Ahoj,

díky Holube za zajímavý průzkum :-)


Zajímavé mi přijdou hlavně tyto postřehy:


- The bylaws defined a board of directors, who could appoint members to
be responsible for various spaces within our hackerspace (woodshop,
electronics bench, 3D printer zone, etc.). These "area captains" take
ownership in making sure tools are maintained and things are put away.
We believe very strongly in actocracy, but we also believe that there
needs to be some structure to keep things moving.


- The bylaws allow for members to be banned (this has only come up
once). They also allow members to propose rules by which the space must
be run. One of the rules defines a means storing half-finished projects
in the space, so long as there is the owner's name and date they'll
finish the project. If a lot of clutter is building up in the space, a
board member can put tags on abandoned projects, take pictures of them,
email the membership, and give people a week to respond before projects
are thrown out. There's very little email drama around it because people
understand the rules.


- /(Otázka: Does really anarchy/actocracy work for you or do you have
some set of/ more specific rules?) More specific. Actocracy works well
in early stages when a small core of people are building the space, but
it doesn't scale well I've found.


- /(Otázka: How do you deal with equipment having damaged/stolen?/)
Equipment breaks. We set aside some money to fix it. If we find a member
is intentionally damaging equipment, that's a problem that we deal with./
/

/
/

/- (Otázka: How do you deal with abandoned dust-covered projects whose
owner doesn't/ care about these anymore?) Create a rule that the
membership finds reasonable that lets you give a lot of warning that
something will be thrown out if the owner doesn't remove it or petition
for it to be saved in an entirely reasonable amount of time. Give plenty
of warning, and err on the side of leniency, but you can't let your
hackerspace become an unusable pile of electronics waste.


-*Problem:* Members in a large group have different values, making it
difficult to make decisions.*Solution:* Early on, create a list of
"common principles" or "points of unity" that describe the ideals that
were important to the early members. These ideals should be explained to
all new members. Debates should be framed in these common principles.
Principles can be revised, added, or deleted, but only if there is
consensus.

- *Problem:* On-boarding new members is difficult. New members can have
trouble finding the resources they need and learning their
responsibilities as members.*Solution:* Every new member is assigned an
experienced member as a mentor. When the member has a question, they can
go to the mentor to find the answer. If the member is acting out of line
with the group's principles, the mentor can talk to them.

- *Problem:* There are a lot of space usage decisions to make, but most
are irrelevant to any particular person.*Solution:* Appoint a caretaker
for each zone in the space (machine shop, craft room, etc.) The
caretaker's contact info is posted publicly in that zone. If a member
has a question or a problem in that zone, they can contact the caretaker
to fix it. The caretaker gets final say on space usage decisions.

*- Problem:* Maintenance and cleaning is boring and no one wants to do
it.*Solution:* Hold a combination pot luck and lock-in. Everyone works
on maintenance and cleaning and takes a break to share home-cooked meals
with each other. No one leaves until time is up.

- *Problem:* Conduct complaints turn into popularity
contests.*Solution:* When discussing conduct complaints, judge actions
instead of character. Be clear about which specific actions were
inappropriate and why. This has the benefit of reinforcing behavioral
norms for other members.

- *Problem:* Everyone has an opinion on how a task should be done, but
no one shows up to do it.*Solution:* Make it so that members have to put
some effort in before they get to have input. Have discussions in
committee meetings outside of general meetings, and require homework
(e.g. email in proposals beforehand). If someone doesn't show up
regularly, or doesn't do constructive work, stop inviting them to the
meetings.

- Zaaujalo mě: "How do you organize your hackerspace? - 5 board members
meet monthly to go over financials, old business and new business. We
also plan events and classes, and anything else that needs to be done to
keep the space running and the bills paid, etc." - Nestálo by za to
zvážit, že by se Rada scházela třeba skutečně jen jednou měsíčně, ale s
tím, že by se všichni shodli na tom, že se v daném termínu můžou dostavit?

- (Otázka: Does really anarchy/actocracy work for you or do you have
some set of more specific rules)  We have rules but if something needs
to be done and it won't hurt anyone or the space or break anything, just
do it and let the board members know. We have an email address that
automatically emails all 5 of us at once for everyone and the public to
use. For example, our laser cutter broke by cutting its own water
cooling lines (we kept the bucket underneath the cabinet thinking it had
a metal sheet under the honeycomb, it does not) and one of our new
members fixed it by replacing the hoses and another new member built a
wooden "table" that fits underneath to protect the hoses. Kinda like a
do-ocracy of sorts?

- (Otázka: How do you deal with abandoned dust-covered projects whose
owner doesn't care about these anymore?) We have a rule that no one can
leave projects out on any of the tables so you have to store it in your
member storage box (cardboard bankers box from Staples). If it doesn't
fit then take it home. If your project is drying glue or paint, etc.
then put a note on it with your name and date you'll be back. After that
date we start sending emails. Then after a few days we email again and
call you. If no response then it gets broken down into parts to be used
by other members in their projects or thrown away.

- odkaz na aktokracii
https://github.com/0x20/HTH/blob/master/2-do-ocracy.md - konkrétně:
Limitations: Some things are too sensitive to be handled by do-ocracy
alone, or are irreversible, like throwing things away. Refer to the
Sections on the board, meetings and the guidelines for more information
of when strict do-ocracy doesn't apply. In general, if an action is
irreversible, do-ocracy does not apply and you should discuss it with
the larger group.

