Ok i posted my notes too
I have posted them into this wiki which is intended to be more outwards facing, but for the sake of keeping good record of this call I also add them below: https://edgeryders.eu/en/node-4554/after-the-future-makers-call-1-the-project-design-and-call
Future Makers: Collaboration costs effort, can we show that it will be repaid by scientific means?
Our hypothesis is that Duplication of effort happens, and networked collaboration could fight it and help us all achieve our objectives and achieve impact at scale by enabling us to make better use of our time and small resources.
In Spot the Future we discovered that there is a need and desire for collaboration and that learning to work in networks could be a way to achieve this. In the stewardship we explored whether it is possible for networked communities to achieve complex tasks at scale, specifically we asked whether networked communities could take care of public assets like unused buildings.
So far we have looked at the supply side- that it has a high cost to collaborate, to keep a network going. In future makers we focus on the demand side,: is there actually a benefit to collaboration? Is there something to benefit for me? What is most off-putting about it?
PHASE ONE (3 months)
is to collaboratively produce book which is collection of case studies with analysis and graphics. The book will provide people an opportunity to discover and draw inspiration from what people in similar situations are doing in different parts of the world, and use their methods. In the book we collaboratively produce 70 case studies from Armenia, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Morocco, Nepal and the Ukraine. We will analyze the case studies to identify areas where collaboration may be necessary. The book is mental framework to make gathering case studies easier for engagement manager and person contributing case studies. What would a program for sustaining network collaboration look like?
How do we produce it?
We will use a three step process.
1. Collecting the stories
2. Analysing the stories
3. Producing a high quality book which presents case studies and analysis in a practical, easy to understand format that is useful for time-hungry innovators and activists
How do participants contribute?
one to many: each participant gives their story in exchange for a book edgeryders is writing as a whole
one to one: each individual is sharing their stories in exchange for a service from a member of the community
What's in it for contributors?
Good for you: Exposure (being featured in the book), discovering what other having access to global community of people with different skills and resources who can help you take your work to the next level.
Good for everyone: 1) Discovering what interesting projects and people are near you, how they/we are working. 2) Identifying concrete ways how we can get mutual benefit from one another.
How to get involved/join the initiative?
1. Join one of the weekly community calls: Armenia, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Morocco, Nepal, Ukraine or Global. [link each to invitation to call in local language]
2. Help develop posted stories into high quality case studies: Read the posted stories and leave comments with thoughtful questions and suggestions, links to relevant projects or resources
3. Submit a story about yourself and your work. Sign into Edgeryders (you just need an email address), and post your story in the Future Makers Global group.
4. Spread the word and involve more people in the project. The more people that get involved, the better this project will be.
5. Got other ideas? We are open to all kinds of collaborations and contributions. Get in touch with the team by introducing yourself in the Future Makers Global group and what you would like to do and we will do our best to support you.
PHASE TWO (After the book is produced)
is extracting tasks from the case studies to help the people and projects who participate, and engaging the global community to help to complete the tasks. Each participant picks one other participant and finds out what is valuable to him or her: If it the person says money- then its what is it they need money to finance? Use tasks to define what each person needs as a concrete need and call for action (think of it as a kind of problem pile). Then we collaboratively build a massive social media campaign to drive engagement towards completing the tasks.
Relevant links:
This book Greenpeace made for social media: @SamarAli mentioned this… [add url here?]
This call for participation in producing a book on global stewardship: https://www.smore.com/y9pp1-new-book-on-global-stewardship
- See more at: https://edgeryders.eu/en/node-4554/after-the-future-makers-call-1-the-project-design-and-call#sthash.3RJOTS7S.dpuf