kent/">started Tuttle.101</a> – long may it continue.</p>
<p>At every stage I&#8217;ve taken great pleasure in meeting, helping and working with great people and organisations but because my experiences have been so diverse and my knowledge so seemingly scattered, I&#8217;ve struggled with how to describe my job role and offering (even the VAT man has me down as &#8216;specialty design service&#8217;) – thankfully respected names like Nixon McInnes and WOMWorld Nokia have presented me prize opportunities based on their own gut feelings and conversations with me.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Sometimes you need someone else or something else to cultivate the great creative thinking. For a crucial piece of creative thinking we asked Carl to help facilitate us, and use his creative methodologies, his knowledge of our market but crucially his distance from our consultancy to improve our chances of making the mental jumps we needed. It worked! Carl was patient, thoughtful and used fun, theory and careful interventions to help us find ourselves some little gems of thought. A good man and one I’m happy to recommend&#8221;<br />
<a rel="external nofollow" href="http://nixonmcinnes.co.uk/">Will McInnes, MD of NixonMcInnes</a></p></blockquote>
<p>I love my title &#8216;Creative Midwife &amp; Joiner-of-Dots&#8217; but when Will McInnes gave me his testimonial I suddenly realised that I could only be defined by what I do – <span style="text-decoration: underline;">my now approach</span> – not based on what I had done (The whole is <em>greater than</em> the sum of its <em>parts</em>).</p>
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<h4><strong>&#8220;Thoughts become things, choose the good ones!&#8221;</strong></h4>
<p><em>~The Universe. (<a href="http://www.ktotheb.com/blog/">via KB @ktotheb</a>)</em></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">-</span></p>
<p>Some may think of financial transparency as bold, others may define it as stupid – either way its honest and to learn from. Its all part of the journey, thankfully I&#8217;ve already secured enough paid client work to keep me alive until mid-Feb, with a superb Tender Opportunity already in motion for a February-March project *-)</p>
<p>At the mere age of 30, I&#8217;m poorer than I&#8217;ve ever been but I’ve never been so opportunity rich – nor have I been so excited about the future!</p>
<p>I begin 2010 as a product of all my experiences, conversations, contacts, learning curves, plus all the good ideas that haven&#8217;t left my mind or my gut in the past four years, I have a great idea and I&#8217;m intent on creating a truly Sustainable enterprise out of it! The best part about the idea is that its so clear in my mind that I&#8217;ve already written the Feasibility Plan. I plan to continue meeting and looking for the right investor(s) – to invest in me, not necessarily financially, but as I have done for others, with belief, time, advice and encouragement.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ll be doing with the month of January:<br />
<span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></p>
<h6><span style="text-decoration: underline;">January Tasks:</span><br />
A. Define a 2010 day rate for @FellowCreative – Done.<br />
B. Write a draft Feasibility Plan for <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NewFellowVenture</span> – 04/01/10 – Complete.<br />
C. Get trusted feedback on <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NewFellowVenture</span> proposition – 12/01/10 – Complete.<br />
D. Prepare <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NewFellowVenture</span> Plan for Partners/Investors – 20/01/10 – <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/10171238">50% Done</a><br />
E. Submit LL Brand Proposal – 09/01/10 – Done!<br />
F. Arrange Brighton meetings for 14-15/01/10 (TN,LL,RI,BB,P) –<br />
G. Publish Social Media Blog Post – <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2010/03/support-notes-for-nsec-presentation-social-media-marketing-for-entrepreneurs"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Late but complete!</span></a><br />
H. Submit Client Summary Document – 11/01/10 – Complete!<br />
I. LL Brand Phase 1 – 14/01/10 – Complete!<br />
J. Prepare NMI Documentation &amp; dispatch for 3 meets – deadline 15/01/10 – Done!<br />
K. Prepare ORG &amp; CK document for Jonathon Shaw MP meeting – 6.15pm 15/01/10 – Done!<br />
L. Organise Tuttle.101 – 18/01/10 – Done!<br />
M. Update Fellow Creative Credentials &amp; Documentation – 20/01/10<br />
