Nope! The Second Brain Summit won't be live-streamed or recorded in any way. This is an immersive, sensory experience that may never be repeated, so come join us in person!  

We're still in the process of finalizing the topics with our speakers. Here are the ones you can already look forward to:

Nick Milo: Linking Your Thinking – The Dawn of Networked Knowledge
In this keynote, Nick Milo will explore the transformative potential of linked notes in modern knowledge work. By shifting focus from mere organization to ideation, he’ll demonstrate how this approach fosters creativity and insight, moving practitioners from passive notetaking to active notemaking and the intellectual joy it offers.

Anne-Laure Le Cunff: Tiny Experiments – A Neuroscientist's Guide to Living a Life of Exploration
In this keynote, neuroscientist and entrepreneur Anne-Laure Le Cunff will unveil the core ideas in her upcoming book, Tiny Experiments, for the first time. Based on her story of finding professional success before walking away from it all, it offers a new perspective on ambition and achievement without sacrificing your wellbeing or the childlike spirit of discovery that makes our curiosity sing.

Khe Hy: The Productivity Delusion
In our productivity-obsessed culture, we’ve mastered the art of squeezing “more” out of every moment. In this keynote, entrepreneur, coach, and writer Khe Hy will zoom out and ask a series of provocative questions: Why do we want to be more productive? What if PKM, GTD and Inbox Zero are all just coping techniques or shallow distractions? Who are you without achievement?

Marie Poulin and Ben Borowski: Digital Permaculture – A New Approach to PKM as a Wellbeing Practice
In this workshop, Marie Poulin and Ben Borowski will combine their obsessions with digital systems and organic permaculture, exploring how we can use the timeless principles of permaculture to cultivate healthier, wiser, more introspective information environments. For the first time, they'll unveil a philosophy of "digital permaculture" that promises to revolutionize how we design workspaces as sites of personal self-discovery, not just productivity.

Sönke Ahrens: Mental Models for External Brains
In this talk, author and educator Sönke Ahrens will discuss the mental side of working with our external brains. Our beliefs about what drives insight determine the outcome as much as the tools we use. Drawing from his seminal work "How to Take Smart Notes", countless coaching sessions on the zettelkasten method, and some deep dives into the history of science, he will present you with a handy toolbox of mental models to improve the quality of your "thinking in writing".

Jo Franco: Live Journaling – A Creative Practice for Modern Self-Discovery
In this dynamic and vulnerable workshop, creator and polyglot Jo Franco will introduce the practice of Live Journaling she's pioneered over the last few years as a timeless yet modern approach to self-discovery and personal development. Jo will demonstrate how Live Journaling can serve as a powerful complement to Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) and digital notetaking, including how to integrate journaling with digital tools to make it even more insightful and profound. We'll skip right past the small talk and connect deeply with yourself and those around you. No previous journaling experience is required. Just a notebook, pen, and good vibes.

Steven Johnson: Harnessing the Digital Brain –The Evolution of Tools for Thought and the Future of AI Writing
In this keynote, celebrated author and thought leader Steven Johnson will explore the fascinating evolution of tools for thought, from early mnemonic devices to the advent of the personal computer, and how that history has shaped his collaboration with Google on NotebookLM, the first major AI platform for complex research and writing projects. Join us for an inspiring keynote that will bridge the past, present, and exciting future of digital thinking tools as AI transforms what is possible in creative work.

August Bradley: Turning Your Dreams Into Action Fueled by Knowledge
In this workshop, August Bradley guides participants in a process to break down life aspirations into actionable stages — reverse engineering progress toward ambitious aspirations. We'll explore how to translate dreams into desired outcomes while integrating knowledge management to support and empower planning for each time horizon.

Ryder Carroll: Pre.K.M – Defining Your Purpose Before Building Your Process
Join Ryder Carroll (creator of The Bullet Journal Method) for an exploration that explores a simple question: what are you managing your knowledge for? Without a purpose, personal knowledge management can deteriorate into overwhelming information hoarding. Whether it’s running a company, writing a book, or launching a YouTube channel, this session will guide you through ways to define a focus foundation on which to build your PKM.

Thomas Frank: Capture Everything –Take Notes with Your Voice, Highlight the Web, and Add Anything to Your Second Brain Instantly
The best ideas often come at the worst times – while you're driving, out for a run, or chopping lumber in the woods. Without the right tools to capture those ideas instantly, effortlessly, and in-the-moment, you'll lose almost all of them. In this workshop, productivity expert and creator Thomas Frank will show you the tools he's built and wacky experiments he's run in the name of never losing a great idea, including how to generate a perfect transcript using voice notes, instantly capture web content with a couple clicks, and digitize handwritten notes using AI.

