The Chicago Convergence

You bring the digital sparks, we'll supply the gasoline.

John Patterson
  • 47, Male
  • Chicago, Los Angeles
  • United States
Share 

John Patterson's Friends

John Patterson's Groups

John Patterson's Discussions

Thank you!

Replied Sep. 17, 2008

What is ‘New Media’?
6 Replies

Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin Burrell Aug. 13, 2008.

 

John Patterson Chicago Convergence Founder

Gifts Received

Gift

John Patterson has not received any gifts yet

Give John Patterson a Gift

Profile Information

Zip Code
60640
Industry
New Media, Film, Video, Television
About Me:
John Patterson is a entrepreneur and Founder and President of The Chicago Convergence.

BIO:
In the late 80s, John birthed and led a citywide leadership council that declared Austin, TX “The Arts Capitol of the South”. From 1995-2007, he worked for a global leader in the field of training and development managing the Midwest office. Having facilitated leadership and community development programs for over 10,000 people, he joined Pixel Brothers (television production) in 2007 to break new ground for the media industries.

He is founder and president of The Chicago Convergence, an annual conference of select presenters and companies powered by a collective of journalists, entrepreneurs and organizations with noteworthy accomplishments in digital technologies, entertainment and design. In 2008 Mayor Daley welcomed the Convergence as the cities "new media glue".


In May of 2009, He made Los Angeles his primary residence with homes in both cities. He currently acts as director of The Chicago Convergence, and is as an independent producer working on the development and packaging of online media, television and mainstream motion picture content.


His blog: Genius+Power+Magic, is about leadership, performance and living a damn good life. With 23 years of training in a variety of leadership and performance disciplines, his focus is on existing and new distinctions and models which help people fulfill their primary personal, performance and financial ambitions.



Company Name
Chicago Convergence
Website:
http://www.chicagoconvergence.com
Blog:
http://cnms08.typepad.com/
Social Network:
http://twitter.com/chiconvergence
What I hope to gain from The Chicago Convergence
To lead a tribe worth leading.

Quotes

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Goethe

John Patterson's Blog

John Patterson

Are you really free?

You and I are always trading freedoms for inclusion in the marketplace.

Since we are no longer exiting the cave to hunt for food, we have become a synapse in the ecology of a marketplace and must behave to get the help of those who offer us food, clothing and other forms of help or money.

If you understand the biology behind this, then you can perhaps begin to be the threat rather than be concerned for being threatened. However, if you are unaware of how quickly the market may vote you off the… Continue

Posted on November 14, 2009 at 10:42am —

John Patterson

Online networking the latest fashion in career building

From The Chicago Sun Times
Looking to climb the corporate ladder 140 characters at a time? General Motors and Southwest Airlines are looking for a few good Twitter and Facebook fanatics to help them sell more Buicks and cheap airline tickets. You can even drink beer wh… Continue

Posted on November 10, 2009 at 10:30am —

John Patterson

The Influence Ecology - Architecture

This is a series of talks inside an abstraction I call The Influence Ecology.

[see primer for more definition]



Tending to the 'water' or ecology rather than simply tending to you requires an awareness of forces that shape and impact the You that you are.



That you were born in a specific place, time, country, race, culture, r

Continue

Posted on November 10, 2009 at 12:10am —

John Patterson

Will Oprah throw us over for L.A. in 2011? If so, the local film industry will feel the pain

Over the 25 years Oprah has broadcast her daily talk show from Chicago, it was inevitable that one day she would move the show to Los Angeles.

Apparently that day will arrive in 2011 when her CBS syndication contract ends and she will transition to her own Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on cable in a joint venture with Discovery Communications.

The world will await [… Continue

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 3:51pm —

John Patterson

Local investors are new $80 M studio owners - Mirkopoulos brokered deal, will manage the facilities

Steel plant to convert to stages
While it was believed the owner of three Toronto movie studios was also the owner of an $80 million movie studio for Chicago, it turns out that a local group of investors are the real owners.

Nick Mirkopoulos, chairman of Cinespace Studios, who is brokering the deal for the purchase of the Ryerson Steel property, said his company will simply manage the studio.

In fact,… Continue

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 3:44pm —

Comment Wall (51 comments)

You need to be a member of The Chicago Convergence to add comments!

Join this social network

At 8:03pm on November 7, 2009, Amy Littleton said…
Thanks, John. I'm trying to figure this out. Would love to see it work. Think Chicago peeps have time for another social site?
At 8:31pm on September 23, 2009, Erik Vecchione said…
Thanks so much!
At 12:32am on September 10, 2009, gary Taylor said…
Hi John!

