About Spark Social Media

Welcome to the new Spark Community Portal!

Spark's Core Mission
Spark empowers groups and teams by delivering engaging, inspirational and innovative learning & relationship-building events and tools.

Spark's Current Focus:
New social and knowledge-sharing technologies are rapidly changing how we relate and do business with an increasingly wired world. 

Yet a vast number of individuals and organizations are still unaware, overwhelmed or are in dysfunctional relationship to these new technologies. 

Through highly engaging presentations and trainings that model the same trends and values that make up the very fabric of these new technologies (interactivity, collaboration, transparency, improvisation, etc.) and supplemental social media tools, Spark empowers people to increase their personal and organizational learning and relationship-building capital through use these innovative technologies.

What can you do for me?

In addition to the tools and resources on this site, we offer engaging and dynamic presentations, consulting and coaching, group trainings and other products which often emphasize adopting leading-edge social technologies while maintaining awareness of best practices and sustainable values.  Visit our services page for more information.

What is this  'Community Portal'?
This site is designed primarily for those who are somewhat new to the 'social media' scene(social medi-huh?) and who are wanting to learn how to integrate various powerful new technologies (blogs, podcasts, social sites, live video, etc.) to help expand and enrich their online presence -whether for business or personal purposes.

What can I do here?

Learn about Spark's innovative services and tools
Watch our collection of social media tutorial videos
Read hot news from our collection of aggregated social media blogs
Meet other members
Join specific social media groups (podcasting, socialnetworking, etc.)
Learn from a growing Social Media Wiki/Glossary
Checkout some Spark Event Photos

Who is Spark Social Media?

We are a collaboration of social media enthusiasts, improvisers, workshop artists and business building professionals dedicated to continually discovering and delivering the most engaging and empowering online and real-world experiences and tools.

1. Honesty & authenticity with ourselves, our clients and the public
2. Openness to growth that is satisfying, deep and lasting
3. Making our work and your experience as engaging & fun as possible
4. Experimenting with and implementing the most innovative tools, games, skills and techniques of transformation
5. Demonstrating and fostering respect, trust & a compassionate presence between people, as well as committing to a grounded optimism for all people and each circumstance
6. The power and importance of the 'six senses' mentioned in Dan Pink's "A whole new mind: why right brainers will rule the future" - story, meaning, play, symphony, empathy and design.
   
7. The core principles of improvisation: i.e. "Yes, And...", "Make your partner look good", "Misteaks are Gifts", "Enter the Danger", "Trust the Process", etc.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Leif using the messaging system on this site, or to consult the contact info on the main page.

I look forward to connecting with you soon!

Leif Hansen
Managing Director