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Online event
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Recurring events (meetups) or multiple-mini-events (travelling event), distributed events
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Common value
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Exposure to ideas
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Inspiration
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* Common value
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Empowerment to participate as consequence of attending
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** Exposure to ideas
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For existing community
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** Inspiration
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Building trust and good faith where only shared values are already guaranteed
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** Empowerment to participate as consequence of attending
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Outreach, friend-finding
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* For existing community
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Finding partners, supporters, networking
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** Building trust and good faith where only shared values are already guaranteed
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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
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* Outreach, friend-finding
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For different community
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** Finding partners, supporters, networking
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** 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
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Workshop or barn-raising
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* For different community
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* Workshop or barn-raising
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'''Tools:'''
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* Pre-event:
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** Informing people about the event – attracting attendees
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** 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)
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* post-event: follow-up on opportunities created.
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** Own the follow-up
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** Record “sparks” on poster (voluntarily), have organizers follow-up
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*** Organizers follow-up two months later (reminding, updating peers and inspiring)
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*** Match-make and align Sparklez
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*** Organizers can inter-network if sparks got stuck (“can anyone think of funding sources for this great spark by these great folks?”)
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*** Generalize need for tools
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<center>'''Global movements, local communities'''</center>
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* Easier to join a global movement, harder to start/join/grow a local community
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* How to connect local relevance to global identity/ambitions
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** There’s a dual identity – local community member, and participants in global movement
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* Global movement and aligned non-branded local groups
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Tools:
 
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Pre-event:
 
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Informing people about the event – attracting attendees
 
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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)
 
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post-event: follow-up on opportunities created.
 
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Own the follow-up
 
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Record “sparks” on poster (voluntarily), have organizers follow-up
 
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Organizers follow-up two months later (reminding, updating peers and inspiring)
 
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Match-make and align Sparklez
 
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Organizers can inter-network if sparks got stuck (“can anyone think of funding sources for this great spark by these great folks?”)
 
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Generalize need for tools
 
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Global movements, local communities
 
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Easier to join a global movement, harder to start/join/grow a local community
 
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How to connect local relevance to global identity/ambitions
 
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There’s a dual identity – local community member, and participants in global movement
 
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Global movement and aligned non-branded local groups
 
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What can a global movement gain from a local event?
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“global” is an abstract aggregation; “Stories are local!”
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* What can a global movement gain from a local event?
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Legitimacy – can’t represent your concerns and mission without supporting stories
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** “global” is an abstract aggregation; “Stories are local!”
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Local events can be cultivated into shining examples to be used as reference
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** Legitimacy – can’t represent your concerns and mission without supporting stories
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Local events inspire other local events – motivate peers
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** Local events can be cultivated into shining examples to be used as reference
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Provide a venue and opportunity to get work done, to resolve something within the community, outside HQ
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** Local events inspire other local events – motivate peers
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Sources of grassroots innovation, later exportable globally
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** Provide a venue and opportunity to get work done, to resolve something within the community, outside HQ
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Local partnerships not available/practicable on a global level, later exportable
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** Sources of grassroots innovation, later exportable globally
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Serendipitous, person-to-person chemistry, can create partnerships not visible and therefore not attempted on global level
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** Local partnerships not available/practicable on a global level, later exportable
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Easier to mix-and-match and create ad-hoc alliances for events
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** Serendipitous, person-to-person chemistry, can create partnerships not visible and therefore not attempted on global level
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What can a local community gain from affiliation with a global movement
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** Easier to mix-and-match and create ad-hoc alliances for events
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Branding
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* What can a local community gain from affiliation with a global movement
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Prestige and credibility
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** Branding
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Sense of identity
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*** Prestige and credibility
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Resources (funding, swag, speakers, contacts)
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*** Sense of identity
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Know-how
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** Resources (funding, swag, speakers, contacts)
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Borrow context from global initiatives
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** Know-how
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Credibility through parallel activities worldwide
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** Borrow context from global initiatives
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Summary of insights:
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** Credibility through parallel activities worldwide
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Joining a global movement is easier than building a local community
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Global gives local: branding (prestige, credibility, sense of identity); resources (funding, swag, speakers, contacts); know-how; current contexts from parallel, global activities
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'''Summary of insights:'''
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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;
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Major tool: Globally coordinated, locally consumed movement recipe book for success:
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* Joining a global movement is easier than building a local community
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Step-by-step
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* Global gives local: branding (prestige, credibility, sense of identity); resources (funding, swag, speakers, contacts); know-how; current contexts from parallel, global activities
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Tutorials
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* 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;
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Formulas
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* Major tool: Globally coordinated, locally consumed movement recipe book for success:
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** Step-by-step
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** Tutorials
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** Formulas
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Latest revision as of 14:09, 29 March 2011

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 ‚Äì 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 ‚Äúsparks‚Äù 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 (‚Äúcan anyone think of funding sources for this great spark by these great folks?‚Äù)
      • 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‚Äôs a dual identity ‚Äì 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?
    • ‚Äúglobal‚Äù is an abstract aggregation; ‚ÄúStories are local!‚Äù
    • Legitimacy ‚Äì can‚Äôt 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 ‚Äì 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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