(Having taken all of 2011 off, I have decided that I do missing blogging. I wanted to make my first post of 2012 about the Super Bowl and decided 1/23/12 would be the first of many 2012 posts)
The teams are set, the volunteers are trained, public safety officials are working around the clock...the sports world is about to descend on Indianapolis for perhaps the biggest event in the sports world outside of the Olympics, at least the most covered event. We have hosted NCAA Final Four championships and NBA finals but the Super Bowl promises to bring the most attention to Indianapolis since the Colts left Baltimore.
I hope we can handle the criticisms that are sure to come before, during and after the event. Hopefully, we will get just as many accolades for our efforts. This will be a true test to see if an organization (loosely defined) can be flexible and reactive to events that are happening real time. Much will rely on the accessibility of real time information, ability to determine if it is social media hype or a true concern, and how empowered the entire host committee (leaders to volunteers at the zip line) are in being able to make front line decisions.
Wow, just like running a financial institution in today's "everyone with a twitter account, blog, Facebook page, etc" is a the voice of all the members. I will certainly be following everything very closely, it is my city and state whose reputation will be forever (in today's world, that might only be for a couple of months) linked to how well we host the Super Bowl. Hope we don't have an ice storm!
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