Author | Speaker | Explorer of Meaning Www.actsofhumanitythebook.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mppte24rgx2hTwo cultures were being asked to become one. On the surface, they seemed similar. They sold in the same broad industry. They understood customers, products, territories, numbers, incentives, and pressure. But underneath the surface, they were different. Read/Learn/ Buy - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-2-purpose-people/03 Jul 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mppte24rgx2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mppp455jnk2jIn March, 11-year-old SJ Pyron was struck by a car getting the mail in Crockett County, TN. This week he came home to a parade — decorated cars and signs from neighbors rolling past his lawn. Showing up together is its own medicine. Pre-order: actsofhumanitythebook.com Source — wbbjtv.com https://wbbjtv.com03 Jul 2026 04:22 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mppp455jnk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mpnapf3vkl2wIn Cordova, TN, an honor guard performed the military rites for WWII veteran Temoi Walker — 80 years after his burial, denied at the time because the cemetery was segregated. His cousin found the grave and pushed for it. More: actsofhumanitythebook.com Action News 5 (WMC) — actionnews5.com https://actionnews5.com02 Jul 2026 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnapf3vkl2whttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mpmyd5zmyb2nA Michigan family held the graduation their late daughter Emily never reached. The guests of honor: the people alive because she was an organ donor. One drove 10 hours — “I have Emily’s heart.” Her mom heard it beat again. WQAD / TEGNA, June 2026 — wqad.com Learn more: actsofhumanitythebook.com https://wqad.com02 Jul 2026 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmyd5zmyb2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mpkq342rpi2dBob Weihe had been to 79 Kentucky Derbies in a row. At 89 and in hospice, he wanted one more — and Churchill Downs brought him in as a VIP. Each Derby was its own unrepeatable moment; devotion turned a race into a life. (See Essays 2.1 | Hosting and 2.4 | Fans) Pre-order: actsofhumanitythebook.com https://cbsnews.com01 Jul 2026 04:56 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkq342rpi2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mpklt6vbgf2lA theme park outside Atlanta will run one last summer, then close after 30+ years. Its plea online: “Come make one more memory, take one last ride.” Traditions are the architecture of a life (Essay 1.3) — and endings deserve a gathering too. Pre-order: actsofhumanitythebook.com https://thestreet.com01 Jul 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpklt6vbgf2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mphzmtrkq72qThe FIFA 2026 World Cup’s dynamic-pricing fiasco — dynamic pricing that climbed with demand, $60 tickets soaring past $1,000, resale in six figures. Then, 180,000 seats unsold, it slashed prices days before kickoff. Who is the event really for? Pre-order: actsofhumanitythebook.com30 Jun 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphzmtrkq72qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mphsqwuise23A North Carolina congregation that agrees on little politically just erased $2.2M in neighbors’ medical debt, then gathered to burn the list of 1,631 names. People, together, doing what none could do alone — an act of humanity. Pre-order: actsofhumanitythebook.com30 Jun 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphsqwuise23https://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3moss53qvv22tEssay 4.11 | Footprints in the Sand Every event ends. People drift toward rideshares, airports, inboxes, school pickups, and the gravity of life. The venue resets. The next group moves in. The calendar turns. But gatherings do not disappear cleanly. Read/Learn/ Buy - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-11-footprints-in-the-sand/21 Jun 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3moss53qvv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3morbe2ckz72fEssay 4.10 | How Did We Do? One virtual event reached more people at less cost than its in-person predecessor. That looked efficient. The spreadsheet seemed happy. Then the people it was built for said it “sucked, sucked!” Read/Learn/ Buy - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-10-how-did-we-do/21 Jun 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3morbe2ckz72fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mor3k2wsyr2yIt Better Be “Freaking Great”. There is the ethical layer of gathering. Once you ask people to come, you have accepted a human obligation. You owe them clarity, safety, a welcome, evidence that the experience was designed with their presence in mind. https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/if-you-ask-people-to-gather-it-better-be-freaking-great/21 Jun 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mor3k2wsyr2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mop5qf4m6s2mEssay 4.9 | Barnacle Events At one event a sponsor became known for throwing a party everyone wanted to attend. The host understandably did not love watching people slip away to go somewhere more exciting. That is a barnacle event. Read/Learn/ Buy - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-9-barnacle-events/20 Jun 2026 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mop5qf4m6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3moovhqhbxb25Essay 4.8 | Scarcity There is never enough money, space, or time. There is, however, a nearly unlimited supply of ideas and demands. Another session, reception, sponsor benefit, speaker, dinner, moment that feels indispensable. More at actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-8-scarcity/20 Jun 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3moovhqhbxb25https://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mommt624ke2oEssay 4.7 | Proactive & Reactive - Bill Gates was demonstrating Windows 98 when it crashed into the now-legendary Blue Screen of Death. The audience reacts, and everyone knows something has gone wrong. Then Gates smiles and says, “We’ll fix that bug before we ship.” More - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-7-proactive-reactive/19 Jun 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mommt624ke2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3momilbaabf27Essay 4.6 | Bright Shiny Objects At a training event we built a gamified system intended to measure individual learning. Gamification was all the rage at the