[Marketing] Project process visualization

[Frederick Grose]

Hi again Gaurav!
I suggest that those interested in this topic subscribe to this discussion
thread on http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing.

I couldn't wait to reference your diagram, so I loaded a copy at
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Image:Social_Communication_System.jpg
referenced at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Project_visualization and
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Marketing_Team/Project_Visualization.

I suggest we post the graphical tools and elements at the laptop.org wiki so
we can take advantage of the wiki extensions there and deploy OLPC-related
work there.  The Sugar Labs wiki would be the place to continue the broader
Sugar-related work.

I've started an outline for contributors to start submitting ideas at
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Marketing_Team/Project_Visualization.

Note also the work of a team at San Francisco State University,
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Information_Systems_Analysis_and_Design_Project,
and http://n2.nabble.com/-Marketing--Information-flow-problem-tc2885268.html

Thank you again for contributing!


On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Gaurav Bhushan <gaurav_b at nid.edu> wrote:

> Hi Frederick,
> I have been a stuck at work off late, will update the wiki with my raw
> material (icons, etc.) soon.
>
> At the same time, it would be good to get ideas from you guys on the
> categorization and naming of the various collaboration points on the
> diagram, so by the time I get free, we may have some thoughts
> on restructuring the diagram I had sent. They could be in a document, a
> rough flowchart sketch, etc.
>
> How do you think we could go about this, and who all can actively
> contribute to this?
>
> Sorry about the delay in posting on the wiki. Will do it by this weekend.
>
> Regards,
> Gaurav
>
> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Frederick Grose <fgrose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Gaurav and all,
>> marketing at lists.sugarlabs.org seems like the best place to continue this
>> discussion thread.
>>
>> Thank you all for recognizing the potential in this project.
>>
>> I've started these pages,
>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Marketing_Team/Project_Visualization, &
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Project_visualization for our combined
>> collaboration.
>>
>> We can take advantage of the http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC:Wiki#ImageMap resource
>> immediately, so please upload the graphic images initially to
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Special:Upload.  (This project will justify
>> adding the extension to the Sugar Labs wiki soon.)
>>
>> Please contribute content ideas and suggestions here and at either wiki.
>>  This will be a good stimulus to visually clarify the tight relationship
>> between OLPC and Sugar Labs as well.
>>
>> Best wishes,         --Fred
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 12:09 AM, Gaurav Bhushan <gaurav at schmizz.net>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> Thanks Sameer for forwarding the conversation to me, I was not on the
>>> IAEP and Marketing lists so far, just joined.
>>>
>>> > It would be great if you could work with Fred, Christian, Eben, Gary
>>> > and the rest of the wiki/web guy to create this into an interactive
>>> > 'map' for the project.
>>>
>>> David, I would love to work on this further and collaborate with Fred,
>>> Christian, Eben and Gary to shape it into an interactive map for the
>>> project. My skill sets lie in graphics and visualization, and can help you
>>> guys take it to that level with some help in the technical implementation.
>>>
>>> > FWIW, this rest of us will likely kibitz loudly about your choices for
>>> > naming and categorization:)
>>>
>>> I am keen on making any changes that are needed to the naming and
>>> categorization :) I realize it is still very crude, but I think it is in
>>> shape now to trigger more ideas amongst you guys as to what it can become,
>>> and I am pretty excited about that.
>>>
>>> I think if we can brainstorm on the structure, naming and categorization
>>> and freeze on a model, I can take it forward from there to do a couple of
>>> iterations on the icons. Fred, I can share the icons as SVGs, can we create
>>> a wiki where we could assemble all our ideas and production material for an
>>> interactive map?
>>>
>>> Also I would like to mention that this poster would not have been
>>> possible without the support of Harriet and Amit at the Digital Bridge
>>> Foundation, Reliance Communications, Mumbai.
>>>
>>>  Regards,
>>> Gaurav
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Gaurav Bhushan <gaurav_b at nid.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu>
>>>> Date: Wed, May 6, 2009 at 7:53 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Marketing] [IAEP] Project process visualization
