On Friday, April 23rd, 2010, guest speaker Chris Conley of Gravity Tank spoke to students as a part of Tribeca Flashpoint’s Jumpstart speaker series. 2011 Recording Arts student Andrew Shabat shares his reflections.

“Today, Tribeca Flashpoint students had the opportunity to gather and learn some valuable lessons from entrepreneur, Chris Conley, Co-founder of Gravity Tank.

“Using multiple mediums of presentation, Conley passionately weaved his way through the process of creative innovation in an economic driven society. Looking past his humorous use of an effective multi-media presentation, Conley’s enthusiasm for the creative process proved most note-worthy.

“He made an extremely poignant remark about the difference between ideas and actual product. Many times, for those of us in creative fields, we become consumed in conceptualizing rather than taking the initiative to produce a tangible realization of that idea. Often times, it is not until we have that product staring back at us that we can take the next steps to propel the idea forward. It is at this point that others have a medium beyond just thought, that true collaboration can effectively begin.

“He expressed the need to openly listen to our collaborators so that we can begin to assess the realization of our concepts. Whether these ideas hold economic or social value, nothing can be implemented without the understanding and acceptance of those around us.”

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