N. Submit Tender Document – 21/01/10 – Done!<br />
O. Implement Marketing Strategy for @FellowCreative – latest 10/02/10</h6>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></p>
<h6><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hopes for 2010 (updated with URL links 24/05/10):</span><br />
1. <a href="../2009/12/fellowcreative-beta-launch/">Update FellowCreative.com</a> and define &#8216;What I Do&#8217;<br />
2. Earn enough to attend SXSW Interactive &gt; <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/10171238">Done – Click to See!</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2010/05/dear-tuttle-medway-kent-community/">Organise Tuttle101 Collaborative Project or BarCampKent</a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fellowcreative/sets/72157623995878633/">Inspire an Open-source Platform</a> (#Deathbook #deBill <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fellowcreative/sets/72157623995878633/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">#Floor101 #EmptyShops</span></a>)<br />
5. Plan a 15,000ft LIVE-stream sky-dive for charity</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">&#8211;</span></span></h6>
<h6><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Companies I&#8217;d like to talk to more:</span><br />
ToggleUK, Automattic, NixonMcInnes, Ribot, TorchBox, 1000heads, WOMWorld Nokia, Nesta, FutureGov, PolicyUnplugged, Channel4, Ideas.org, 33digital…</h6>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></p>
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		<title>#Tuttle.101 will be on December 7th 2009  £3 per head for tea and coffee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl @FellowCreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuttle.101 is not a business networking event - if you&#8217;d like to know more about Tuttle.101 click here. On Monday 7th December 2009 (between 9:30am &#8211; 12:30pm) Tuttle.101 (otherwise known as Social Media Café Medway) will be upstairs in The George Vaults Rochester (Kent) (35 The High Street, Rochester &#8211; click here for a map) [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Tuttle.101 <span style="text-decoration: underline;">is not</span> a business networking event -<br />
if you&#8217;d like to know <a href="../2009/10/tuttle-101-monday-9th-november/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">more about Tuttle.101 click here</span></a>.</p>
<p></strong><strong>On Monday 7th December 2009</strong> (between 9:30am &#8211; 12:30pm)<strong><br />
Tuttle.101</strong> (otherwise known as Social Media Café Medway)<strong><br />
will be upstairs in <a href="http://www.georgevaults.com/pages/contact.php?contact_area=directions">The George Vaults</a> Rochester</strong> (Kent)<br />
<em><strong> </strong></em><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=George+Vaults+%2835+The+High+Street,+Rochester%29&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=51.391708,0.480824&amp;spn=0.062127,0.159817&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;cid=16942431558751618609"><strong> </strong></a><strong><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=George+Vaults+(35+The+High+Street,+Rochester)&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=51.391708,0.480824&amp;spn=0.062127,0.159817&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;cid=16942431558751618609"><em>(35 The High Street, Rochester &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">click here for a map</span>)<br />
</em></a><span style="color: #ffffff;"><em>&#8211;</em></span><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=George+Vaults+(35+The+High+Street,+Rochester)&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=51.391708,0.480824&amp;spn=0.062127,0.159817&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;cid=16942431558751618609"><em></em></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><em><a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/georgevaults.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2723" title="George Vaults Rochester" src="http://www.fellowcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/georgevaults.jpg" alt="George Vaults Rochester" width="408" height="294" /></a></em></strong></p>
<h6>Photo: Tuttle.101 Venue in Rochester, Medway (Kent) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarchi/3983180239/sizes/l/">Original photo taken and licensed under creative commons</a> by <a href="http://waterhole-forma.blogspot.com/">Peter Harris</a><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span><br />