- zajímavý odkaz https://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm - kde je
vysvětleno, že skutečně neorganizované struktury (tedy anarchistické)
neexistují; vždy se v nich spontánně vyvine nějaká struktura zahrnující
elitu, která skupinu kontroluje. (Elitou je v Brmlabu Rada, a podle
tohoto konceptu i lidé, kteří nejsou členy Rady, ale jsou s radními buď
spřízněni, nebo mají jinak získané výsadní postavení.) Zdánlivá
nestrukturovanost je horší než oficiální strukturovanost v tom, že
příslušníkům elity přináší moc významně větší, než povinnosti. Proto ji
taky nejvíce obhajují ti, co jsou fakticky u moci.

- podle mého názoru velice hezká pravidla
https://github.com/0x20/HTH/blob/master/6-guidelines.md . Avšak není
řešen postup, pokud je někdo nedodržuje. A důležitý odstavec: "Basically
we've come the observation that "/use common sense/" and "/be
excellent/" don't always suffice as a /code of conduct/. This is because
different people have different realities, values and morals. We think
this diversity is a good thing. However in a communal context where
these realities clash with each other it creates friction and conflict."

- A do-ocracy (or meritocracy, or the "be excellent to each other" type
of rules) works great in a community where every persons gets to
interact with every other person. Lots of group dynamic theories here,
subtleties might differ. Won't elaborate. At a given point, different
persons have a different vision of excellence (or 'doing stuff').
Especially when people did big efforts to do things they find important
for the space (major clean up is a typical example) that others might
not notice (really? wasn't that table empty all the time?), appreciate
(meh, I love a bit of a mess) or even not approve of ("wow, I can't find
anything anymore now" or "who ditched my car I've been planning to work
on the last 3 years?") - this can get painful. Here are a few of the
hidden dynamics behind it (that people often aren't aware of
themselves): * quid pro quo: "I did this effort, so I expect at least
the same effort from others" * "not maintaining what I did, is a form of
disrespect" (towards me or towards the space) * failure to see a
difference in vision.

- (Otázka: Does really anarchy/actocracy work for you or do you have
some set of more  specific rules?) Won't answer here, what we're doing
isn't working. We're in the phase of rethinking this.

- (Otázka: How do you deal with equipment having damaged/stolen?)
Well... there's a huge difference between 3 kinds of breakage: "I fucked
up" - "Carelessness" - "Malintent" (you could state the same for
stealing). Fuckups... are inherent part of learning and being creative.
So let's see how we can solve this as a group (person breaking stuff
obviously chips in). Carelessness... is a tough one - often there's no
real culprit. Thinking of machines breaking because of lack of
maintenance. I like the idea of a responsible for every area (saw this
idea in Electrolab Paris too). Malintent... is often a manifestation of
a deeper rooted problem (with the individual, like drug addiction - or
with the space, like sindering conflicts). Often a person leaves after
this breach... or you can take on a personal and/or group track of
restauration.

- (Otázka: Do you reward members having put some efforts in hackerpace
running or  just all members are equal?) We've tried a few small things
- not really worth noting though. The most important thing is saying
"thank you" and putting great jobs in the spotlight. This can even be a
"thank you to the unknown person". Ever sent a picture of the cleaned up
space you walked into to the mailing list adding: "thanks to whoever
cleaned up our space! You are excellent." Pretty sure the person(s) who
did it, will feel great (even if nobody knows who it was).

Co z toho vyplývá: všechny hackerspaces řeší stejné problémy jako my. A
nevím jak vy, ale já jejich odpovědi interpretuji jako shledání, že
aktokracie a postoj "nic neřešme, ono se to vyřeší" prostě v určité
situaci přestávají fungovat.

A jedna poznámka: bavila jsem se minulý týden se svým psychoterapeutem
(jo, jednoho jsem si našla, a všem to doporučuju :-D) o Brmlabu, jen
velmi stručně jsem mu nastínila situaci. Jeho odpověď zněla: takhle
končí všechny komunity, které nevznikají za účelem externí produkce -
tj. hlavně byznysu. Popsal mi to na hnutí hippies, s tím, že to platí
obecně. Vývoj je takový, že skupinu nejprve založí několik "otců
zakladatelů" (skutečně ten termín použil), nějakou dobu to funguje. Ale
časem se přidají lidi, co více čerpají než investují, spontánní dynamika
přestane fungovat, u zakladatelů vzrůstá dluh - nějakou dobu zvládají
systém dotovat, ale pak se vyčerpají a odejdou. Zbytek, zvyklý na svůj
konzumentský přístup, ho obvykle není schopen změnit, zreformovat se.
Skupina se rozpadne.

Ještě jednou díky, Holube.

Barney





Dne 13.11.2018 v 21:09 Robert Holub napsal(a):
> Ahoj,
>
> na zaklade diskuzi jak dal v BRM mne napadlo se zeptat, jak je to
> jinde. Thread muzete sledovat zde:
>
> http://lists.hackerspaces.org/pipermail/discuss/2018-November/thread.html
>
> Jiz jsou tam pekne odpovedi.
>
> Mr.Holub
>
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