Stuck in the Elevator with You at NAMP
Well, a dozen of us gave new meaning to term “ArtVenture” at an Americans for the Arts conference. A group of emerging leaders headed out for our dine-around only to get struck in Miami’s MetroMover elevator for 25-minutes. Of course, we began by denying our situation. Let’s press more buttons! Something will kick this box into gear! The only thing that rose was the temperature and, in some instances, panic levels. But, magic also appeared. We made the most of the situation. Here are the top ten reasons to get stuck in an elevator with emerging arts leaders.
- It’s a great icebreaker before your dine-around.
- Being surrounded by creative people in tight spaces can be a whole lot of fun.
- Talk about a bonding moment!
- Emerging leaders can turn crisis moments into laugher moments in a snap.
- You can ask your boss for a raise and post it online (ahem, Marialaura Leslie).
- Stepping through elevator doors pried open emergency personnel gives a whole new meaning of emerging to an emerging leader.
- You know there’s going to be an ice cold mojito at the other end.
- You discover things you never knew about your peers, like how one prides herself on being agile enough to climb through the elevator access panel in the ceiling and another one prides herself on being the rock at the base of the human pyramid.
- You can practice your elevator speech.
- Don’t believe us? Watch our video.
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November 6th, 2007 at 05:10pm
Rebecca Borden
Rha Goddess is a performing artist and social-political activist. Her work, combining vibrant images, linguistic brilliance, hip-hop rhythms, and unflappable honesty, has been internationally featured in several compilations, forums, and festivals. Time magazine called her debut project, Soulah Vibe–one of the year’s coolest records. As founder and CEO of Divine Dime Entertainment, Ltd., she was one of the first women in Hip Hop to co-create, independently market, and commercially distribute her own music worldwide. Her activist work includes co-founding the Sista II Sista Freedom School for Young Women of Color. Goddess’s current projects include Meditations With The Goddess and The Next Wave of Women & Power/We Got Issues! We Got Issues! recognizes that young women have the power to preserve, repair, and protect families, communities and the globe, yet this power is often hidden behind unspoken personal and political issues. Goddess is giving voice to young women through visions, songs, and movement,with the goal to transform women’s ideas of leadership and power.
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