</strong></p>
<h3 class="entry-title"><span class="highlight">+ ideas are brewing for a Freelancers Christmas Bash<br />
but more info on that once its confirmed!</span></h3>
<h4><strong><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></strong></h4>
<p><strong>You don’t need to sign-up</strong> to attend <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">but please do leave a comment below</span></strong> (with preferably your name and email) so there&#8217;s a rough idea who and how many are coming.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like more information please email (<a href="mailto:tuttle101@fellowcreative.com">tuttle101@fellowcreative.com</a>) or call me directly (Carl: 07929 601737). More information on the &#8216;now global&#8217; Tuttle Club can be found via the <a href="http://tuttleclub.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/social-media-cafes-and-other-tuttle-inspired-events/">original tuttleclub blog</a>.</p>
<p>We look forward to meeting you there =)</p>
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		<title>List of Fellow Trustees</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carl @FellowCreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I trust these people with my brand and my personal reputation, they are Fellow Trustees. I say this because I&#8217;ve worked with them all… &#8211; David Ince Author, Film-maker, Intellectual, Designer &#38; Do&#8217;er &#8211; Daniel Cudby Strategic Thinker, Designer… eats Photoshop Retouching &#38; Illustrator for breakfast &#8211; Jonathan Markwell iPhone App, Ruby on Rails &#38; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>I trust these people with my brand and my personal reputation, they are <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/11/fellow-trustees-2010-will-be-the-year-of-the-creative-freelancer/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fellow Trustees</span></a>.</h4>
<p><em>I say this because I&#8217;ve worked with them all…</em></p>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://davidince.wordpress.com"><strong>David Ince</strong></a><br />
Author, Film-maker, Intellectual, Designer &amp; Do&#8217;er</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><strong>Daniel Cudby</strong><br />
Strategic Thinker, Designer… eats Photoshop Retouching &amp; Illustrator for breakfast</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><strong><a href="http://madmotive.co.uk/about"><span>Jonathan</span> Markwell</a></strong><br />
iPhone App, Ruby on Rails &amp; Twitter Developer &#8211; co-worker &amp; all round good egg!</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://toggle.uk.com"><strong>Scott Evans</strong></a><br />
Designer &amp; CMS Developer (XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL &amp; WordPress)</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://toggle.uk.com"><strong>Gemma Garner</strong></a><br />
Designer &amp; Maker of Crafty Stuff (iPhone sleeves etc…), Ethical thinker</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://ourmaninside.com"><strong>Christian Payne</strong></a><br />
Social Media Journalist, Video Blogger &amp; Legendary Content Creator</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://future-foundations.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=section&amp;layout=blog&amp;id=4&amp;Itemid=27"><strong>Jack Butler</strong></a><br />
Generation Y Specialist, Inspiring Young People &amp; Public Speaker</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://www.benbreckler.com"><strong>Benjamin Breckler</strong></a><br />
Designer for Mobile &amp; Web &#8211; now working at Ribot!</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://hedoesdesign.wordpress.com"><strong>Alan Offord</strong></a><br />
Graphic Designer (up-coming-talent) and Tea Drinker Extraordinaire</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://thinkgareth.com"><strong>Gareth Rogers</strong></a><br />
Facebook Developer</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://remysharp.com"><strong>Remy Sharp</strong></a><br />
jQuery, JavaScript &amp; HTML 5</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://www.stevelawson.net"><strong>Steve Lawson</strong></a><br />
Social Media, Musician &amp; Thinker</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://thecopyhouse.net"><strong>Ellen deVries</strong></a><br />
Brand Language Consultant &amp; Copywriter</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://fraser.typepad.com"><strong>Josie Fraser</strong></a><br />