It's been awhile. As usual life is busier then ever imagined. Now I am finally emerging after starting a dialogue which I am afraid I dropped the ball. Well it's bouncing again and I want to pass it around. I won't be at the Convergence this year but I will be in Chicago for a gig with my main client Carey Ott. / 7 pm / Martyrs/ Sat. Sept. 19. I want to talk to you about doing a media partnership with Canadian Music Week. I think we can benefit each other. Are you familiar with Digital Media Wire. < http://www.digitalmediawire.com > We are associated with them. Good stuff developing. If you can make it we could meet for a dinner around 5:30pm. Meet at Martyrs.' We are doing a three day video shoot with Jim Quattrocki whom I met through your Summit. He is amazing! On and on. Hit me back please.
At 7:00pm on April 2, 2009, Titanic Sinclair said…
John! Wow... thank you so much for the kind words. We appreciate the support! Feel free to pass it around to anyone else who might enjoy it :)
At 10:21pm on April 1, 2009, Jeff Baraka said…
Thanx for watching & commenting on my video John... (you're not just April
foolin' me, right? ha). I appreciate TCCs vision/focus, glad to be a part...
At 10:38am on February 19, 2009, Hugh Jedwill said…
John, I'm interested in approaching Eric Easter from Johnson Publishing about an engagement with the AMA (American Marketing Association). He spoke at the CNMS'08. Would you be able to put me in touch with him? A short intro would be helpful (vs. a cold call).

We are selecting people to speak at our Ethnic Marketing conference and have marketers from P&G and Pepsi. We'd love to get someone from Johnson Publishing given their deep history and authenticity in the African American community.
At 1:54pm on February 15, 2009, Steve Mastio said…
~~~~~~~~~~~~ John - I feel like I'm swimming again after watching the videos at/from chicagoconvergence.com . Thank You and know that there are people like me lurching out there who appreciate an abundance mentality, but have lived in a scarcity world or business for too long. I escaped about 8 years ago and started applying thoughts that I had pre-internet days, even back to when I was a kid, but had no media outlet to express them. This group of friends is what I have been looking for with my new Internet initiative for the services industry. I built a portal concept for the commercial cleaners of the world a few years ago, www.bciclen.com, but now according to others in Academia and business, I may have hit on a missing link of empowermentfor a different services channel. I would love to share it with the likes you and others. If interested look me up... I'm a recent memeber. Steve (spelling opsionel)
At 12:48pm on January 5, 2009, Mary Filice said…
Dear John,

Thanks again for taking the time to meet with my students and talk about media convergence, it's opportunities and challenges. Their feedback was positive as they found your insights valuable and motivating. Hopefully you'll be available for a repeat sometime during the spring!

Happy New Year!
Mary
At 8:18pm on December 29, 2008, Mark Cruthers said…
Hi John,

With your work in New Media, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service.
At 7:10am on December 13, 2008, John Patterson said…

Online Videos by Veoh.com
 
 

About

John Patterson John Patterson created this social network on Ning.

Create your own social network!

You bring the digital sparks, we'll supply the gasoline.


Chicago Convergence promo code is NATPECC and gets $100 off 3-day registration (normally $850).

Latest Activity

Jason Goodrich added an event
TechThursdays@OfficePort at OfficePortCHI
November 19, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm
Join us for TechThursdays@OfficePort, a weekly get-together where entrepreneurs, developers, new media types—and just plain people—can connect over a beer. On Nov. 19, i-Go Car Sharing will give a special presentation about how it uses technology...
1 hour ago
November 20, 2009 at 6pm to November 21, 2009 at 6pm
I have been a student of leaders and leadership for many years and believe that as leaders we need to do everything we can to improve ourselves in order to change our organizations and help the people we lead develop to their full capacities. That...
1 hour ago
Jason Goodrich might attend Hope's event
November 18, 2009 from 5:30pm to 9:30pm
This Spring, a sold-out, packed house of Social Media & Interactive Marketers competed to develop the best marketing ideas for C-level Executives. Join us for our Fall Marketing Challenge which will be better than ever!! During this fast-paced, e...
1 hour ago
jane yu updated their profile
1 hour ago

Groups

Badge

Loading…
 

© 2009   Created by John Patterson on Ning.   Create Your Own Social Network

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service