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OTA [1] is an organization focused on bringing together creative catalysts and community changemakers to strengthen and encourage the social and creative capital of the "OTA" states (South Dakota, North Dakota & Minnesota) as well as the surrounding areas.

Along with a number of smaller, local events, OTA annually hosts The OTA Sessions, a conference created to provide an opportunity for the Midwest to "shine as a hub of creativity and innovation" [2] in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. OTA was founded by Hugh Weber [3] in Sioux Falls, SD in 2009.

Background[edit]

OTA was launched in March 2009 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota by Hugh Weber,[4] a marketing consultant and possibility strategist, as a way to bring together local creative communities in the "OTA states" and encourage them to think and dream beyond the confines of their Midwestern borders. Along with a series of smaller, local events, the main OTA Sessions event has brought together nearly 300 attendees each year for three consecutive years. In an interview with Silicon Prairie News, OTA Sessions founder Hugh Weber states, "The concept [for OTA] has been brewing since I came back to South Dakota in 2006. It just makes sense to bring the best from around the world to meet with the best from around this region..."[5]

According to the OTA website, "since the first OTA Sessions in 2010, over 1,000 people from the Midwest have come together to celebrate the unbridled strength of this region."[6].

In the Seth Godin book, The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly, Godin describes OTA as, "nothing less than a catalyst for a regionwide explosion in creativity and possibility."[7]

Author and speaker Sally Hogshead says of OTA in a Sioux Falls Argus Leader story, "'I'm excited to get to know how creativity applies in Sioux Falls - across jobs, levels and professions to see how creativity really lives and breathes within the people in that community...it's not just about bringing new types of thinking into Sioux Falls but also celebrating what's happening there and sparking more of it."[8]

Author CC Chapman writes of OTA, "After a day spent in a darkened theater with a variety of speakers taking the stage, I can safely say that I left South Dakota much more inspired than when I arrived and it is all because of the magic that is The OTA Sessions."[9]

Events[edit]

Over 1,000 creative professionals have attended OTA events since the very first OTA Sessions in 2010. Conferences typically involve a full day of speakers and entertainers throughout the day of the event, which is always a Friday, as well as a pre-party typically held the night before the event (Thursday night).

OTA also hosts several smaller, local events throughout the calendar year, including OTA Conversations (emphasizing a single speaker/presenter of note), OTA Experiences (a behind-the-scenes view of local organizations and businesses), and other OTA-hosted events such as the Found Film Festival and IdeaMensch.[10]

OTA is also a partner with the Sioux Falls Design Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Speakers[edit]

A number of creative professionals, presenters, and entertainers have been a part of OTA, including:

