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One of the newest learning formats at Great Ideas is Ignite, where speakers have five minutes to present 20 slides that autoadvance. The format has been popular in nightclubs and coffee shops, but that didn't stop the Broadmoor from creating a low-lit, intimate meeting room for two Ignite sessions today. Here are a few quotes from the six speakers from the second Ignite session of Great Ideas.

"The world needs the real you ... it needs you to fly your freak flag."
—Joe Gerstandt, speaker, facilitator, writer, joegerstandt.com, "freak-flag flying (what, why, and how)"

"When I lost my big brother and all of a sudden I had to think back on our time together ... I discovered that I had to find my core group of people."
—Gary Rifkin, chief energizer, Gary Rifkin Presents, "The Story of Your Life"

"Everything I've learned, I've learned at the feet of my mentors."
—KiKi L'Italien, senior consultant, technology management, DelCor Technology Solutions Inc., "Don't Judge a Mentor By Her Shoes"

"What's holding you back from making your dreams come true? I believe in you."
—Ann Oliveri, CAE, Ann Oliveri Consulting, "Make It Happen—Today"

"Try stuff, see what works, leverage the power of the small win. ... If we can't fail at something, how can we ever hope to innovate?"
—Jeffrey Cufaude, president & CEO, Idea Architects, "Failure Must be an Option"

"Instead of fitting the meeting to the place, we should be fitting the place to the meeting."
—John Nawn, founder, The Perfect Meeting, "The Meeting Environment of the Future"