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'''these are all old notes; notes for the give many/change the world tech guide will also go here.''' |
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== notes from dc == |
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Goals of grassroots groups? |
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Dream people? |
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Future vision? |
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Success metric? |
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Close feedback loops with programmers |
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Education-driven development |
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Meetups --> do things --> lead/replicate |
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More OLPC resources - staff |
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laptops - don't need OLPC. Can't get XOs, though. |
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process? getting ~100 laptops to Austria... |
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OLPC austria ppt - get? |
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grassroots == passion in sales |
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problem from field --> grassroots solution --> field fix |
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== notes from lfnw == |
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* have needs that get met |
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* people know one another, community |
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* clear need - if we don't do it, nobody will. |
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* partner with library system |
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* education levels of parents are going to be low |
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* power to change the education system |
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* how does the grassroots thing actually work? |
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* how do you engage with governments to make sure it succeeds? |
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* how can we, sitting in WA, understand what is needed in the developing world - push vs pull? |
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* Cambodia example: "If you raise the money to biuld a school, he'll raise the money to put in teachers." |
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* Kids teach the kids - actually hired older students to teach in different schools |
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* Even got connectivity - he saw 9/11 from that satellite school |
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* Bandwidth by motorcycle (they've worked with MIT) |
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* Governments are great, but private individuals should be able to start pilots too. |
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* Virtual grassroots groups to support those really energetic individuals |
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* it needs to be localized... we can't just copy-paste solutions everywhere |
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* "It's like giving fire to people who've never had fire. You don't know whether it's going to cook or burn." |
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* How do you measure? |
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* We can't worry too much about measuring... |
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* Allow people to stay with their communties but still intellectually travel the world. |
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* PEACE CORPS ex volunteers |
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* Maybe people in the developing world don't grok it yet - we need to communicate the benefits to them. |
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* we need more feedback and reports from the feed... but who do they go to? |
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* grassroots contact point |
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* oral history association |
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