Bling Blang Blaouw's definitions

oworkshop

online workshop

I'll be spending all of my time participating in oworkshops at home this week since I can't drive in to work.

by Bling Blang Blaouw March 17, 2020

otraining

online training

Otraining tends to be a lot shorter than live training.

by Bling Blang Blaouw March 17, 2020

baby money

A lot of money in absolute terms but a small amount of money in the given context.

From the song HAM by Jay Z and Kanye West: "I'm like "Really: half a billi nigga, really?" you got baby money"

by Bling Blang Blaouw July 20, 2017

Omega event

An event that requires an exception to the rules. Thought to always be possible, no matter how encompassing the rules are. Coined by @Yishan (Twitter) who credited Erik Martin, one of Reddit's first community managers, with the concept.

We have become so accustomed to the notion of “free speech, except” that we do not realize that free speech is ALWAYS limited, and that every limit arose from an Omega Event. - Yishan

by Bling Blang Blaouw April 21, 2022

futuring

Imagining and analyzing the future.

Due to the COVID-19 situation, companies need to focus on futuring so they emerge from the crisis with verve and power.

by Bling Blang Blaouw May 27, 2020

antidisempowerment

Not allowing people to disempower themselves.

People have power. But they give it away. That's disempowerment. We need to stop that. That's antidisempowerment.

by Bling Blang Blaouw May 9, 2020

oconference

online conference

During the 2020 COVID-19 crisis, all conferences became oconferences.

by Bling Blang Blaouw March 17, 2020