 Link | SUBGROUP CONSENSUS | Jay Standish | Seb Paquet | Suresh Fernando | Mark Frazier | Mushin Schilling | Curtis Faith | Mitra Ardon | Devin Balkind | David Hodgson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed name of initiative | NextEdge Gift Pool Alternatives: "Tribesourcing Pool" or "Edgling Pool" | |||||||||
| Subtitle | Seeding Next Edge innovation | |||||||||
| Summary Description | A system for members of Next Edge – and later, other tribes? – to
bootstrap gamechanging initiatives through pledged gifts Value for Multiple Tracks? Possible (eg #NewCurrencies #TransOrg) | add to Mark's description: ... and support the innovative activity of individual tribe members | ||||||||
| Visual |  |  | ||||||||
| Quote | Atlas Hugs | Ready to take wing in a new dimension | ||||||||
| Related Examples | "Tribefunding" smartermoney.nl/... | |||||||||
| When to use | Useful when members of online groups want to help launch
breakthrough ventures | Useful when online groups ('tribes') want to fund people or activities. | Useful when online groups want to collaborate to select & fund projects. Projects either of the group, or projects known to the group. | |||||||
| When not to use | Not useful when individual tribe members have enough
resources | When classic crowdfunding; VC; Micro-finance etc would work better | ||||||||
| ------------------------ | ||||||||||
| 1. ATTRACTOR - what makes this interesting | Next Edgers can pledge resources – such as funds, volunteer
help, Frequent Flyer miles gifts – to seed gamechanging
ventures | Building trust, giving value, sharing wealth | Potential for smarter crowdfunding for higher risk
ventures | |||||||
| 2. CHALLENGE(S) - tensions addressed | Old policies and institutions are failing, yet innovators are
struggling | |||||||||
| 3. OPPORTUNITY - vision of achievable change |
| |||||||||
| 4. STRATEGY - proposed steps to make the change | Preferred strategy
Other promising paths:
| Possible path:
| Tribe members propose projects to the group After discussion a shortlist is picked One other member does an evaluation on each project - e.g. emails with the proponents etc. In particular addresses questions that come up in the discussion. Those evaluators report back Either a selection (e.g. voting) for preferred recipient or two, OR crowd source for multiple projects (the latter will work better if there are divergent interests) | |||||||
| 5. TEST - what stakeholders think of steps | Acceptance issues (via Facebook poll?):
| |||||||||
| 6. DECISION – next action | Next steps:
| |||||||||
| ---------------------- | ||||||||||
| Gaps to be filled for this pattern | more research on "Related Examples" of tribesourcing | |||||||||
| Related uplift patterns | none yet | Network Foundation (UK) - in '80s . | ||||||||
| Potential allies & opponents | everyone | |||||||||
| Past use | not many past examples of tribesourcing yet found | |||||||||
| Current use | not many current examples of tribesourcing yet found | |||||||||
| Future use (links to prediction wagers) | If someone has a good prediction market, I'll wager something there that a Tribesourcing pledge system will be adopted in Next Edge and at least two other tribes in next 6 months | |||||||||
| Pattern initiator (contact) | Mark Frazier (Skype Openworld) or mfrazier at openworld dot
com | |||||||||
| Vote | Votes 0 | Votes 0 | Votes 0 | Votes 0 | Votes 1 | Votes 0 | Votes 0 | Votes 0 | Votes 0 | Votes 0 |