Social &amp; Education Technologist, <span>Digital Literacy, Identity &amp; Citizenship</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/in/paulrichardanderson"><strong>Paul Anderson</strong></a><br />
Sustainability Consultant</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/people/tom"><strong>Tom Nixon</strong></a><br />
Social Media Consultancy (trust me, I don&#8217;t use that title lightly)</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://phreadz.com"><strong>Jon Kossmann (Kosso)</strong></a><br />
Createch – Social-Web Developer Extraordinaire &amp; Founder of Phreadz.com</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h6><strong>Brian Noonan</strong><br />
LIVE-streaming &amp; video-on-demand (Web &amp; Mobile)</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;<br />
</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;<br />
</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h4><span style="color: #ffffff;"> </span><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span><br />
People I trust enough to work with at the next opportunity:</h4>
<p><em><strong>*</strong> those I&#8217;ve not met in person at least twice<br />
</em></p>
<h6>Anthony Ribot &#8211; User Interface, Experience &amp; Apps (anything Mobile)<br />
Phil Campbell &#8211; Content Creator, Video Blogger, Social-Web planner<br />
Ben Sauer &#8211; User Experience (UX) Consultant<br />
Mike Little &#8211; WordPress Developer *<br />
Ben Walker &#8211; Musical Legend &amp; Early Adopter<span><br />
Stef Lewandowski &#8211; Developer: </span>#DEbill http://debillitated.heroku.com &amp; http://stef.io *<br />
Paul Bradshaw – Blogger, <span>Senior Lecturer in Online Journalism</span><br />
Steve Purkiss &#8211; Drupal &amp; Open Source Evangelist<br />
Lloyd Davis &#8211; Social Artist, Community Builder<br />
Antony Mayfiled -Digital Marketing Consultant<br />
Oisin Lunny &#8211; Music &amp; Social Technology<br />
Ilicco Elia – Mobile, Web &amp; iTV (high-value strategy)<br />
Victoria Lennox &#8211; Enterprise &amp; Academic Policy<br />
Little Laura &#8211; Designer &amp; Web Developer (with solid code and ethics)<br />
Benjamin Read &#8211; Writer, Publisher &amp; Indy Film Producer<br />
<span>Jof Arnold – Developer (currently iPhone App focused)</span><br />
Peter O&#8217;Neill &#8211; Web Analytics<br />
Gavin Wray &#8211; Content Manager, Information Architecture *<br />
James Yorke &#8211; Online Marketing &amp; Search Engine Optimization (SEO)<br />
Penny Jackson &#8211; Journalist &amp; Audio PodCaster<br />
Dave Goodchild &#8211; PHP (Zend, Codeigniter), Rals/Sinatra, SQL/MySQL, Y.Pipes<br />
James Whatley &#8211; Social Media, content Creator, Blogger (anything Mobile)<br />
<span>Josh Russell &#8211; Product and idea development</span><br />
Aral Balkan – Flash/Flex, Renaissance Geek &amp; User Experience Advocate *<br />
Alison Coward – Enterprise &amp; Management for the Creative Arts<br />
Allix Harrison-D&#8217;Arcy – Crap at mornings. Dead Amusing,  still not dead.<br />
Matt Weston – Strategist &amp; Planner (knowledge, design, space and people)<br />
Dan Thompson – Empty Shops Network<br />
Michael L Radcliffe – Artist &amp; Plumber<br />
<span>Erica Grigg &#8211; </span><span>Sustainability in Social Media Consultant</span> *<br />
Chris Dalby &#8211; Developer, HomeCamp Organiser<br />
Leif Kendall &#8211; Technology Copywriter<br />
Derek Mantle &#8211; Graphic Designer<br />
Russ McVeigh &#8211; Web Developer, Flash Actionscript, XML, SOAP, JSON<br />
Stephen Bartholomew &#8211; Ruby on Rails<br />
Rob O&#8217;Callaghan &#8211; Developer, Connector<br />
Neil Pepper – iPhone/Android/Mobile App development<br />
Nicholas Butler – Developer (WordPress Back-End)<br />
Xander Cansell &#8211; Connector and Planner (of anything) *<br />
<span>Dan Donald</span> –<span> Web Dev/Design, Social-Media, PHP/MySQL, CSS, jQuery</span><br />
<span>Jenny Brown </span> &#8211; Internal Communications and Consumer Engagement<br />
Debbie Davies &#8211; Co-Discovery Films<br />
Danny Hope &#8211; <span>Interaction &amp; User Experience (UX) Design</span><br />
Premasagar Rose &#8211; <span>Social innovation + front-end engineering</span><br />
<span>Robert McIntosh &#8211; Marketing &amp; Wine<br />
Peter-Paul Koch (PPK) &#8211; Front-End Development (#1 Mobile Consultant)</span> *<br />
Euan Semple &#8211; Consultant, Writer<br />
Alan Moore &#8211; Engagement/Participation *<br />
Toby Moores &#8211; Interactive Game/TV/Online/Mobile<br />
