Sister Free Geek - Revision history

Rfs at 00:09, 5 June 2005

2005-06-05T00:09:23Z

Rfs: /* Adding the rest of the programs */

2005-03-18T02:14:39Z

Adding the rest of the programs

Olyjake: /* Future experimentation */

2005-02-16T09:34:01Z

Future experimentation

Olyjake: /* Adding the rest of the programs */

2005-02-16T09:32:59Z

Adding the rest of the programs

Rfs: /* Phases of implementation */

2005-01-13T01:52:54Z

Phases of implementation

Rfs: /* Sorting */

2005-01-13T01:47:25Z

Sorting

Rfs: /* Adoption Class */

2005-01-13T01:46:41Z

Adoption Class

Rfs: /* Future experimentation */

2005-01-13T01:39:49Z

Future experimentation

Rfs: /* Outside perceptions */

2005-01-13T01:33:42Z

Outside perceptions

Rfs at 01:33, 13 January 2005

2005-01-13T01:33:03Z

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	=A bumbershoot?=		=A bumbershoot?=
	Especially if there were more than two Free Geeks locally, it might be a good idea to have a coordinating group to work with all the sister Free Geeks. Many people would call it an "umbrella" organization, but since I'm writing this, I get to call it a "bumbershoot" instead.		Especially if there were more than two Free Geeks locally, it might be a good idea to have a coordinating group to work with all the sister Free Geeks. Many people would call it an "umbrella" organization, but since I'm writing this, I get to call it a "bumbershoot" instead.
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		+	[[Category: Big Picture]]

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 * Coding
 * Hardware Grants
-* Other support of nonprofit organizations (a.k.a. [[Collaborative Technologies]])
+* Other support of nonprofit organizations (a.k.a. [[NAP]] and [[GAP]])
 * More Education

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 With more than one Free Geek, each acting autonomously but cooperatively, we would be free to experiment in one location without jeopardizing the other.
-New programs could be tried out in one spot. If a new class works particularly well, for instance, it could replicated elsewhere is a similar fashion. If it fails, the next place could try out the idea after having learned from the mistakes of the first. The mothership might actually end up learning from the new little sisters.
+New programs could be tried out in one spot. If a new class works particularly well, for instance, it could be replicated elsewhere is a similar fashion. If it fails, the next place could try out the idea after having learned from the mistakes of the first. The mothership might actually end up learning from the new little sisters.
 =Outside perceptions=

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 ==Adding the rest of the programs==
-* Throughout this stage, a the time and energy put in from the mothership should to decrease.
+* Throughout this stage, the time and energy put in from the mothership should decrease.
 As fast as the sister group can grow the capability, they would take over all the remaining programs necessary to make them self sufficient:

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 ==Creating the spinoff group==
-We'd need to shepherd into existence a group dedicated to making a sister Free Geek a reality. This spinoff group would probably operate out of [[The Mothership]] until a new site was acquired.
+* In this stage, a minimal amount of energy would be put in from the mothership.
 ==Preliminary Location==
 First we'd want to think of a logical spot to set up a sister organization. Would it go in one of the burbs? North to Vancouver, East to Gresham, or West to Hillsboro, or South to Oregon City? What would the impact of locating in the suburbs be for a new Free Geek? Part of the mothership's ambience is the fact that we are very easy to get to for inner city people. Who would make up a suburban Free Geek?
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 ==Getting the startup cash==
 While we're pondering that, it seems like we'd need to gather some seed money to get the thing started. The mothership started with a grant of $35,000 which bought us four months. In retrospect, that was skating on pretty thin ice, but it seems clear that we'd need to find grant money to do this kind of expansion.
 ==Acquiring the site==
 Oso went through acquiring this site. He might be able to muse on what it would be like for us to acquire a second one.
 ==Starting the seed programs==
 Some programs would need to start right up. But starting all of them is too much too fast. The logical first programs would need to attract volunteers and generate income streams. Anything else could be offloaded to the mothership until the sister group gets big enough. This might be the list or preliminary programs:
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 ==Adding the rest of the programs==
 As fast as the sister group can grow the capability, they would take over all the remaining programs necessary to make them self sufficient:

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 ===Sorting===
-This is a necessary step for the remaining pieces to work. This is not just card and motherboard sorting, but at a minimum sorting any gizmo into these categories:
+This is a necessary step for the remaining pieces to work. This is not just card and motherboard sorting, but (at a minimum) sorting any gizmo into these categories:
 * Keep for Sister Group's store
 * Send to the mothership

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 Same as in the mothership. We might be able to coordinate pickup efforts though.
-===Adoption Class===
+===Adoption class===
 We'd need to show people how to use their computers.

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	=Future experimentation=		=Future experimentation=
		+	With more than one Free Geek, each acting autonomously but cooperatively, we would be free to experiment in one location without jeopardizing the other.
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		+	New programs could be tried out in one spot. If a new class works particularly well, for instance, it could replicated elsewhere is a similar fashion. If it fails, the next place could try out the idea after having learned from the mistakes of the first. The mothership might actually end up learning from the new little sisters.

	=Outside perceptions=		=Outside perceptions=

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 This is a thought experiment, not a plan. As a thought experiment, we don't need to pay too much attention to pesky little details like how much this would cost. Rather we can assume that it's possible that we might have to do something like this for financial reasons, or we might drift towards something like this scenario without intending to. In thinking about the [[Meta Question]] we go through the exercise of fleshing out what Free Geek would look like if we spun off another group (or groups) to take up the slack.
-=The Gist=
+=The gist=
 Say we continue to grow, feel like we are getting too big for our space (or just don't like the cultural ramifications of getting bigger), and so we decide to spin off a clone or ourselves elsewhere in the Portland Area -- a sister Free Geek. What might this look like?
-=Phases of Implementation=
+=Phases of implementation=
 It seems like there'd be a few phases to making the first sister come into being:
-==Creating the Spinoff Group==
+==Creating the spinoff group==
 We'd need to shepherd into existence a group dedicated to making a sister Free Geek a reality. This spinoff group would probably operate out of [[The Mothership]] until a new site was acquired.