Lessons on the journey there and back again

#ne13

Who am I?

@jakedolanjake@montana.edu

Montana State University

One does not simply walk into Mordor

Lesson #1:Tie everything to your strategic goals

Thanks to Dan Frommelt (@Frommelt) for teaching me this.

Form your fellowship

Lesson #2: It’s the people, stupid

Thanks to Doug Ruschman (@Ruschman) and many others for teaching me this.

Who is your Gandalf?

Lesson #3:Learn then teach

Thank you to all of my mentors for teaching me this.

Burnt bridges cannot be crossed

Lesson #4: Respect and good, clear

communication goes a long way

I am a fool of a Took

Lesson #5: Live and learn

Thanks to my “Tookish” moments and people like Todd Sanders (@tsand) who can find humor in the little things.

Leverage your assets

Lesson #6:Make Lemonade

Thanks to Georgy Cohen (@radiofreegeorgy) and Matt Herzberger (@mherzber) for the basis of this lesson.

WWW isn’t the Wild Wild West

Lesson 7: Define your governance

before it defines you

Thanks to Mark Greenfield (@markgr), Steve Lewis (@stebert) and many others for pushing for greater Web governance.

Don’t stop believin’

Lesson 8:Love the web

Love higher edLove people

-- Dylan Wilbanks

Thanks to the legendary Dylan Wilbanks (@dylanw).

Montana State University

Thanks!

Thanks to Jason Proctor for the laptop.

Image sources:

• Opening slide: http://gifsoup.com/view/1882894/who-am-i.html

• Lesson 1: http://justlikemozarella.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/one-does-not-simply/

• Lesson 2: http://benik0.deviantart.com/art/Fellowship-of-the-Ring-330657433

• Lesson 3: http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/File:Gandalf-2.jpg

• Lesson 4: http://stevelaube.com/never-burn-a-bridge/

• Lesson 5: http://fuckyeahperegrintook.tumblr.com

• Lesson 6: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fHdZDd_Y1Es/TOfInTgsjjI/AAAAAAAAARY/FBgGc5XfL0w/s1600/Smaug_crop02.jpg

• Lesson 7: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Don%27t_Stop_Believin%27.jpg

• Lesson 8: http://comicsbeat.com/reminder-you-will-need-your-stinking-badges-random-badge-checks-at-this-years-san-diego-comic-con/

• The rest are courtesy of Montana State University