I met Di <vulp...@gmail.com> when she was in Goa, and she traces her roots to this region. Interesting ideas... FN
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1320897449/care-for-process-mindmap About this project We want to create a simple, useful guide that allows groups of people to integrate their ideas and fully harness the potential of human collaboration: a MindMap.We know that collective can be greater than what any single person can achieve. But we also know that all too often, human potential and innovation gets squashed when people come together. Hierarchy emerges, process is ignored and ideas are suppressed. Think of those meetings and projects where some voices are heard over others. Or meetings that don't inspire us to dedicate ourselves fully because we don't feel like the project is ours. We will create a tool that allows people in any context (schools, non-profits, NGO's, government, science labs, business) to really put their minds together. What will it look like? A poster! Made of paper! Although we're well versed in sophisticated software that allows for collaboration (and will be using it in our process) our goal is to create a MindMap that is as powerful as it is simple. Something that can be used in any context--from a boardroom to a classroom--and can act as a template for face-to-face as well as virtual interactions. We are an interdisciplinary collective of facilitators. We all come from and work with very diverse groups. We work with kids, public administration, business people, academics, communities, artists, collectives, youngsters, activists and NGOs and with all sorts of teams. At the core of our philosophy is 'care for process.' We draw knowledge and inspiration from our study of wiki systems (our group first met at WikiSym2010) and 4th Wave Feminism, a a feminism that empowers and inspires inclusion and appreciation of diversity; understands that participation is political and that the way we construct communication influences decision-making processes. We have spent a year collaborating electronically and explored the subjects of care, work, process, feminism, empowerment, recognition, collectives, companies, instituitions, groups, societies and the world at large. We talked to female leaders, male carers, friends, lovers, and people who explored and lived these themes with us. We presented at activist and academic settings, we wrote poems, we conducted trainings, we skyped and dreamt. We met once all together face-to-face and produced a book: http://www.booki.cc/careforprocess. Now, we want to turn that book into a MindMap that the world can use. To do this, we need your help. Take a step towards setting the process in motion and contribute whatever you can. Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 Latest tweet: Wall Street protests http://t.co/86eMgyyp Follow @fn Reply Retweet 14:29 Sep-25