The Oprah Effect

2018  Michelle Russell , pcmaconvene,

BEHIND THE SCENES
The Oprah Effect
What does it take for a speaker to inspire listeners?

by Michelle Russell
February 1, 2018 

We’ve just returned from a jam-packed PCMA Convening Leaders program, and presentations by three very different keynoters — each inspiring in their own way — are still playing in my head. Opening General Session speaker Neri Oxman, architect, designer, inventor, and MIT Media Lab associate professor, spoke about “the future of making,” and how we are transcending boundaries with biomaterials