Small Projects
This is small project, a concept test and prototype of things to come. Jim Groom and I have been discussing some ideas and this is the first attempt towards those ideas. So, involvement and feedback are important to this event for the sake of improving the concepts, but that's not all.
As a small project, this has several advantages. It is low cost and has high potential ROI (return on investment). Getting involved isn't a big commitment and could result in gaining contacts through doing. (Okay, it's talking, but for this event talking IS doing.) Those kinds of contacts are worth more than most, because they are based on you, not word of mouth, a resume or mere impressions.
Personal Participation
Being a part of this event is about you. There are advantages to participating in activities like this and reasons for helping out. Personally, I wanted to participate so much that when I couldn't find a way to be a part of things to my satisfaction, I decided to create such a way.
Blogging on my own with little feedback seemed like talking to myself. That's not why I blog. Conversations, discussions, ideas, projects and making a difference are the kinds of goals I have when blogging. It's to do my part. Lots of people are trying to find and implement solutions, so it makes sense to try to help more than just myself. That's what this event will hopefully accomplish.
Involving Others
While it is to help others, I want to involve others for a few more reasons too. One is that I can't do this on my own right now. With all the good resources, tools and blogs that can be used, there is little chance I know of more than a tiny fraction. Another is that by working together we can come up with more creative ideas than all of us working separately are likely to come up with in the same time. Plus all those wonderful ideas wouldn't get shared near as much. Openness and co-operation are also key reasons to do this together. It's not about any one person, but rather about all of us working together.
Together we give each other support. Maybe it's technical, maybe it's emotional, but there are times when we all could use the support. Perhaps it's just talking with open minded people. Yet this is not something to keep to those who already have read and learned about these ideas. By posting about good resources, our views and our ideas in this event we will be creating something that others can use.
Generating Resources
This is a central part of an open event like this. Not only is there the discussions and links to other resources, there's also the end result of the whole thing that's available to everybody. From there things like a PDF or e-book can be created that summarizes the discussions, resources, contributors and anything else related that seems like a good idea.
It's a part of helping the whole. Each person does their part to make the event beneficial for other participants and readers. Together we create something that would be a lot harder to create on our own, and has more functionality and lasting usefulness because of the combined effort. That results in the resources that can be shared and reused later. Not only is it helpful and responsible, it's also the same thing we want to see others doing.
Starting Something
So, let's start something interesting. A blog carnival is just the beginning of the plans waiting to be implemented, and they include, nay require, contributions from many people. What's on the way? Well, I'll leave the description at a sharing and discussion mash-up.
A little success and some iteration can create the opportunity for more success. Sometimes that means growing in audience, number of tools and sometimes it means helping smaller versions get going. How far this goes isn't near as important as getting open discussion and co-operation to become more widespread.
Have fun, spread the word and tell me what you think,
Igen Oukan
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