not _ part III
was held last night in aardman animations conference room (cheers Jon). The meeting was constructive and I think we managed to reign in a bit more tightly how this thing is going to/ should work. More words to follow, when things have been wriiten up. I am chairing the next one in two weeks (for further details, subscribe to the underscore mailing list)
more words:
We meet regularly to quickly discuss issues arising in our fast-moving dynamic industry, and devise effective collaborative ways to address them.
The group is pragmatic, informal and open to anyone who’s interested in contributing. Our simple constitution keeps things fair and aims to cut a swathe through boring red tape.
even more words:
We want more:
Money
Exposure
Recognition
Reputation
Clients
Work to stay in the region
Novelty
Collaboration
Positivity
Solidarity
Support
Beer
Fresh meat
We want less:
Work going to London
Strings & bureaucracy
Inertia
Ego
Synicism
Whinging
Whining
Clients who don’t pay
Red tape
Trying to please all of the people all of the time
Work done as freebies
Misunderstandings about the type of work we do
Bad legislation in our sector
Software patent issues
As a group, we are a…
(some of the things we might do)
Lobbying
Force for good
Networking
Collaboration
Evolutionary
Self interested
Profile combining/ PR (Cambridge Technology network model)
Forming companies around projects (Zope model)
Changing group
Addressing issues
Forming subgroups (spawning ground)
and Alex’s favorite:-
…group that holds short and regular meetings!