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"FractalWorkingGroup" is both a group and a concept.  The members of the FractalWorkingGroup are working to develop and improve the concept of a Noisebridge working group to serve the following purposes:
"FractalWorkingGroup" is both a group and a concept.  The members of the FractalWorkingGroup are working to develop and improve the concept of multiple Noisebridge working groups. The Fractal group serve the following purposes:


* to establish a basis of functionality that makes it easy for new groups to spin up (and fade away);  
* to establish a basis of functionality that makes it easy for new groups to spin up (and fade away);  
* for members to find satisfying engagement in the Noisebridge community;
* for members to find productive engagement in the Noisebridge community;  
* for Noisebridge as a space and as a community to continue to improve and be maintained well;
* to encourage experimentation in social structures (policy, governance, size, attention to documentation, etc);
* to allow Noisebridge as an entity to adjust rapidly to changes both internal and external.
* to allow Noisebridge as an entity to adjust rapidly to changes both internal and external.


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* a group can begin with an individual or group of individuals at any time, for any reason.  
* a group can begin with an individual or group of individuals at any time, for any reason.  
* a group may spin off subgroups as needed or desired, which may have chartered time limits (or not).
* groups may change their style of decision-making to whatever the members of the group would like. Full consensus should be considered the "default setting". The purpose is to encourage experimentation in social structures (policy, governance, size, attention to documentation, etc.)
* subgroups can expect no "control" from their "parent" group, but should probably check in from time to time, the idea being to keep the community informally informed of all of the goings-on at Noisebridge.
* a group without a parent is considered to have all of Noisebridge as its "parent".
* groups may change their style of decision-making to whatever the members of the group would like. Full consensus should be considered the "default setting".
* groups should use the lessons learned from operation to make proposals and recommendations to the Noisebridge General Meeting.
* groups should use the lessons learned from operation to make proposals and recommendations to the Noisebridge General Meeting.
* groups should have all authority to make low-level decisions without taking low-level decisions through the NB General Meeting.
* groups should seek in all respects of operation to uphold the Noisebridge Mission Statement.
* groups should seek in all respects of operation to uphold the Noisebridge Mission Statement.
* groups will conduct email discussions as necessary:
** new or temporary groups can begin email discussion by creating a TOPIC on the '''Members''' email list (NOT Discuss). http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/node29.html
** groups expecting to be long-term, primary groups should be provided their own private email list by Rack. These shall be members-only lists, not open to the non-member public. 
* any NB member* may join, observe, or send suggestions to any group.


=== Recommendations ===
=== Recommendations ===
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* Groups should have meetings and take meeting notes, much like the Noisebridge General Meeting.
* Groups should have meetings and take meeting notes, much like the Noisebridge General Meeting.
* Groups should have a wiki page linked below, to make sure people can find out about the groups and what they're about.
* Groups should have a wiki page linked below, to make sure people can find out about the groups and what they're about.
* There shall be a Workgroups wiki page, listing all existing groups, each linked to the group's individual page. Listed below temporarily.


== Current Working Groups ==
== Current Working Groups ==

Revision as of 12:36, 4 April 2014

"FractalWorkingGroup" is both a group and a concept. The members of the FractalWorkingGroup are working to develop and improve the concept of multiple Noisebridge working groups. The Fractal group serve the following purposes:

  • to establish a basis of functionality that makes it easy for new groups to spin up (and fade away);
  • for members to find productive engagement in the Noisebridge community;
  • to allow Noisebridge as an entity to adjust rapidly to changes both internal and external.

Concept

"work in progress -- please edit as you see fit!"

Based upon the mathematical concept of a fractal, the Noisebridge "Fractal Working Group" concept entails the following:

  • a group can begin with an individual or group of individuals at any time, for any reason.
  • groups may change their style of decision-making to whatever the members of the group would like. Full consensus should be considered the "default setting". The purpose is to encourage experimentation in social structures (policy, governance, size, attention to documentation, etc.)
  • groups should use the lessons learned from operation to make proposals and recommendations to the Noisebridge General Meeting.
  • groups should have all authority to make low-level decisions without taking low-level decisions through the NB General Meeting.
  • groups should seek in all respects of operation to uphold the Noisebridge Mission Statement.
  • groups will conduct email discussions as necessary:
    • new or temporary groups can begin email discussion by creating a TOPIC on the Members email list (NOT Discuss). http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/node29.html
    • groups expecting to be long-term, primary groups should be provided their own private email list by Rack. These shall be members-only lists, not open to the non-member public.
  • any NB member* may join, observe, or send suggestions to any group.

Recommendations

"""not requirements!"""

  • Groups should have meetings and take meeting notes, much like the Noisebridge General Meeting.
  • Groups should have a wiki page linked below, to make sure people can find out about the groups and what they're about.
  • There shall be a Workgroups wiki page, listing all existing groups, each linked to the group's individual page. Listed below temporarily.

Current Working Groups

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