Bringing the World into the Room: Background considerations and questions.
Posted on | June 15, 2010 | Comments Off
MotiveSpace has had a great series of conversations this year, and we’ve heard a lot of good feedback about future topics you’d like us to address. It sounds like everyone values the chance to come together in-person, but would like better ways to keep the conversation going after the Salons. MotiveSpace is also getting contacted more frequently by non-local and busy allies, who can’t make it to the Salons but who want to get involved.
This is a timely topic for the communities MotiveSpace supports, as well. Some of the Seed Teams (project teams) MotiveSpace has been working with this year are doing such a great job of reaching out to friends and neighbors that they’re growing faster than anyone could have expected. As new allies come on board and a Community Story begins to emerge, it becomes increasingly important to document the conversations which took place along the way.
Some of the questions we’ll talk over on the 2nd:
What social media tools exist which can help document a conversation, without interrupting it? It’s a well-known fact that once a camera clicks on, conversation dwindles. What tools are out there which can address that challenge, and keep in-person conversation both flowing and documented?
How can tools involving online streaming and web-cams be integrated with in-person conversations, creating a true portal to the world wide web?
How can we integrate the best aspects of online list serves, RSS feeds, and discussion forums to create a simple place for MotiveSpace members and friends to support each other?
Here are a couple of links to websites and organizations who are making the most of online media, and using a smart blend of in-person and online communication strategies: