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An agenda-based discussion group that ran at HOPE X in [http://wiki.hope.net/wiki/NoisySquare Noisysquare] on Sunday, July 20th, at 2pm. | An agenda-based discussion group that ran at HOPE X in [http://wiki.hope.net/wiki/NoisySquare Noisysquare] on Sunday, July 20th, at 2pm. | ||
[[File:HOPEX_HackerspaceCommunityDynamics_flyer.pdf]] | |||
Notes by [http://civic.mit.edu/users/elplatt Ed Platt]: [http://civic.mit.edu/blog/elplatt/hope-x-hackerspace-community-dynamics-meet-up] | Notes by [http://civic.mit.edu/users/elplatt Ed Platt]: [http://civic.mit.edu/blog/elplatt/hope-x-hackerspace-community-dynamics-meet-up] | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 22 July 2014
Hackerspace Community Dynamics
An agenda-based discussion group that ran at HOPE X in Noisysquare on Sunday, July 20th, at 2pm.
File:HOPEX HackerspaceCommunityDynamics flyer.pdf
Discussion Topics:
- Hacker Sociology: Are hackers just regular people with superpowers, or are special approaches needed for this "special" array of personalities? Are certain personality archetypes attracted to these spaces (either for better or for worse)?
- Consensus: How does it really work? What other models are working?
- Community Process: Let's talk about illustrative examples of people with fundamental belief-system conflicts (e.g. "surveillance is evil" versus "we need security cameras") and their ability to iron out differences.
- Burnout and Member Turnover: Is it an inevitable or a preventable consequence of hackerspace community dynamics?
- The Effectiveness of Policy: What are the best and worst examples of policies created at any point in a hackerspace's lifetime? Opinionated rantings welcome.
Throughout all parts of the discussion, we will want to keep asking the question: What knowledge can we apply from the wider world towards our approaches?
Optional Reading Assignment(s), by Naomi*
A written example that presumes to suggest a flailing community lacking cohesiveness or trust: https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2013_08_06
* Possibility of variant opinions to the above.