OK October 18, 2010
Hi Suresh
I was interested in your latest video blog especially your thoughts about a platform for collaboration - something a bit like face book but for people's projects to come together.
I wonder if you have come across this - The Confluence Wiki. At least two more of the participants at the 10.10.10 event are already familiar with it - the "waterguy" from Appropedia and Tav who, I understand, had "some involvement" in the programming (apologies to Tav if in fact he is the main person programming this - I have no idea who did what, only some of the people connected with it.)
I love what I see regarding its potential but confess I had some issues about actually using it - so needed help as described below
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Confluence Wiki
The Conrads and The Confluence Wiki
Leon Conrad - and his family - have been helping me cross my personal barrier about "I can't face joining another online group - especially one with an unfamiliar interface" (in this instance the Conflence Wiki). Thanks to Leon I have had direction and encouragement with support via phone, skype, and then face-to-face at his home - combined with superb family hospitality. Wonderful.
I met Leon (to talk to) last Monday at David Pinto's Summer of Opportunity meet-up. I'm not sure if this grew out of his "soon to be leaving London" event two weeks earlier (which I also attended) or if it has a longer history. Anyhow, David has gathered an interesting group around him, and I am intrigued by what he is planning and its mix of Face to Face and online.
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So, thanks to Leon I experimented with the Confuence Wiki and was very impressed by its potential . However I didn't get into using it seriously. The other problem, as I see it, preventing me from using the Confluence Wiki in practice is lack of a critical mass of users. I outlined an idea to overcome this vicious circle of lack of critical mass (and therefore lack of motivation to improve on its "friendliness" etc) here:
- August 10, 2010 - #Brixvill - Confluence pop-ups and Safe Smiling Zones section on First Idea: Collaboration Made Simple
We did do some practical follow-up. I wrote some of it up, but not all.
- August 25, 2010 - #Brixvill - Confluence pop-ups
- August 26, 2010 - #Brixvill - Confluence pop-ups - the confluence wall
We have another possible stage in mind, and I would enjoy the opportunity to try this, in what is a reasonably local F2F situation. It would be interesting to do, but it's not central to the UK-Nigeria collaborative work that I do - and as I'm a bit stretched at present I haven't chased up the next possible stage for #Brixvill - Confluence pop-ups yet.
However I think the Confluence Wiki is well on the way to being what you are describing and wonder what you think of it - certainly it has a lot to offer and is much more what I want for collaboration than Facebook or any other social software that I know.
Pam
Hi Everyone,Please check out the latest video blog!
In this post I introduce the idea that the technology revolution of which we are all a part makes it possible to provide visibility into a system of relations between projects and people that makes it possible to create innovative solutions for pressing problems.I feel that it is important to introduce these ideas into the mix for the following reasons:
I look forward to any thoughts you might have.
- Central to the OK Ecosystem Pooled Fund idea that I have been talking about is the idea that we fund projects that are a part of an ecosystem which has relevance only in the context of a real time technology infrastructure. Hence I want to provide context for the solution that I am proposing - suggest that the time is right for us to think about this today!
- I want to connect the general themes upon which OpenKollab was founded - open collaboration, technology infrastructure etc. to the social finance model that I am proposing. It`s important to me that those that have been working on the OK project realize that I am not pulling a bait and switch and just veering off in another direction.