Long Term Strategy Process - Revision history

Kathey: adding links to planning docs

2009-07-02T21:43:44Z

adding links to planning docs

Rfs: /* Semi organized brainstorm */

2007-08-19T18:01:08Z

Semi organized brainstorm

Rfs: /* SWOT */

2007-08-19T17:59:40Z

SWOT

Rfs: /* SWOT */

2007-08-16T02:29:36Z

SWOT

Rfs: /* SWOT */

2007-08-16T02:27:32Z

SWOT

Rfs: /* See also */

2007-08-16T02:23:32Z

Rfs: /* Threats */

2007-07-25T04:03:06Z

Threats

Rfs: /* Opportunities */

2007-07-25T04:00:50Z

Opportunities

Rfs: /* Weaknesses */

2007-07-25T04:00:07Z

Weaknesses

Rfs: /* Strengths */

2007-07-25T03:59:22Z

Strengths

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 * [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/council/2007-January/001955.html Council meeting sets up vision statement brainstorm.] (Free Geek Council Minutes, Jan 2007)
 * [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/council/2007-January/001968.html Council meeting sets up vision statement brainstorm.] (Call for participation in Feb 7 brainstorm session, Jan 2007)
 [[Category: Long Term Planning]]

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 == Semi organized brainstorm ==
-=== List of goals ===
+This brainstorm has moved to the [[3 - 5 year plan#Goals Brainstorm]] section of the wiki.
 === SWOT ===

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 * There will "always" be more unused electronics in the market.
 * There will be "always" a ready supply of people wanting free and cheap stuff.
-* move towards communication in miniature form, teaching people to use these forms of media and communication (i.e. cell phone and ipod esque technology)
+* Move towards communication in miniature form, teaching people to use these forms of media and communication (i.e. cell phone and ipod esque technology)
 * We could team up with other recyclers, skimming off the good stuff for reuse

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 * Perhaps we are trying to answer the question: ''How will Free Geek survive and fulfill its mission and live up to its principles over the next five years?'' This question could be phrased differently, but we must all agree on what it is in order to proceed.
-=== SWOT ===
+=== Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) ===
 Inventory our strengths and weaknesses, and the opportunities and threats -- as they are now, and as we are likely to face in the next five years.
 * The future thinking part of this require some guesswork and research, especially in the opportunities and threats areas.

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 * Just because something is bad for the planet or someone else it isn't necessarily bad for us. For example, most people at Free Geek would agree that the incredible rate at which our society produces eWaste is a bad thing for the planet, but it is also a good thing for our organization since it provides the gizmos we evaluate and give away in order to address the digital divide.
+{{SWOT
-{|style="vertical-align:top;"
+ | Q =
-|+ How will Free Geek survive and fulfill its mission and live up to its principles over the next five years?
+ | strengths =
 * We have a strong community of volunteers.
 * We have a good name in the community.
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 * We are already experts in reuse
-|style="vertical-align:top;"|
+ | weaknesses =
 * It is difficult for us to make business decisions quickly.
 * We have a hard time doing things that volunteers don't find interesting in a timely manner.
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 * We are bad at following through on certain kinds of things
+ | opportunities =
 * We can take over more space and use it to grow our services.
 * There will "always" be more unused electronics in the market.
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 * We could team up with other recyclers, skimming off the good stuff for reuse
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+ | threats =
 * eWaste legislation will create competition in the recycling industry and take away a core area of our business.
 * As computers become more integrated learning to build them will be less interesting to potential volunteers.
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 ** we have the advantage to see this coming as we deal with used stuff
 * More and more crap comes our way, and we do more and more recycling instead of reuse
+}}
 === Brainstorm todo list ===

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	* [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/council/2007-January/001968.html Council meeting sets up vision statement brainstorm.] (Call for participation in Feb 7 brainstorm session, Jan 2007)		* [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/council/2007-January/001968.html Council meeting sets up vision statement brainstorm.] (Call for participation in Feb 7 brainstorm session, Jan 2007)

−	[[Category: ~~Big Picture~~]]	+	[[Category: Long Term Planning]]

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 * integrated systems would lead to less reusable stuff (specialized volunteers)
 ** we have the advantage to see this coming as we deal with used stuff
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 * It is difficult for us to make business decisions quickly.
 * We have a hard time doing things that volunteers don't find interesting in a timely manner.
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 ==== Opportunities ====
 ''Opportunities are advantages we have that are external to Free Geek. (Good things that will or could happen to us.)''

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 * make recycling more educational (what is this, where would it go if not recycled, etc?)
 ** this would be very good for schoolkids (geeklets) to learn
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 ==== Weaknesses ====
 ''Weaknesses are problems we have that are internal to Free Geek. (Things we do poorly or not at all.)''