@David – good question. It makes a difference for me – the business development side of things is what adds a real frisson of excitement to the whole thing. Plus being part of a wider team gives you a) admin and technical backup which frees up time for the fun stuff; b) a salary, which means you can afford to spend time at the conferences etc – something I really struggled with when freelance; c) a sense of defined purpose – fundamentally my job is to make money for Learning Pool, however tangential my role in it actually is. Having that helps focus the mind, and makes it easier to decide if an activity is worthwhile or not.

@joe – yes, as I mentioned above, it was a problem I had when I was freelance. The convening, curating and conferencing took a back seat to paid work – hence why the decision to give up a little freedom (although, luckily, in my case hardly any at all) and become an employee again was actually quite easy.

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So what does @davebriggs actually do? [link to post]

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