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'''these are all old notes; notes for the give many/change the world tech guide will also go here.'''



== notes from dc ==
== notes from dc ==

Revision as of 14:35, 11 December 2008

these are all old notes; notes for the give many/change the world tech guide will also go here.

notes from dc

Goals of grassroots groups? Dream people? Future vision? Success metric?

Close feedback loops with programmers Education-driven development

Meetups --> do things --> lead/replicate

More OLPC resources - staff

laptops - don't need OLPC. Can't get XOs, though. process? getting ~100 laptops to Austria...

OLPC austria ppt - get?

grassroots == passion in sales

problem from field --> grassroots solution --> field fix


notes from lfnw

  • have needs that get met
  • people know one another, community
  • clear need - if we don't do it, nobody will.
  • partner with library system
  • education levels of parents are going to be low
  • power to change the education system
  • how does the grassroots thing actually work?
  • how do you engage with governments to make sure it succeeds?
  • how can we, sitting in WA, understand what is needed in the developing world - push vs pull?
  • Cambodia example: "If you raise the money to biuld a school, he'll raise the money to put in teachers."
  • Kids teach the kids - actually hired older students to teach in different schools
  • Even got connectivity - he saw 9/11 from that satellite school
  • Bandwidth by motorcycle (they've worked with MIT)
  • Governments are great, but private individuals should be able to start pilots too.
  • Virtual grassroots groups to support those really energetic individuals
  • it needs to be localized... we can't just copy-paste solutions everywhere
  • "It's like giving fire to people who've never had fire. You don't know whether it's going to cook or burn."
  • How do you measure?
  • We can't worry too much about measuring...
  • Allow people to stay with their communties but still intellectually travel the world.
  • PEACE CORPS ex volunteers
  • Maybe people in the developing world don't grok it yet - we need to communicate the benefits to them.
  • we need more feedback and reports from the feed... but who do they go to?
  • grassroots contact point
  • oral history association