We hold a staff meeting every second Tuesday, kicked off by ringing the last-lap bell (given to us by our sponsor Omega) - see my pic below.
Today we discussed what will make our Games distinct and memorable. What are the two or three things that we want people to remember when they look back at the 2012 Games in, say, 2020?
We’ve come up with our top 10 – I won’t share them all now as we need to do more work on them – but some ideas include looking at how we present sports both in the stadium and on TV in a better way for spectators – like using satellite to help plot the position of boats in the Sailing competition, and using on-screen technology to help show why one diver might score more than another.
We are looking at how these Games can be remembered as everyone’s Games – whether as an athlete, spectator, volunteer, or even simply someone inspired to take up sport to follow the example of athletes in the Games. How can everyone be part of them?
We also want the Games to be a One Planet Olympics – green, sustainable with world class renewable energy and waste management practices.
There are many more ideas that we are going to work up as a team. When they are ready we will share them with everyone.
In the meantime, what do you think will make the 2012 Games truly memorable?
