Enterprise Octopus unpacking pictures
For those not in the Twitter stream, a week ago I broke my foot in three places. Last weekend, I Twittered about it and joked about getting my wheelchair sponsored for Web 2.0 Expo, which started today. Within seconds, Zivity raised their hand, which shocked me. Potentially too racy for a Jive sponsorship, they were immediately followed by the kind folks at Capgemini and FG Squared, who told me they’d happily do it. I mocked a goofy picture up and showed them what it would look like. I wanted to bring the Enterprise Octopus to life and hand out stickers of her (it’s a she). Both companies were really supportive of this wacky idea, and low-and-behold one week before the conference, I’m a rolling booth for “people-focused” work.
Unpacking the Octopus
Assembly…and more tomorrow
So tomorrow we’ll assemble this sucker and cruise to Moscone. I have some super kick-butt Enterprise Octopus stickers. Want one? You’ll need to say “hi.” I’ll also have a video camera so I can interview those who aren’t shy. I’d love any pics that people take of this nutty thing so I can post a follow up blog post on it. So please send any you care to share.
Things people have said about this post
It’s so crazy it just might work! Love it… Can’t wait to see what photos ensue.
Kick ass - thanks for pushing the limits Sam! Clearspace is an awesome product that is helping push our enterprise to the next level.
The lo-fi picture of the assembled gear that I saw two/three days ago was nothing compared to these. What an idea to pull off!
Hey Sam, what’s wrong with Zivity? They can sponsor me any day the want!
save some stickers for those of us who can’t be there…or at least save some stickers for me.
kick ass at the conference!
Just sent this DM tweet to a friend: “lets tag up tomorrow around 11. Meet me by the octopus”
Wooooo! Bring it to work tomorrow.
Opportunity to produce mini ones! Awesome.
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