We tried scheduling "chaos" on several occasions at Catalyst west. Ridiculous, right? But if you've attended Catalyst east, these moments are your most unforgettable ones. The dodgeball team getting pummeled in the center of the arena, 12,000 people calling Lanny on his cell phone at once, pillow fight...
Well, we missed on two of the moments we attempted at Catalyst west. But there were two truly chaotic moments that happened unplanned: One was after the house band played "500 Miles" by the Proclaimers. The crowd got into the song so much that Brad Lomenick couldn't contain them. He could only orchestrate their energy. The second one happened after a parody Q&A video with Craig Groeschel. The crowd mimicked a sound Craig made all throughout his talk.
You can't harness the energy of a crowd if you'll only give them permission to express it.
Ben,
I love hearing this kind of behind the scenes information.
One other one...Craig Groeschel doing the worm. Great stuff.
Posted by: Jonathan Napier | April 28, 2009 at 09:53 AM
i love scheduled chaos, but random is even better....
Posted by: Jim Gray | April 28, 2009 at 12:45 PM