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Adrian McEwen
Adrian McEwen

Slides from my talk at Barcamp Liverpool to encourage people to build cool, world-changing things

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Don’t Just Change the World… Improve It! Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
A Brief History Lesson ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
Today’s Challenges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
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But… Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
But…I Don’t Have the Money ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
But…I Don’t Have the Skills ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
Give Yourself Permission ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
We Can Make a Difference ,[object Object],Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
We Can Make a Difference ,[object Object],Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
We Can Make a Difference ,[object Object],Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
We Can Make a Difference ,[object Object],Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
We Can Make a Difference Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com Photo: John McKerrell - flickr.com/photos/52127104@N00/3088617051/

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Editor's Notes

  1. After an excellent Barcamp weekend you'll already be buzzing with new ideas and inspirations. I want to give you some food for thought and maybe some direction on how to channel that energy.