How timely. NYTimes article today about flocking mechanisms: *http://tinyurl.com/36xfhu*
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Bart Mroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Talkshoe.com is pretty good for that > > > -- > Bart Mroz > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 215.605.9779 > twitter @bartmroz > > On Nov 10, 2008, at 12:47 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: > > > Is there a good tool for video/audio "salon" discussion? Or does > > anyone have experience managing large conference call discussions so > > that they are productive? > > > > -- > > ----- > > -- > > ----- > > Alex Hillman > > im always developing something > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > local: www.indyhall.org > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Tony Bacigalupo < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > > Yeah, the flock metaphor has legs. I also enjoy Dave's distinction > > of spread-like-starfish, but implemented-like-flock. > > > > Provides some nice perspective in light of recent threads. > > > > I'm starting to think that we might very well benefit from some sort > > of salon discussion on the state of the movement and where we think > > it's going, and what we can do to help it grow in a healthy, > > positive way. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > Oooooo...I LOVE that metaphor! > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 7:45 AM, Alex Hillman < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > > Dave Troy, creator of FlickrVision/Twittervision, has begun > > spearheading coworking in downtown Baltimore. He and I have spoken > > at length, and Dave has a lot of local resources moving in the right > > direction. Most importantly, last weekend at SocialDevCampEast, I > > attended a session about coworking there and by the end a Jelly > > session had been scheduled. It took place last week, and was > > apparently a big success. Raines, you were there, you can report > > more on that! > > > > Anyway...Dave's already thinking on his own about the metaphors that > > we hold near and dear, and made this post this morning that's really > > thoughtful and I wanted to make sure everyone read and had a chance > > to respond. > > > > He compares and contrasts starfish decentralization with the > > autonomy built into "flocking" alrorithms. Dave's geeky so he goes > > down that road for a second, but the crux of it is important: > > "In flocking simulations, there is no central control; each bird > > behaves autonomously. In other words, each bird has to decide for > > itself which flocks to consider as its environment." > > > > http://davetroy.com/?p=110 > > > > Clearly, this function WORKS for birds (and other flocking animals), > > I'm curious if we can use this metaphor to stabilize the coworking > > story more? I've got some early musings that I'll be jotting down as > > the crystalize a bit more, but I wanted to get Dave in the > > conversation here and get others' processing it as well. > > > > -Alex, IndyHall > > > > > > -- > > ----- > > -- > > ----- > > Alex Hillman > > im always developing something > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > local: www.indyhall.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > tara 'missrogue' hunt > > > > Book: The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to > > Build Your Business ( > http://www.amazon.com/Whuffie-Factor-Capital-Winning-Communities/dp/0307409503?ie=UTF8 > > ) > > Company: Citizen Agency (http://www.citizenagency.com) > > Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://www.horsepigcow.com) > > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue > > phone: 415-694-1951 > > fax: 415-727-5335 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Matthew Wettergreen, Ph.D coFounder - Caroline Collective http://carolinecollective.cc cell: 713.825.4613 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] twitter: organ_printer http://matthewwettergreen.com -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