Daren Forsyth – Engagement Jedi<br />
Mike Atherton – Writer for Screen</h6>
<h6><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h6>
<h4><span style="color: #ffffff;"> </span><span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h4>
<h4>My recommended ones to watch (some are students):</h4>
<p><em><strong>*</strong> those I&#8217;ve not met in person at least twice<br />
</em></p>
<h6><a href="http://twitter.com/Merleamelia">Merle Cordier</a> &#8211; Podcast &amp; Radio producer/editor &#8211; will call it as it is!<br />
Toby Watson &#8211; Mashupr &amp; Maker of different things and crazy tech stuff!<br />
Richard Mackney &#8211; Early Adopter, Blogger, Content Creator &#8211; interestingly visual! *<a href="http://builtbydave.co.uk"><br />
Dave Stone</a> – Nomadic Business Designer<span><a href="http://www.thomasforsyth.com"><br />
Thomas Forsyth</a> &#8211; Artist &amp; Maker</span> *<a href="http://futureblogging.co.uk"><br />
</a><a href="http://pdwd.net">Paul Davis</a> &#8211; Designer, Developer &#8211; impressively self taught! *<a href="http://fixt.me"><br />
Mark Phipps</a> – Microsoft &amp; Apple Certified Support<br />
<a href="http://katiefotis.wordpress.com/">Katie Fotis</a> &#8211; <span>Branding and Marketing Student &#8211; full of enthusiasm</span>!<a href="http://www.moanlog.com"><br />
Gaurav Patel</a> &#8211; Blogger, a Voice with Good Tone &#8211; seeks an opportunity! *<a href="http://www.j-dee.com"><br />
</a><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/albandali">Al-nashir Bandali</a> – Marketing Planner &amp; Strategist<a href="http://www.j-dee.com"><br />
Jon-Paul Davies</a> – ASP.NET, AmpliFeeder *<br />
Will Waterman &#8211; Thinker not Do&#8217;er &#8211; in the right team this man could be gold!<br />
Lee Gavin &#8211; Psychogeographer<span><a href="http://www.nathanparris.co.uk"><br />
</a></span><a href="http://twitter.com/giulipi">Giulia Piu</a> – Designer, UX Researcher<span><a href="http://www.nathanparris.co.uk"><br />
Nathan Parris</a> &#8211; Graphic Designer</span><span><a href="http://blog.dolphonia.com"><br />
William Morland</a></span> &#8211; a young man going somewhere! *</h6>
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		<title>Probably the ideal freelancer /  co-working headset?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carl @FellowCreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday (Sept 17th 2009) I had the opportunity to try out Nokia&#8217;s *new* Bluetooth Stereo Headset (model BH-905). &#8211; &#8211; Photo: Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905 Original photo taken and licensed under creative commons by Me &#8211; Now, upon hearing the term &#8216;Bluetooth headset&#8217; you can be forgiven for conjuring up images of &#8216;traditional [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Last Thursday (Sept 17th 2009) I had the opportunity to try out Nokia&#8217;s *new* Bluetooth Stereo Headset (model BH-905).<br />
<span style="color: #ffffff;">&#8211;</span></h4>
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<h6>Photo: Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fellowcreative/3945172925/sizes/l/in/set-72157622434698994/">Original photo taken and licensed under creative commons</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fellowcreative/">Me</a><br />
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<p>Now, upon hearing the term &#8216;Bluetooth headset&#8217; you can be forgiven for conjuring up images of &#8216;traditional earpieces and call-centre esq microphones&#8217;. The truth does in fact reveal a pair of sleek looking DJ-esq headphones, equipped with microphone functionality, and capable of connecting wireless-ly and seamlessly to almost any device via Bluetooth &#8211; including your mobile phone and Bluetooth enabled laptop (my Mac integrated them within seconds without any need for a separate software install).</p>
<p>As a freelancer, and regular co-worker at places like <a href="http://TheSkiff.org">The Skiff</a>, I spend much of my time wearing a pair of <a href="http://www.headphoneworld.com/p/Sony_MDR-V500_DJ_Headphones.htm">Sony MDR-500 DJ headphones</a>, after four years I&#8217;m now on my second pair. Without breaking the bank (available for around £50), and remembering that I&#8217;m not a professional DJ or Sound Engineer, the MDR-500&#8242;s are my preferred &#8216;cans&#8217; for both sound quality, environment-noise reduction and build comfort (DJ professional MDR-700&#8242;s are available for around £85 but these are unwarranted for my uses).</p>
