New technologies and business models emerge almost overnight. Advertising, retail, manufacturing, media, financial services, travel—no matter what business you’re in, you’ve felt, or are about to feel, the shockwave that disruption brings.

This exclusive, invite-only event featured top industry leaders on how to think different about change, and how to use it to your advantage.  The content of that event is now available for the rest us including the papers.

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The atmosphere of energy in the room at startup school is something to experience. Many founders have told that this event was what finally made them take the leap.

For more, here is the coverage from Techcrunch:

• Mark Pincus Talks About Becoming A Great CEO, With Tony Robbins’ Help
• Tony Hsieh On Delivering Happiness
• An Interview With Mark Zuckerberg
• Paul Buchheit Wings It, Tells Us What He’s Learned
• Ev Williams And Biz Stone Admit Even Twitter Thought Twitter Was Stupid At First
• Wired Editor Chris Anderson On Freemium Business Models
• Jason Fried of 37Signals On Startups, Crack Cocaine, And More
• Sequoia’s Greg McAdoo On The Opportunities Of A Recession

Researchers at Microsoft, Nokia, Philips and digital security company Gemalto recently announced the launch of a new initiative that aims to set out how consumers and businesses can do just that. Called Trust in Digital Life Partnership, their vision is to address “the fundamental societal issue of trust in new and emerging digital services.”

One of the founding members of Trust in Digital Life is Kim Cameron , chief architect of identity with the Identity and Security division at Microsoft. Mr. Cameron is a firm believer that the need to animate interest in the area of digital trust is key. In a recent Q&A interview with the Globe and Mail, Mr. Cameron outlines what steps need to be taken to secure digital identity.

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Most people are still careful to protect their personal information, but more and more of us are choosing to store our most intimate details online: financial information, health records, personal preferences, and even our schedules and location. This is not because we are more trusting, but because sharing information unlocks access to personalized services that support us in meaningful ways.

Services such as Flickr, Facebook, and Mint have created platforms to collect personal information and, in turn, have built value around their customers’ willingness to provide it. Netflix asks for direct input in exchange for personal recommendations, but the Toyota Prius works in the background, unobtrusively capturing our driving behavior and playing it back to us. Building on the power of information, these services can transform unintended consequences into intentional change.

As people share more, their expectations are evolving from archiving services to personalized services that adapt to them, and even anticipatory services that nudge them in positive ways. This has resulted in services that capture people’s history, filter their information, and turn it into tailored recommendations, options, alerts, and connections.

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I had the chance to work on great projects for the Guardian, Volkswagen, Guinness and many more. I had the chance to travel around the world to visit Tribal DDB in India, Asia, Japan and the US and develop a department that will hopefully continue to foster innovation at Tribal DDB.

After my start-up experience, it was my first job in a UK agency and I will remember a lot of good things.

Thanks Tribal DDB and goodbye Bishops Bridge road.