Playing into the Future: a project jam

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Playing into the Future: a project jam

Our goal was to enable individuals to develop project ideas that build towards a positive future. The methodology of this session is derived from Change Jam, an open source group method for project innovation, developed in Dreamfish. The experience and artifacts of the session fuel emerging work of participants, and can inspire new exhibits in the Program for the Future at The Tech, built upon the collaboration principles of Doug Engelbart.

Session co-leads

  • Tiffany von Emmel, Founder and CEO of Dreamfish - [[1]]
  • Mei Lin Fung, Program for The Future, The Tech - [2]]

Attendees

  • Rich Reader - video
  • Peter Kaminski - Social Software expert, Dreamfish Community Tech Maven
  • Cliff Figallo, GuildSmith - how local communities will network.
  • Chris - Ubuntu
  • Bob Ketner, Virtual Communities Manager at The Tech
  • Aaditya Batia, Developer Intern at The Tech
  • Stina Cooke, Museum Exhibit Designer formerly from Boston Science Museum
  • Veera Swaminathan, Singapore Ambassador for the Program for the Future Challenge
  • Grant Bowman
  • Teresa, Open Solaris
  • Michael Tiemann, Open Science and Tech museum, Signis, RedHat

Video

http://richreader.blogspot.com/2009/07/playing-into-future.html

Photos

Break out themes

  • Collaborative Platforms
  • Consensus / organize information
  • Working together to create new ways to do things

Jam Design

We did micro-version of Change Jam, because of the short time slot (see long format at Change Jam - http://www.socialtext.net/changejam/index.cgi ).

  • Speed dating: Where would I like to contribute?
  • Listeners write on Sticky notes - put ideas, and then put in the center and together to see if there are synergies.
  • Clusters break out to form project ideas.
    • use project idea template on fun stock paper as scratch pad
  • Create Project Names
  • Clusters reports back to large group in a performative way.
  • Write "Project Name x" on Paper fish, pinned
  • Go forth: How we can have fun playing into the future at this conference

Next Steps

  • Follow up with people within a couple days to further project ideas that got traction.
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