[platform-coop-dev-kit] Call

Trebor Scholz scholzt at newschool.edu
Mon Sep 3 19:02:01 UTC 2018


Yes, of course, Jutta.
I would not expect a response so quickly.

I am at the Carneval.

~ Trebor

On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 11:42 AM <jutta.trevira at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Trebor,
> Do you have Labor Day in the US as well? Today is a holiday in Canada, so
> Dana will likely respond tomorrow
> Thanks
> Jutta
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 3, 2018, at 2:54 PM, Trebor Scholz <scholzt at newschool.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi Dana,
> Could we set up a call for Wednesday or Thursday to clarify?
>
> Best,
> Trebor
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 6:24 PM Ayotte, Dana <dayotte at ocadu.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> While testing out the new mailing list I thought I would also forward
>> links to the docs that were shared at the meeting last week. The first is a
>> list of the stakeholder groups (with a link to the second doc), though it
>> looks like Trebor and Michael you have been adding stakeholder contacts to
>> the second doc instead? So perhaps the first is obsolete.
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BqANJQndJ0BLVocKVAXb1Pg0EdhC17BXO00qSx4tSHk/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jgc2-FDQy60Lb-9cqR-aVe3XbBlE4taw-qjaMZQktlo/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>> One question I have is whether or not these contacts are expecting to
>> hear from us, and/or whether/how much information we need to provide them
>> with re: background information on the project?
>>
>> To reiterate the plan - the idea is that we (IDRC) will contact the
>> stakeholders to gather their needs and preferences for the development
>> toolkit. Do I have that right?
>>
>> Wanted also to confirm the expectation for the October 15 date that
>> Trebor and Jutta agreed to. As I understood, this will include a
>> restructuring of the site / reworking the navigation, as well as
>> updated/more engaging look (at least for the landing page for now), and
>> possibly also some video testimonials (from coop workers).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dana
>>
>>
>> Dana Ayotte
>> Senior Inclusive Designer
>> Inclusive Design Research Centre
>> OCAD University
>> www.idrc.ocad.ca
>> www.ocadu.ca
>>
>>
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> *From: *Jutta Treviranus <jutta.trevira at gmail.com>
>> *Subject: **[platform-coop-toolkit] 1st call PCDK summary draft
>> (contribute and edit) August 13*
>> *Date: *August 13, 2018 at 2:06:38 PM PDT
>> *To: *platform-coop-toolkit at lists.inclusivedesign.ca
>>
>> (you will get this twice, apologies)
>>
>> Please add/correct/clarify, (this is just an imperfect draft to prompt
>> contributions.)
>> thanks
>> Jutta
>>
>>
>> Action Items
>> 1. Internal team communication:
>> a)- there is a sense that our communication (and planning) so far has
>> been fragmented and indirect, primarily between Trebor and Jutta without
>> the full IDRC team
>> - we need a way to discuss decisions and plans directly as a full team,
>> in the spirit of a cooperative - the full team needs to be “in on” the
>> planning and issue resolution
>> - we will make use of the internal mail list for team communication and
>> include the full team (Trebor, Michael, and the IDRC team members) and
>> avoid the sense of top-down broken-telephone communication
>> b) Michael will find a time for weekly check-ins that includes the full
>> team
>> c) we will also make use of the wiki to document decisions and issues
>> that arise
>>
>> 2. The PCC site:
>> - the UX needs to be improved (e.g., navigation) - but we can keep the
>> current site
>> - we need to add the community engagement and a more dynamic
>> communication element
>> (this is a prime area where the discussion needs to include the full
>> design and development team, as well as input from prospective/current
>> larger community members)
>>
>>
>> Issues that require further discussion:
>> 1. - Meeting the specific needs of the individual co-ops vs. meeting
>> generalizable needs that are reusable by other platform co-ops
>> 2. - How to engage the larger community and communicate that this is a
>> collective effort - creating a site and structures for the collective effort
>> - The discussion we need to have with the community about Google is not
>> just why we would “sleep with the enemy,” but also that this is still a
>> co-operative or collective effort, that the grant does not pay for
>> everything needed by the community, we are primarily creating
>> infrastructure whereby the community can co-operate and share resources
>> 3. Google wants a product (and impact metrics), while our sense is that
>> what is needed is a co-opeartive process and infrastructure to support the
>> process - how do we resolve this tension
>> 4. How do we manage partner expectations and keep to our grant
>> commitment?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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