Group call #1: How do we collaborate? Processes and Protocols

Campfire
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During this call we will go through the 5 pillars of effective distributed collaboration and agree on how we will implement them in ways that work for the people present:

  • Vision & Mission
  • Communicating
  • Coordinating
  • Culture
  • Tools

We will start with a short presentation prepared by me followed by a discussion. And end with some decision-making.

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Notes from the call:

Present in the call: Nico42, Oliver, @OmaMorkie, @Nadia

We agreed on…

  • Event on April 7: We organise a by-invitation-only event with the aim of drawing in potential funders for the work. Ideally as a daytime slot in the official UNDP event program.

    • @Olli and @OmaMorkie: will produce a) first draft of an op:ed article for sharing on Linkedin to introduce people to the topics and b) invitation text for the event

  • We commit to work to find resources:

    • @OmaMorkie: Will take charge of mapping Concrete (insitutional) funding opportunities.
    • @nadia: Will take charge of exploring startup funding.
    • @Olli : Perhaps can help with the storytelling around what this initiative is about so we can easily and engagingly explain it to others?

  • Technology Stack: We will use discourse and nextcloud, no chat for now…

    • Nico42: Takes responsibility for tech stack delivery. Will do mattermost/nextcloud technical installation. Will also select issue tracking solution (ideally a discourse plugin). Can you do a blogpost on the tech stack plans? (request from Nadia)
    • Oliver: Will help us produce a manual for effective and appropriate use of nextcloud for this group.

  • We will adopt the following way of working presented in this deck of slides

Key URLS

“there is no workplace, there is no worktime” - Nico

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hi @Olli and @OmaMorkie do you see this message?

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Summary

hi @daniel it seems there is a bug here where the reply function on the platform or at least in this group and category is only visible to me

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The weekly calls are violating the principle of “there is no worktime”. I also hate setting up doodles, sorry, PTSD from my ministry job.

Therefore, I’d suggest to switch to a scheduler. Here is mine, please give it a try! @nadia @nico42 @Olli
https://cloud.vashgreenschools.org/index.php/apps/appointments/pub/ASQFs8OsYDUNNSgLKw%3D%3D/form

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ok filled it in, is it supposed to go to inbox immediately or is there a delay?

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Ok how do you suggest we set up a weekly heartbeat? when a crew is new it’s easy for things and people to get lost before establishing a common rhythm.

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It is booked in my inbox already, but with a waiting sign for you.

Not sure where your end of the calender entry went. Probably email setup problem. Thanks for your patience while beta testing.

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So trying to create an event first time. There should be an API for that later.

2022-03-21T23:00:00Z → 2022-03-21T23:00:00Z2022-03-22T08:05:00Z @nadia

Discussion Topic from my end: TORs for the 45k Prototype Fund Germany. Thinking along the lines General Goal: Integration Discourse - Nextcloud (=> Public Good, strengthens FOSS Ecosystem). Steps: “Needs Assessment with us” => List of Needs for software development. Goal: Solve at least one need.

Examples on my mind: Calendar Integration, embed playable videos & talk-windows, single logon, …?

Question of which German-Resident’s name we could put on that task though…?

(Deadline Germany is 1st of April, got to solve this quick)

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Booked my appointment too (10am), but can’t figure out what might be the Email problem.