21 March 2016, 8 am
I am sponsoring a meeting. This means that it was my stupid idea to hold the meeting and now I have to take responsibility. It absolutely does not mean that I am going to shell out £1 for every agenda item covered, or that I am paying for the drinks. The meeting is between CIPA, ITMA and IPReg; it is to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by the IP professions and what we can do about them. The idea that we might all work together in this way is pretty revolutionary, so I think my namby-pambiness is starting to catch on. Indeed, there are reports that the meeting will involve flip charts and people sitting in a circle rather than round a table (tables are such a barrier when it comes to brainstorming, darlings!). This is namby-pambiness of a whole new order. It is, I feel, the beginnings of a Regulatory Sandbox, which the Legal Services Board will surely approve of. I will not be at the meeting myself, so I hope the Pixies remember the sweets and biscuits that such an occasion demands. Maybe buckets and spades as well, in the context. Meanwhile, as Sponsor I must devise questions for people to discuss. I go for the straightforward approach:
The whole venture is a bit of a gamble, I concede. I am worried that because I am not there in person, people might forget to be namby-pamby and instead get a bit serious. On the other hand, Mr Davies will be there, and Mr Davies is incapable of being serious in the presence of a flip chart. They will have to report back to the Sponsor. I will be checking that the report contains an appropriate amount of frivolity.
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