There’s a ‘Linkybrain’ in all of us.
What I learned after meeting the first wave of Linkys.
Last week, I organised one of the first ever ‘LinkyBrains’ meetups.
Incase you aren’t already familiar, it’s a movement that has recently taken over the startup community in London and is quickly spreading across Europe and beyond.
What does it mean? Well, I’ll get to that.
But what’s significant is that in just 3 weeks since its inception, 100s of people have registered for meetups; over 430 people have joined the Facebook group, and dozens of articles have been written about it.
But, why? What is it that makes ‘Linkybrains’ so relatable and infectious?
I was determined to find out.
The meetup drew a large group of attendees whose stories about who they were and what brought them there were fascinating and diverse.
What everyone shared, however, was the desire to contribute something meaningful to society, and to connect with other problem solvers who could help get them there.
I go to a lot of meetups, and this theme is not uncommon, but most of the time they are filled with attendees who just talk about themselves and their ideas. Linkybrains, however, were just as eager to lend creative powers to others as they were to solicit it. It felt more like a brainstorming session with friends instead of a formal gathering with strangers.
This spirit of openness, innovation and enthusiasm struck me as the first few signs of being “linky”.
To dig deeper, I gave out sheets of paper with a few questions to fill out, including “What does Linkybrain mean to you?”.
I examined the responses, and came up with this definition:
A perpetual problem solver. Where the non-linky brain sees a problem and says ‘’what a pain’’, the LinkyBrain says ‘’what an opportunity’’ and takes action.
Constantly questioning & creating, they have an insatiable desire to change the things that others simply accept.
Does that sound like you? I bet many of you are nodding in agreement, but here is the key indicator: A Linkybrain takes action.
You see, if you ask anyone whether they have thoughts, goals, or ideas that could make a positive difference in society, most of them will say yes.
That’s why I believe there’s a Linkybrain in all of us.
But, when you ask those same people whether they’ve made the commitment to act on those ideas, the majority will honestly have to answer no.
It’s hard, risky, impossible to do alone, and the accompanying adversity in the pursuit of our ideas will inevitably lead to feelings of stress, isolation, and confusion. This is why many of us don’t act, or we quit.
Linkybrains have a bias to action because they know that if they let the difficulties keep them from participating, all of us will suffer, because the world has been deprived of their genius.
This is what the Linkybrains movement is all about, and why it has, in such a short period of time, gained so much momentum. It is for those who have power within them, waiting to be unleashed through meaningful connections.
Our mission is to help connect the connectors; introduce the innovators; and empower entrepreneurs so that together we can create valuable new products, services, and ways of life.
Can you imagine how much better off we’d all be in the areas of society, business and science if the productive power & collective genius of such thinkers was better harnessed? The more connected we are, the more the world wins.
There’s a Linkybrain in all of us, but the mind is a muscle; if you don’t use it, you lose it!