Speaker/Entertainer Affiliation (at time of event) Event Date
Paul Adams Facebook OTA12 March 2012
Rod Arnold charity: water[11] OTA11 April 2011
Bella Ruse (band) Bella Ruse[12] OTA12 March 2012
Scott Belsky (video presenter) Behance, Inc.[13] OTA11 April 2011
Meagan Bennett Abrams Books[14] OTA12 March 2012
Adam Braun Pencils of Promise[15] OTA13 March 2013
Chris Brogan (Trust Summit Speaker) ChrisBrogan.com[16] Sioux Falls Trust Summit March 2010
Dave Brown Holiday Manifesto[17] OTA13 March 2013
Tim Brunelle Hello Viking[18] OTA10 March 2010
Peter Buchanan-Smith Best Made Co.[19] OTA13 March 2013
C.C. Chapman Content Rules[20] OTA11 April 2011
RiCardo Crespo 20th Century Fox[21] OTA11 April 2011
Dakota Jazz Collective Dakota Jazz Collective[22] OTA11 April 2011
Dusty Davidson Big Omaha[23] OTA11 April 2011
Aaron James Draplin draplin.com[24] OTA13 March 2013
Lee Fisher CEOs for Cities[25] OTA13 March 2013
Scott Friesen Best Buy[26] OTA12 March 2012
Seth Godin (video presenter) Author/Entrepreneur[27] OTA10 March 2010
The Gregory Brothers (video presenters) Performers/Entertainers[28] OTA12 March 2012
Ann Handley Content Rules[29] OTA11 April 2011
Jonathan Harris (artist) We Feel Fine[30] OTA10 March 2010
Sally Hogshead Marketer/Speaker[31] OTA11 April 2011
Tony Hsieh (video presenter) Zappos.com OTA11 April 2011
Ash Huang Pinterest OTA13 March 2013
A. J. Jacobs (video presenter) Author[32] OTA10 March 2010
Mitch Joel (Trust Summit Speaker) Twist Image[33] Sioux Falls Trust Summit March 2010
Spike Jones Author[34] OTA10 March 2010
Guy Kawasaki Alltop.com[35] OTA10 March 2010
Eric La Brecque Applied Storytelling, Inc.[36] OTA12 March 2012
Adam Leipzig Film producer OTA13 March 2013
ELEW Eric Lewis (pianist) Jazz pianist[37] OTA13 March 2013
Simon Mainwaring We First[38] OTA12 March 2012
Ellen McGirt Senior Writer, Fast Company[39] OTA11/OTA12 April 2011/March 2012
Jay O'Callahan Storyteller[40] OTA12 March 2012
Tim Ogilvie Designing For Growth[41] OTA12 March 2012
Eric Pakurar G2 USA[42] OTA12 March 2012
Robin Phillips (Featured Guest) Brains on Fire[43] OTA Conversations January 2011
Erik Proulx (video presenter) Lemonade (film)[44] OTA12 March 2012
Shaifali Puri Scientists Without Borders[45] OTA13 March 2013
Stefan Sagmeister Designer, Sagmeister and Walsh[46] OTA12 March 2012
Peter Sims Little Bets[47] OTA12 March 2012
Jeff Slobotski Big Omaha[48] OTA11 April 2011
Julien Smith (Trust Summit Speaker) Author[49] Sioux Falls Trust Summit March 2010
Nate Utesch Ferocious Quarterly[50] OTA13 March 2013
Gary Vaynerchuk Crush It[51] OTA10 March 2010
John Winsor Victors & Spoils[52] OTA11 April 2011

Locations[edit]

In 2010 and 2011, the OTA Sessions were held in the historic Orpheum Theatre[53] in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In 2012, the OTA Sessions moved to the Edith Mortenson Center Theatre at Augustana College (South Dakota), also in Sioux Falls. The 2013 OTA Sessions will also be held in the Edith Mortenson Center.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ OTA Sessions
  2. ^ About the OTA Sessions
  3. ^ http://www.hughweber.com/ Hugh Weber
  4. ^ http://www.hughweber.com/ HughWeber.com
  5. ^ http://www.siliconprairienews.com/2010/02/inaugural-ota-sessions-determined-to-deny-the-lie/ Quote from Hugh Weber
  6. ^ Quote on OTA website
  7. ^ "The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly"
  8. ^ Sioux Falls Argus Leader
  9. ^ CC Chapman on OTA
  10. ^ Idea Mensch
  11. ^ charity:water
  12. ^ Bella Ruse
  13. ^ Behance, Inc.
  14. ^ Abrams Books
  15. ^ Pencils of Promise
  16. ^ ChrisBrogan.com
  17. ^ Holiday Matinee
  18. ^ Hello Viking
  19. ^ Best Made Co.
  20. ^ Content Rules
  21. ^ 20th Century Fox
  22. ^ Dakota Jazz Collective
  23. ^ Big Omaha
  24. ^ draplin.com
  25. ^ CEOs for Cities
  26. ^ Best Buy
  27. ^ Seth Godin
  28. ^ The Gregory Brothers
  29. ^ Content Rules
  30. ^ We Feel Fine
  31. ^ Sally Hogshead
  32. ^ A. J. Jacobs
  33. ^ Mitch Joel
  34. ^ Spike Jones
  35. ^ Alltop.com
  36. ^ Applied Storytelling
  37. ^ ELEW
  38. ^ We First
  39. ^ Fast Company
  40. ^ Jay O'Callahan
  41. ^ Designing For Growth
  42. ^ G2 USA
  43. ^ Brains on Fire
  44. ^ Lemonade
  45. ^ Scientists Without Borders
  46. ^ Sagmeister and Walsh
  47. ^ Little Bets
  48. ^ Big Omaha
  49. ^ Trust Agents
  50. ^ Ferocious Quarterly
  51. ^ Crush It
  52. ^ Victors & Spoils
  53. ^ Orpheum Theatre

External links[edit]

PRESS:

Category:Creativity Category:Recurring events established in 2010

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