Michelle Thorne at 14:09, 29 March 2011

2011-03-29T14:09:15Z

Michelle Thorne: Created page with " Participants: Bogo, Nadia, Agatha, Asaf Definition of event: Physical event Online event Recurring events (meetups) or multiple-mini-events (travelling event), distributed even..."

2011-03-29T07:32:51Z

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Participants: Bogo, Nadia, Agatha, Asaf
Definition of event:
Physical event
Online event
Recurring events (meetups) or multiple-mini-events (travelling event), distributed events
Audience / Type:
Common value
Exposure to ideas
Inspiration
Empowerment to participate as consequence of attending
For existing community
Building trust and good faith where only shared values are already guaranteed
Outreach, friend-finding
Finding partners, supporters, networking
Sometimes hard to define/express the profile of people you want to attract, but forming an event around your values can attract the right kind of people
For different community

Workshop or barn-raising

Tools:
Pre-event:
Informing people about the event – attracting attendees
Get out of the do-it-yourself haze and respect your own time -- Enlist local networks (chamber of commerce, local press (free documentation!), CouchSurfers, social networks)
post-event: follow-up on opportunities created.
Own the follow-up
Record “sparks” on poster (voluntarily), have organizers follow-up
Organizers follow-up two months later (reminding, updating peers and inspiring)
Match-make and align Sparklez
Organizers can inter-network if sparks got stuck (“can anyone think of funding sources for this great spark by these great folks?”)
Generalize need for tools
Global movements, local communities
Easier to join a global movement, harder to start/join/grow a local community
How to connect local relevance to global identity/ambitions
There’s a dual identity – local community member, and participants in global movement
Global movement and aligned non-branded local groups

Questions:
What can a global movement gain from a local event?
“global” is an abstract aggregation; “Stories are local!”
Legitimacy – can’t represent your concerns and mission without supporting stories
Local events can be cultivated into shining examples to be used as reference
Local events inspire other local events – motivate peers
Provide a venue and opportunity to get work done, to resolve something within the community, outside HQ
Sources of grassroots innovation, later exportable globally
Local partnerships not available/practicable on a global level, later exportable
Serendipitous, person-to-person chemistry, can create partnerships not visible and therefore not attempted on global level
Easier to mix-and-match and create ad-hoc alliances for events
What can a local community gain from affiliation with a global movement
Branding
Prestige and credibility
Sense of identity
Resources (funding, swag, speakers, contacts)
Know-how
Borrow context from global initiatives
Credibility through parallel activities worldwide
Summary of insights:
Joining a global movement is easier than building a local community
Global gives local: branding (prestige, credibility, sense of identity); resources (funding, swag, speakers, contacts); know-how; current contexts from parallel, global activities
Local gives global: stories are local!; legitimacy (actual work); motivate weaker peers; opportunity for f2f work outside HQ; sources of exportable innovation; local partnerships or ad-hoc alliances not visible/available at HQ;
Major tool: Globally coordinated, locally consumed movement recipe book for success:
Step-by-step
Tutorials
Formulas

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-Participants: Bogo, Nadia, Agatha, Asaf
+'''Definition of event: '''
 Definition of event:
-Physical event
+* Physical event
-Online event
+* Online event
-Recurring events (meetups) or multiple-mini-events (travelling event), distributed events
+* Recurring events (meetups) or multiple-mini-events (travelling event), distributed events
 Audience / Type:
-Common value
+'''Audience / Type''':
 Exposure to ideas
-Inspiration
+* Common value
-Empowerment to participate as consequence of attending
+** Exposure to ideas
-For existing community
+** Inspiration
-Building trust and good faith where only shared values are already guaranteed
+** Empowerment to participate as consequence of attending
-Outreach, friend-finding
+* For existing community
-Finding partners, supporters, networking
+** Building trust and good faith where only shared values are already guaranteed
-Sometimes hard to define/express the profile of people you want to attract, but forming an event around your values can attract the right kind of people
+* Outreach, friend-finding
-For different community
+** Finding partners, supporters, networking
+** Sometimes hard to ''define/express'' the profile of people you want to attract, but forming an ''event'' around your values can attract the right kind of people
-Workshop or barn-raising
+* For different community
 Questions:
 What can a global movement gain from a local event?
-“global” is an abstract aggregation;  “Stories are local!”
+* What can a global movement gain from a local event?
-Legitimacy – can’t represent your concerns and mission without supporting stories
+** ‚Äúglobal‚Äù is an abstract aggregation; ‚ÄúStories are local!‚Äù
-Local events can be cultivated into shining examples to be used as reference
+** Legitimacy ‚Äì can‚Äôt represent your concerns and mission without supporting stories
-Local events inspire other local events – motivate peers
+** Local events can be cultivated into shining examples to be used as reference
-Provide a venue and opportunity to get work done, to resolve something within the community, outside HQ
+** Local events inspire other local events ‚Äì motivate peers
-Sources of grassroots innovation, later exportable globally
+** Provide a venue and opportunity to get work done, to resolve something within the community, outside HQ
-Local partnerships not available/practicable on a global level, later exportable
+** Sources of grassroots innovation, later exportable globally
-Serendipitous, person-to-person chemistry, can create partnerships not visible and therefore not attempted on global level
+** Local partnerships not available/practicable on a global level, later exportable
-Easier to mix-and-match and create ad-hoc alliances for events
+** Serendipitous, person-to-person chemistry, can create partnerships not visible and therefore not attempted on global level
-What can a local community gain from affiliation with a global movement
+** Easier to mix-and-match and create ad-hoc alliances for events
-Branding
+* What can a local community gain from affiliation with a global movement
-Prestige and credibility
+** Branding
-Sense of identity
+*** Prestige and credibility
-Resources (funding, swag, speakers, contacts)
+*** Sense of identity
-Know-how
+** Resources (funding, swag, speakers, contacts)
-Borrow context from global initiatives
+** Know-how
-Credibility through parallel activities worldwide
+** Borrow context from global initiatives
-Summary of insights:
+** Credibility through parallel activities worldwide
 Joining a global movement is easier than building a local community
-Global gives local: branding (prestige, credibility, sense of identity); resources (funding, swag, speakers, contacts); know-how; current contexts from parallel, global activities
+'''Summary of insights:'''
 Local gives global: stories are local!; legitimacy (actual work); motivate weaker peers; opportunity for f2f work outside HQ; sources of exportable innovation; local partnerships or ad-hoc alliances not visible/available at HQ;
-Major tool:  Globally coordinated, locally consumed movement recipe book for success:
+* Joining a global movement is easier than building a local community
-Step-by-step
+* Global gives local: branding (prestige, credibility, sense of identity); resources (funding, swag, speakers, contacts); know-how; current contexts from parallel, global activities
-Tutorials
+* Local gives global: stories are local!; legitimacy (actual work); motivate weaker peers; opportunity for f2f work outside HQ; sources of exportable innovation; local partnerships or ad-hoc alliances not visible/available at HQ;
-Formulas
+* Major tool: Globally coordinated, locally consumed movement recipe book for success:

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Michelle Thorne at 14:09, 29 March 2011

Michelle Thorne: Created page with " Participants: Bogo, Nadia, Agatha, Asaf Definition of event: Physical event Online event Recurring events (meetups) or multiple-mini-events (travelling event), distributed even..."