Open branding - Revision history

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Nkkl: summarized key themes; full transcript is linked

2012-07-23T21:55:50Z

summarized key themes; full transcript is linked

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Nkkl: Initial dump (needs crosschecking against liveblogs)

2012-07-23T17:43:36Z

Initial dump (needs crosschecking against liveblogs)

Nkkl: Created page with "{{TOC right}} Decentralized organizations? Psh. That's so this year. category:Monday category:Meta"

2012-07-19T22:51:51Z

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−	~~=== Shared values ===~~
−	* Reaching shared/~~values principles, how did each of your groups do that?~~
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−	In the Sunday Soup community, there aren't any formally agreed upon values - they are all driven by necessity. Values become articulated around needs, so when everyone sees the problem the same way they get similar values. It's become more of a problem in the Occupy movement, where disagreements about values have undermined the community. ~~It's not always easy to get everyone to agree, and you can't make values that are inclusive of all points of view~~.
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−	~~=== Organizational structure ===~~
−	* What role do leaders play in this process? What do leaders look like? What is the importance of shared cultural background?
−	* I think there is value to having some sort of foundational organizational structure - what do you think about that? Social capital is great, but so is financial capital.
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−	Organizational leadership is complicated, and there's always the danger of having an organization turn into an extension of a really charistmatic leader. Being decentralized also doesn't mean that traditionally charismatic leaders won't arise and start to bend the culture, but if the organization decides as a group to fight that, it can help. The team needs to take initiative for stepping outside of that comfort zone if they want to have an actually innovative structure, although a lot of organizational structure is an open question.
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−	~~=== Branding ===~~
−	* What is the value of the brand, and how important is that to recruiting new people to the movement?
−	* How does belonging to open brands affect people and change the experience from doing the thing without putting the brand on it?
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−	Open branding allows people to have more ownership, and branding in general gives people something to identify with, and to better understand how to get involved. Putting a brand on an activity amplifies beyond the impact of the activity without the brand, because it creates a sense of identity and gives people something to be proud of (ex: the Nobel Prize is more than just money).
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−	~~=== Project specifics ===~~
−	* Have we reached Peak Occupy? What's next? Is the narrative going to continue? Is the lack of coherent leadership bringing down the movement?
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−	~~We don't necessarily know what the future of Occupy is going to be, but there are groups of people who have splintered off and are continuing to work on the problem.~~
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−	* Mako, do you have examples of free software/~~OSS projects that petered out and were reborn?~~
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−	Inkscape has died three times, with a name change each time. Some of the problems were around leadership, sometimes political and social disagreements. There were lots of people who thought that a good vector drawing program was a good idea, but disagreement on parts of that and variation in the vibrancy of the community led to some temporary deaths of the project.
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−	* In the AF, we have a gap between Kitten Voltron and this amorphous blob of rogue funders... ~~there is a balance between stepping in to help provide guidance and support without being an official structure, how can organizations better navigate that transition?~~
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−	~~It's better to do less and not burn yourself out, because it's a huge problem. Taking your time and scoping back is worth it.~~
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