Post by Linus on May 9, 2010 11:12:54 GMT -5
Having been around this community for well over three months, I like what I see. Nice projects take shape, people collaborating, cool stuff coming out on the other side most of the time.
Still, I'm worried that there are too many loose ends. One of the end goals for us is to get this tribe to level 5, and also to eventually, somehow, change the world in some way.
So far I think we're on the same page.
Having decided on our stated values, I'm still not sure what tribal level we're on (3 or 4), and I think that most people would agree. The PogoTribe right now is operating somewhere around level 3 / 3.5 (going up though, and I think we're soon at a clear level 4). Most projects are somehow related to getting the tribe more connected as a community, and with that as a background I would like to say that our current goal is to really strengthen ourselves as a tribe, rather than to actually change the world. The triad process is still young in age, and it's a good prospect. But it's all towards reaching tribal level 4 at the moment.
Now here's the catch:
The Noble Cause goal is, for me at least, something that is the goal of a level 5 tribe. Around the forums, and the wiki, I have seen some discussions as to "What should be our Noble Cause?". Still, are we really ready to decide our Noble Cause? I'm not sure.
So, I think that, rather than having the tribe's energy scattered, for example to things that may not be achieveable at the moment, shouldn't we really be focusing on one thing at a time?
Therefor, I was thinking if the PogoTribe could need a sort of achievement list, which would include steps towards reaching level 5 and fulfilling our Noble Cause.
An example could be:
And then our work would be done.
Remember that figuring out the Stated Values took the community about 4 months. It will take a lot of time, but channeling the tribe's energy like this instead of having it scattered all over the place, and really focus on achieving one thing at a time, I think is actually very much needed.
But uhm, I don't know, what do you think of it?
Still, I'm worried that there are too many loose ends. One of the end goals for us is to get this tribe to level 5, and also to eventually, somehow, change the world in some way.
So far I think we're on the same page.
Having decided on our stated values, I'm still not sure what tribal level we're on (3 or 4), and I think that most people would agree. The PogoTribe right now is operating somewhere around level 3 / 3.5 (going up though, and I think we're soon at a clear level 4). Most projects are somehow related to getting the tribe more connected as a community, and with that as a background I would like to say that our current goal is to really strengthen ourselves as a tribe, rather than to actually change the world. The triad process is still young in age, and it's a good prospect. But it's all towards reaching tribal level 4 at the moment.
Now here's the catch:
The Noble Cause goal is, for me at least, something that is the goal of a level 5 tribe. Around the forums, and the wiki, I have seen some discussions as to "What should be our Noble Cause?". Still, are we really ready to decide our Noble Cause? I'm not sure.
So, I think that, rather than having the tribe's energy scattered, for example to things that may not be achieveable at the moment, shouldn't we really be focusing on one thing at a time?
Therefor, I was thinking if the PogoTribe could need a sort of achievement list, which would include steps towards reaching level 5 and fulfilling our Noble Cause.
An example could be:
- [x] Decide on our Stated Values
- [/] Getting the tribe connected through triads and community strengthening projects, with the guidance of our values.
- [] First milestone: Reach tribal level 4
- [] Come together and clearly define our goal as a tribe (Mission Statement, what do we want to change in the world, or what do we want to do that hasn't been done before) <- this must not be too vague, but rather very specific
- [] Decide on our "Noble Cause" from our Mission Statement
- [] Second milestone: Reach tribal level 5
- [] Carry out the "Noble Cause"
- [] Change the world
And then our work would be done.
Remember that figuring out the Stated Values took the community about 4 months. It will take a lot of time, but channeling the tribe's energy like this instead of having it scattered all over the place, and really focus on achieving one thing at a time, I think is actually very much needed.
But uhm, I don't know, what do you think of it?