[IAEP] community discussion plan

[David Farning]

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Tomeu Vizoso<tomeu at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 22:56, David Farning<dfarning at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
>> I have been looking at community building needs for the next 6 months
>> to a year..  I am thinking about taking it pretty slow; there don't
>> seems to be any major blockers to community development
>>
>> Phase I
>> Focus on Mission, Vision, and Values.  This is a pretty high level
>> discussion which builds on top of similar work we did last years.  The
>> emphasis will be 'what we share in common.'
>>
>> Phase II
>> How we get there?
>>  building capacity - building product
>>  innovation - implementation
>>  supply side - demand side
>>  education - technology
>>
>> The emphasis will be on what trade offs and compromises are required
>> given our current and near term resources and how do we leverage our
>> strengths while minimize our weaknesses.
>>
>> Phase III.
>> Iterative process between:
>>  Personal Roadmaps
>>  Team Roadmaps
>>  Project Roadmaps
>>
>> The emphasis will be on setting personal, team, and project level
>> goals to make Phase I happen while considering the constraints
>> identified in phase II.
>>
>> I like to use the forming, storming, norming, performing group life
>> cycle model.  It is interesting to consider that even though we have
>> have many of the same people, our roles and relationships have
>> evolved.  If we then add in all the great  new contributors Sugar Labs
>> is a different group than it was last year at this time
>>
>> Seem reasonable?
>
> I think it makes sense, which are the first concrete steps?

I think the next step will be to revisit the mission and vision
statements and engage start hacking on the talk: pages Fred has
started on the wiki.

I am starting a post on post on mission and vision which should be
ready in a few days.  We can use the existing mission statement as a
starting point for discussion.  Walter is working on a revised vision
statement.

This time last year, we were very focused on narrowing the mission to
something very concrete.  This year it looks like we can re-frame the
discussion by using the mission statement and vision statements as
bookends.

At one end, the vision statement is how the world will improve if
Sugar Labs is successful.

At the other end, the mission statement is a more concrete and limited
statement on what Sugar Labs must _do_ to make that vision a reality.

Just like other parts of Sugar Labs, these statements are fluid and
will evolve as the project evolves.

david

> Regards,
>
> Tomeu
>
>> david
>>
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