Stacey Harmon and Federico Simionato: The New (Evernote!) Elephant in the Room
The pace of innovation at Evernote has soared since its acquisition by Milan-based Bending Spoons in 2022. Join two who know Evernote best – Evernote Certified Expert Stacey Harmon and Evernote's Product Lead Federico Simionato – for a chat about how the 50+ new Evernote features released in 2024 help you expand your digital creativity efforts, what the data shows about those who use Evernote most effectively and how Evernote usage is evolving, and how the new era of Evernote is focusing on building a product with users, for users.

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Every ticket to the Second Brain Summit includes a Digital Swag Bag (worth $4,430) – a cornucopia of educational offerings allowing you to dive deeper with the speakers and ideas you encounter at the summit. Here’s what’s included:

#1. One-year access to the Second Brain Membership ($499 value)
You’ll receive an entire year’s membership to our flagship learning community, the Second Brain Membership, which includes weekly hands-on workshops, monthly Q&As with me (the only way to work with me directly these days), guest workshops with top PKM experts, all hosted on an exclusive Circle community.

#2. Tiago’s courses: BASB Foundation and Pillars of Productivity ($750 value)
You’ll have lifetime access to my two self-paced courses, containing the twin pillars of my holistic productivity philosophy: Pillars of Productivity for the actionable world of emails and to-dos, and BASB Foundation for all your notes and ideas.

#3. One-year access to the Ultraspeaking Membership ($192 value)
The Ultraspeaking Membership gives you access to a rich community of people dedicated to improving their communication and speaking skills, from daily online classes led by expert coaches & alumni on topics like storytelling, confidence, and the fundamentals of public speaking, to their renowned communication games and self-paced courses.

#4. One-quarter access to BuJo U, Ryder Carroll’s learning community ($30 value)
Get the inside track in BuJo U, a global community based on Ryder Carroll’s bestselling book The Bullet Journal Method. It is a vibrant ecosystem of passionate Bullet Journalers, including tutorials, tips and techniques, templates and guides, an art showcase, and live events.

#5. One-quarter access to JoClub + JoClub Fluent, Jo Franco’s journaling community ($159 value)
You’ll have the chance to join the most passionate journaling-based community on the planet, JoClub, inspired by Jo Franco and her experiences using journaling for self-reflection and personal and career growth, as well as JoClub Fluent, a community for language learning. Included are 12 guided live journaling sessions in English and 12 for language learners, 21-day challenges, prompt kits, daily journal prompts to your inbox, and access to the private Circle community.

#6. Khe Hy’s flagship course Supercharge Your Productivity and LifeOS ($2,300 value)
Get access to Khe Hy’s flagship course Supercharge Your Productivity, including live session recordings, activity prompts and questions, a Notion Life Dashboard template to implement the new values and principles you uncover, and an exclusive community of purpose-driven productivity enthusiasts. Also includes LifeOS, Khe’s complete operating system for your digital world in Notion.

#7. Nick Milo’s course Notemaking Mastery ($500 value)
You’ll be one of the first to take part in Nick’s upcoming new live workshop Notetaking Mastery, in which he’ll teach his signature practice of “notemaking” (as opposed to notetaking). Launching on November 1, 2024, it will include his holistic approach to making your digital thoughts visible, shapeable, and powerful in service of doing the best writing and work of your career. 

This is like getting a full undergraduate degree’s worth of education in the emerging and increasingly vital field of personal knowledge management and productivity. You’re essentially joining a virtual elite university made up of the best teachers AND students from around the world.

‍You’ll redeem access to your digital swag bag in person in Los Angeles at the Second Brain Summit. There is no virtual attendance option, so you must join us live to take advantage of this offer.

Thank you for your interest, but we are not accepting sponsors at this time.

Tickets to the Second Brain Summit are not refundable. However, they are transferable to someone else up to 14 days prior to the event. 

We're carefully tailoring a special experience and thinking through every detail from the moment you land in Los Angeles to the moment you head home– that includes our speaker list. We've already sent invites to those who we think are the best fit, so we’re not taking speaker applications at this time.

We’re dedicated to ensuring a safe experience for our team and attendees.  We are following guidance from the CDC and local health authorities in our plans and will continue to update them accordingly.  

In the event that the Second Brain Summit must be canceled due to COVID-19, all tickets will be refunded.