<p>With the above said, I&#8217;ve now tried Nokia&#8217;s BH-905&#8242;s, and I might never buy another pair of MDR&#8217;s (and from a life-long fan of Sony this is big news!).</p>
<p>Nokia&#8217;s headset is priced at around £250, that&#8217;s £200 more expensive than my beloved Sony&#8217;s and I&#8217;d suggest the sound quality and build quality is extremely similar, but as a user of audio/video services like <a href="http://Skype.com">Skype</a> and <a href="http://phreadz.com">Phreadz</a>, and as a regular attendee of virtual events and sometimes noisy co-working environments, the Nokia headset comes equipped with ten powerful weapons that appeal to me greatly:</p>
<blockquote><p>Its the first product to feature &#8216;multi-microphone feed-forward active noise cancellation technology&#8217;… meaning its equipped with ten individual microphones that work together to provide more accurate noise cancellation for both voice and music.</p></blockquote>
<p>For any freelancers or co-workers out there who&#8217;d like to make calls to clients without them hearing everything else that&#8217;s going on around you, or as a co-worker who&#8217;d like to work to the sound of your music (or even in silence) without distraction I suggest that Nokia&#8217;s certainly worth a look.</p>
<h4>Nokia are convinced they&#8217;ve created the best Bluetooth headset ever built, and being totally honest I&#8217;m inclined to agree but I feel the £250 pricetag won&#8217;t make it the winner it should be.</h4>
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However, when I think how much some people spend on other microphones, headsets and VOIP services, and how ridiculous some Bluetooth earpieces look, I think £250 might actually be warranted &#8211; especially if I could actually charge it through the USB port of my Mac (on the move) but from what I&#8217;ve seen it currently has to be charged directly from a plug on a mains supply which in my book is its only major flaw &#8211; I hope you&#8217;re listening Nokia! please correct me if I&#8217;m wrong but there was no USB cable in the box I demo&#8217;d ? =)</p>
<p>The Headset comes packed in a case with audio cables and adapters galore. Finally I&#8217;ll note that the headphones do work via a normal audio-jack if you wish to save Bluetooth juice, but be aware that if they run out of power the noise cancellation feature won&#8217;t work (I&#8217;m yet to discover if the voice microphone dies at this point too but I&#8217;m guessing it does?).</p>
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<h4>PLEASE NOTE: <a href="http://twitter.com/MickyFin"><span>Micky Fin</span></a> (<span>Editor of <a href="http://www.nokiausers.net">NokiaUsers.net</a>) </span>has since informed me that the Headset does recharge via a MicroUSB FTW!! &#8211; many thanks Micky ;-)</h4>
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<p>Here is Nokia&#8217;s explanation of the technology:</p>
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More details can be found here on <a href="http://www.nokia.com/microsites/bh-905">the official Nokia BH-905 micro-site</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>To read more content from our Budapest adventures here are some relevant links:</strong></p>
<p>#BudaViral: <a href="../2009/09/nokia-social-media-n900-n97-budapest-kent-fellowcreative">Social Media Adventures in Budapest with Nokia</a><br />
Nokia Nseries Campaign: <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/09/nokia-nseries-budaviral-secret-storyboard-scenes-budapest">A Storyboard of Secrets from Budapest #BudaViral</a><br />
Brand Philosophy: <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/09/social-media-brand-budapest-nokia-nseries-campaign-budaviral/">Is Nokia a Starfish or a Spider?</a><br />
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My Review: <a href="http://www.fellowcreative.com/2009/09/nokia-ebooklet-3g-and-more">Nokia Booklet 3G</a><br />
Ben&#8217;s Review: <a href="http://thereallymobileproject.com/2009/09/looking-at-the-nokia-booklet-3g-with-an-n900/">TheReallyMobileProject.com &#8211; Nokia Booklet 3G</a><br />
Stefanos&#8217; Review (in Greek): <a href="http://www.pestaola.gr/unboxing-nokia-booklet-3g/">Pestaola.gr &#8211; Nokia Booklet 3G<br />
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N97 mini and N900 stuff can be found here: <a href="http://thereallymobileproject.com/">http://thereallymobileproject.com<br />
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