>>>> To: David Farning <dfarning at sugarlabs.org>
>>>> Cc: Frederick Grose <fgrose at gmail.com>, olpc-open at lists.laptop.org,
>>>> iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org, Marketing <marketing at lists.sugarlabs.org>,
>>>> gaurav_b at nid.edu, amit gogna <amit.gognaa at gmail.com>, Harriet
>>>> Vidyasagar <outofindia at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 4:55 PM, David Farning <dfarning at sugarlabs.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > Hey Gaurav,
>>>> >
>>>> > The diagram is great!  This is what I had originally envisioned for
>>>> > our getting started page on the [www|wiki].sugarlabs.org.
>>>> >
>>>> > The best part about the diagram is how it communicates how all of the
>>>> > different pieces fit together to make the ecosystem work.  Yet,
>>>> > individuals can drill down to specific , manageable, areas which they
>>>> > can learn more about.
>>>> >
>>>> > It would be great if you could work with Fred, Christian, Eben, Gary
>>>> > and the rest of the wiki/web guy to create this into an interactive
>>>> > 'map' for the project.
>>>> >
>>>> > FWIW, this rest of us will likely kibitz loudly about your choices for
>>>> > naming and categorization:)
>>>> >
>>>> > David
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Frederick Grose <fgrose at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >> Hi Gaurav,
>>>> >> I like your visualization of the social communication process for the
>>>> >> OLPC project.  The icons are simple and fun to associate with a
>>>> concept, the
>>>> >> cycles nicely emphasize the iteration needed in all domains, and the
>>>> overlap
>>>> >> with intersections demonstrate the coordination that is needed.
>>>> >> I can imagine versions where nodes would be expanded in subsets to
>>>> show more
>>>> >> detail of a process.  For example, we could use such a map to explain
>>>> and
>>>> >> guide newcomers to the software development cycle and community
>>>> tools.
>>>> >> Could you share the icons and tools you used to allow others to work
>>>> on
>>>> >> prototypes and drafts for their processes?
>>>> >> We could start using more of these and similar icons for tagging
>>>> concepts in
>>>> >> our wikis and Sweet software, and we could use the maps as a
>>>> navigational
>>>> >> aids.
>>>> >> Thank you for your contributions!
>>>> >>        --Fred
>>>> >> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Gaurav Bhushan <gaurav_b at nid.edu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Hi everyone,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> While I was a student of information design at National Institute of
>>>> >>> Design, India, I worked on brainstorming and visualizing an
>>>> ecosystem to
>>>> >>> support the OLPC project in India.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I am attaching a poster representing the same. The idea was to
>>>> trigger
>>>> >>> advocacy among key players in Education, Technology and Outreach.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> It is still very crude, and I can take out more time to work on it
>>>> if you
>>>> >>> guys have some feedback and inputs. I feel a lot more can be done in
>>>> terms
>>>> >>> of making it interactive.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Regards,
>>>> >>> Gaurav Bhushan
>>>> >>> User Experience Design
>>>> >>> Google, India
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> --
>>>> >>> Gaurav Bhushan
>>>> >>> Information Design
>>>> >>> National Institute of Design, India
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
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>>>> >>
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>>>>
>>>> Hi Gaurav,
>>>>
>>>> Its good to finally see your model on the lists here. I'm also quite
>>>> pleased that you are done with school and are at Google (Hyd I
>>>> presume?). Congratulations!
>>>>
>>>> I saw Gaurav's model last year when I was visiting Reliance/DBF in
>>>> India - this is the group that did Khairat
>>>> (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Khairat_school). Obviously, Gaurav has put
>>>> a lot of effort into it. My suggestions were to (1) release it under a
>>>> CC style license and (2) maybe explore an interface (AJAX or
>>>> otherwise) that would allow "Zoom in" and Zoom out" of different
>>>> cycles and levels for big picture and drill down details with
>>>> explanations and links at each level.
>>>>
>>>> cheers,
>>>> Sameer
>>>> --
>>>> Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
>>>> Associate Professor of Information Systems
>>>> San Francisco State University
>>>> San Francisco CA 94132 USA
>>>> http://verma.sfsu.edu/
>>>> http://opensource.sfsu.edu/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gaurav Bhushan
>>>> Information Design
>>>> National Institute of Design, India
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Gaurav Bhushan
> Information Design
> National Institute of Design, India
>
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