Next Monday, I’ll be speaking about activism and The Point at the Chicago New Media Summit. CNMS is billing itself as “Chicago’s TED,” which I guess means I have to wear a t-shirt and use swear words. Anyway, I’m thrilled to be part of an event that’s highlighting so much of the exciting work happening in here in Chicago. I’m especially looking forward to (in chronological order) Jason Fried(37 Signals), Ross Kimbarovsky & Mike Samson(CrowdSPRING), and Bumper Carroll(Second City), whose voice-over work is featured in our introductory animatics.

Here’s what I’ll be talking about:

The Internet has a proven ability to shift the balance of power between individuals and organizations. But for online activism to reach its full potential, we need to do more than port offline tactics to the Web. We must step back, revisit the challenges of collective action, and consider what the Web offers that can help overcome them. Andrew Mason explores what the world could look like in five years with tools like The Point.

It’s sure to be a stimulating couple of days - register here.

-Filed in News, The Point