time. The reps could answer questions and test knowledge. They did something else. They beat the system. More - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-6-bright-shiny-objects/19 Jun 2026 04:22 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3momilbaabf27https://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mok26isaev23Essay 4.5 | Crafting Stories For one launch, we did not begin with the product. We began with a husband, a wife, two doctors, and life with chronic illness. We began with what the disease did to ordinary days. Read/Learn/ Buy - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-5-crafting-stories/18 Jun 2026 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mok26isaev23https://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mojrsblmvw25Essay 4.4 | P’s of Purposeful Events At an event in New Orleans, I asked taxi drivers to walk into the venue and tell me where they were. Every one of them could identify the convention center. Not one of them could really tell me whose event it was. Read/Learn/ Buy - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-4-ps-of-purposeful-events/18 Jun 2026 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojrsblmvw25https://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mohjk7mn4q2tEssay 4.3 | Casting - Every event has a cast. A board meeting has a cast. A fundraiser has a cast. A worship service has a cast. A customer conference has a cast. Someone is hosting. Someone is guiding. Someone is explaining. Someone is carrying the weight. actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-3-casting/17 Jun 2026 04:56 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohjk7mn4q2thttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mohfccyeh62vEssay 4.2 | Purpose & People - Two sales cultures were being asked to become one. On the surface, they seemed similar. They sold in the same broad industry. They understood customers, products, territories, numbers, incentives, and pressure. Read/Learn/ Buy - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-2-purpose-people/17 Jun 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohfccyeh62vhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mo72zwljky2oOne of the more interesting stories in the future-of-work conversation is not that older executives want people back in the office. That story has been told so often it has become predictable. Read more...https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/human-beings-are-not-just-social-we-are-relational/13 Jun 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo72zwljky2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mo4klczv4a2jA CMO once told me he had a way of judging meetings. He listened for how much of the conversation was about the past and how much was about the future. The present, he said, was implicit: the decision in front of us... Learn more/Buy here - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-3-3-future-focused/12 Jun 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4klczv4a2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mo2245fvlc2yIn the musical Brigadoon, a village appears in the Scottish mist for one day every hundred years. For that single day, it is complete: Then it disappears again. That has always felt like one of the best metaphors for events. Learn more/Buy here - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-3-2-brigadoon/11 Jun 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2245fvlc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mnwvkiouyv2vI’m honored to thank Samuel Naldi —a Swiss-Italian business leader and entrepreneur shaped by the luxury and watch ecosystem — for his contribution to the book Acts of Humanity: The Power of Purposeful Events Read/Learn/ Buy - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/meet-acts-of-humanity-the-power-of-purposeful-events-contributor-samuel-naldi/10 Jun 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwvkiouyv2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mnvwbrjggs2mEssay 4.1 | Steering Committee - I watched someone enter a steering committee with a beautiful, fully baked presentation and the wrong understanding of what the room was for. He thought he had come to present. What the room needed was for him to think. Read/Learn/ Buy - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-4-1-steering-committee/10 Jun 2026 04:56 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvwbrjggs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mnvrzvbx5b2qEssay 3.4 | Not Always the Answer A senior leader once put the problem in beautifully human terms. If a sales kickoff lands on your daughter’s birthday or near Mother’s Day, he said, it “better be freaking good.” Read/Learn/ Buy - actsofhumanitythebook.com https://actsofhumanitythebook.com/essay-3-4-not-always-the-answer/10 Jun 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvrzvbx5b2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mnvggh4puu2wSet up a substack page for my writing from what seems like the past 100 years. scottschenker.substack.com The latest Acts of Humanity: The Power of Purposeful Events, older postings from Janus Dialogs, and current explorations on meaning. Please follow me there & share what you like. https://scottschenker.substack.com/10 Jun 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvggh4puu2whttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mnvgduap5p2aSet up a substack page for my writing from what seems like the past 100 years. scottschenker.substack.com The latest Acts of Humanity: The Power of Purposeful Events, older postings from Janus Dialogs, and current explorations on meaning. Please follow me there & share what you like. https://scottschenker.substack.com/10 Jun 2026 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvgduap5p2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mnrulq3azy2gI’m honored to thank Chris Meyer — CEO of Project Worldwide and former longtime CEO of George P. Johnson — for his contribution to the book Acts of Humanity: The Power of Purposeful Events Learn More/Buy Here - actsofhumanitythebook.com08 Jun 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:bapgiorbsyqz6qaoooaso7se/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrulq3azy2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/scottschenker.bsky.social/post/3mnplm6mryz2bWhen I joined Microsoft, one of the first surprises was how hard it was to answer a few simple questions: How much were we spending on events? Where were we showing up in person? What was the objective of each gathering? 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