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Posts tagged ‘community’

24
Apr
booth

storytime: now and then

i’m working my day job almost everyday now.

i know i can do a better job of it. and so i am.

for the first time in my professional career i feel very appreciated, trusted, and supported by the company i work for. which is great.

i have a hard time explaining to people what i do, because they don’t use these products … ever.

enterprise level ticketing, service catalog, change management, and process automation software, just isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. i understand it. i can figure it out. this makes me valuable. it feels good.

so i work away the days. i take this break to write this post. i’m still learning everything startup. working my online pitch. getting no feedback. my next spare time company task is v2 of prototype screens for what i’ve finally boiled my MVP down to. still wondering when my co-founder or two will show up. i need to make more friends.

speaking of friends … Read moreRead more

22
Feb

Victoria’s Tech Sector Branding

Apparently our tech sector needs a name.  I think it’s a great idea.

Victoria ~ The Garden City
Vancouver Island ~ Paradise North?

Are we Island focused or Victoria focused?

What is technology bringing to us?
Talent, community, wealth, information, … , gadgets, research, the future?

Garden’s are a very powerful symbol of growth and sustainability.

A “Garden of Tech” will be built around a few trees which have:
- roots research & development (universities, government funded research)
- a trunk: large well-funded development shops (CGI, Sierra Systems, Quartech, IBM)
- branches: community groups (VDevs, VJUG, VIATec, SocialMediaClub, and many more)
- leaves (geeks, nerds, programmers, technology experts, people who contribute to the whole)
- fruit/seeds (startups)
- if they’re lucky they become seedlings (funded startups) and a new tree is added to the “Garden of Tech”. … Or the wind picks them up and they get planted in California. :-)

What other plants could we use to develop the analogy?

Is Victoria wild enough to swing for “Forrest of Tech”?

Add your thoughts here or at Dan Gunn’s original post!

30
May

rebels, jesters, believers, and thinkers

We are building a game of value.  What does that mean?  We see a distinct need for a neutral and engaging way to get all of us talking about our values.  Here is some evidence of the gap identified at the world economic forum.  The people of this planet have many deeply held beliefs, values, and opinions and Gaia wants to create a value management system to help us discuss them.  The game part is in the mechanics, that filter and organize the content.  The more you help out, the more prominence and influence you will wield, to promote the values you have.  If this interests you, in even the slightest manner, we have a request.  Select one of the four factions below that resonates for you and take action.  Together we can shift the world and show our collaborative colors!

Are you a rebel?
Definition #2 To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention.
Rebels want freedom.  They want control over their destiny and choices.  They want freedom from authority, rules, and restrictions.  We love freedom and think our democracies would be much better served if we promoted and valued our rebels more.  Marc Emery is a rebel who is currently locked up for selling seeds (a heinous crime indeed).  What rule or authority are you railing against? Read moreRead more