[sudo-discuss] How do we help SudoRoom become more project-based?

[Romy Ilano]

Patrik and Maarc,

Thanks for this discussion! I made the 5 minutes of Fame event the topic
for tonight's meeting

It's the wednesday again and it's time for our member meeting! Let's talk
about some five minutes of fame happening March 1.

We want to also make SudoRoom more project-based.
Should we have coordinated meetups and weekly classes similar to
CountrCulture Labs biohacking?

===== From M -> let's plan the march 1 event

* INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS!
* Sign up for a 5 minute spot to show / talk about something!
** It can be anything! Just think of this as show and tell, with the show
part being optional :)
* Sign up to help set up audio and video in advance
* Sign up to help set up chairs / pews before the event and/or move them
away after
* Bring food, snacks or drinks for sharing
* Bring plates, bowls, cups or cutlery (we have some but not enough)

I put a tentative schedule here:

https://sudoroom.org/wiki/5MoF
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Romy Ilano
romy at snowyla.com



On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Personally, I've always been surprised how come Sudo doesn't have more
> team projects. With a few notable exceptions like SudoMesh, it's mostly a
> bunch of individuals coming to socialize or work on their own thing.
>
> In contrast, most activity at CCL is centered around team projects. I
> don't think that's due to any inherent difference between biology and
> software/hardware/electronics. Just that we've intentionally nurtured team
> projects, because we knew it would be harder to reach critical mass given
> the smaller audience for biohacking.
>
> Briefly, here's what has worked well for us at CCL and at BioCurious:
>
> 1) Do a brainstorming meeting to see what topics have the most critical
> mass.
> 2) Find one or two people willing to lead/facilitate the project. They
> don't need to be an expert or a Leader - just someone willing to commit to
> show up every week and provide consistency and continuity to the project.
> 3) Put a weekly meeting on the calendar, and start meeting like clockwork
>
> Having reliable, consistent meetings and someone who helps organize the
> group seems to matter more than exactly how decisions are being made.
>
> YMMV...
>
> Patrik
>
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 12:36 PM, Romy Ilano <romy at snowyla.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey!
>>
>> I look back on my involvement in SudoRoom and Noisebridge and *I was
>> most happy and having fun bouncing off ideas with people when working on
>> projects.* This also contributed the most fun to SudoRoom and shows what
>> is unique about the space.
>>
>> I got sucked into a bunch of interesting events, especially around
>> teaching and helping lead Women Who Code meetups. That was very fun! I
>> socialized with a lot of cool people and had good times. There were nice
>> conversations.
>>
>> But these kinds of activities ultimately did not produce any tangible
>> results that I could build upon. I am not interested in being an event
>> planner or a teacher, although those are noble activities!
>>
>> *How can we help make SudoRoom a bit more project-based? *By putting new
>> potential members on the path to creating projects, i think this would help
>> with our retention.
>>
>> I keep mentioning again and again to new people that it's not so much
>> fitting in with the people, having people hug you or going to events where
>> everyone looks exactly like you that's important... meetups are all over
>> the bay area. it's really the projects that suck people in and help them
>> add diversity to the space.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> =============================
>>
>> Romy Ilano
>> romy at snowyla.com
>>
>>
>>
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