Woah. Epic reprint? *Published: November 24, 1987* -- ----- -- ----- Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Matthew Wettergreen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > 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 coworking@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
