a gerk manifesto: misfit to awesome social citizen

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The Gerk Manifesto

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  1. 1. The Gerk Manifesto
  2. 2. The Gerk Manifesto How Geeks, Nerds, Dorks and ADHD folks can become awesome social citizens. Featuring the multi-passionate, Superfessional Videologist Grant Crowell
  3. 3. Whos the cool guy or dork?Its a matter of social context.
  4. 4. GERKOLOGY 101 THE BIRTH OF THE GERK
  5. 5. GERKWhats that?
  6. 6. You wont find it here
  7. 7. Or here
  8. 8. What about here?
  9. 9. Google here sucks (or does it?)
  10. 10. #1 definition sucks, so on to #2
  11. 11. YES!!!
  12. 12. Okay, this needs some work
  13. 13. My new definition of Gerk A person who is transforming themselves into an awesome social citizen.
  14. 14. Gerk Traits 1. May have any combination of the following personality traits or neurological conditions: Geek, Nerd, Dork, ADHD. 2. Has an above average IQ, EQ, and DQ (Digital Intelligence) 3. Is mindful of social context 4. Values making social connections to other people, including those different from them. 5. Regularly self-assesses.
  15. 15. GERKWhy be one?
  16. 16. Many of us want to be super. But we forgetSuperheroes need their secret identities. They know when to blend in, and when to stand out.
  17. 17. GERKOLOGY 101 GERK-ISMS
  18. 18. Gerk A neuro-special individual who is transforming themselves into an awesome social citizen.
  19. 19. Neuro-normal 1. Someone who identifies as a normal person. 2. Aka, neuro-typical, or normie. 3. A non-gerk.
  20. 20. Supergerk 1. A gerk who is admired and emulated for their multi-intelligence across the organic world and digital universe. 2. Someone who has achieved extraordinary accomplishments through a combination of personal intelligence and social connections.
  21. 21. Superfessional A multi-passionate individual who blends their professional and personal life into their public identity. Someone who stands out positively in both the organic world and the digital universe. Someone who is awesome through being useful.
  22. 22. Digital Culture A multi-passionate individual who blends their professional and personal life into their public identity. Someone who stands out positively in both the organic world and the digital universe.
  23. 23. DQ (Digital Intelligence) The IQ and EQ of an individual in one or more online cultures. This supercedes technical know-how. It must include a sense of emotional intelligence into the digital culture. (I.e., digital empathy.) How organic people travel the digital universe to make real connections.
  24. 24. Social context The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed by both the giver and the receiver. Balancing our need for human companionship and our desire for self-expression without total self-absorption.
  25. 25. Mindfulness The quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
  26. 26. Mindfulness (as I see it) Being present in the present for as long as possible. Paying attention to ones surroundings and circumstances without judging.
  27. 27. Gerks at Work
  28. 28. Gerks at Work
  29. 29. Product videos are hosted by content coordinators who create their own scripts, matching their personality and the item theyre talking about. The effect is liking talking to a good friend explaining what he or she likes, with unexpected mistakes sometimes left in.
  30. 30. Orabrush: Social Video Success
  31. 31. Do YOU consider yourself to be a GERK?Nerd Misfit Dork ADD Geeks Asperger Misfit Mensa
  32. 32. Who do YOU consider to be a SuperGerk?
  33. 33. Final Thought
  34. 34. Remember these Gerk Tips Be mindful of social context. Know when to blend in, and when to stand out. Gifts need accomplishments Ideas need execution. Listen, shut up, and learn. Be Super-fessional
  35. 35. Your Feedback is Valuable to Me! Do we benefit from having a new definition for gerk? Would a book on the Gerk Manifesto be helpful to you? What contents would you like to have in it? What questions would you want to have answered? What other types of media and engagement would you want to see? What other POVs do you have?
  36. 36. @GRANTCROWELL