On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 12:16 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Yes work hard at an idea, develop it well, put in all the late hours and make sure it goes well, commitment no problems there. But to expect me to bring the idea on a silver plate......sorry. My collective responsibility thinking would just not allow it.
Then help us identify the individual "collectively responsible" for "bring the idea on a silver plate.."?
Ushaidi is the typical example of personality success and that is why Alex and others who have established identities are able to pull what they can. This is one of the biggest problems facing millions of ideas out there.
Therefore meaning one of the biggest problem facing such millions of floating ideas are individuals personally, fully and transparently volunteering and risking their reputations by believing, driving, and boldly associating their personality with untested brave new ideas? Ideas - great as they may be are, unfortunately, just ideas until someone translates them into action.
are not taking off as people will mostly associate themselves with identities. The success of all events in skunks is also driven by this thinking, I believe am going to stick with what I said earlier and do stress that this is not a problem. It would also be a nightmare if all ideas had to be backed by the founders, too much to handle.
One need not parade gazillion ideas and expect them to grow on their own-Internet websites do a fine job at that (i.e. just "Google" whatever and the tons of better ideas already out there).
I think the idea of Skunks as a community is a good one and has worked out well, given many a platform to share views and exchange ideas without any strings attached. :-)
Frankly not funny since nobody's input has ever been coerced. It actually offends when one reads directive-like from "above", fulani I have allocated you to x, nani do y, you fit there etc.. Folks should take ownership of their initiatives and that includes leadership of whatever it is that they start- i.e. not start by designating practical responsibilities while they remain safely shielded behind a technology veil.