[@OKau] Basecamp for an OKAU Community and Communications Team

Wed Apr 1 06:28:17 UTC 2015

Coolio - thanks for the clarification :)

I've added a few things into basecamp already which kind of go beyond just
website updates though. Maybe if people jump in and take a look?

For example I'm keen to try and get all the phone numbers of topic and
region ambassadors so that it is easier for people to connect on things
without it being in the public domain (something that can be provided to
journalists, for example). One other example here is for speaking events.
OKAU could and should speak on subjects in the public domain and it would
be great to get our messaging on these opportunities in concert before
broadcasting them.

btw - I haven't rerun the board meeting vid to check all actions but there
are some things I need to put out for community consultation too. Once the
minutes are finished and approved that will all be on the blog post.

If the community exception to basecamp is consistent then yeah, moving to
Trello is no stress. But if we imagine that this is a process of
consultation and I'm trying to ask people to consider basecamp then it
would be fantastic for people to jump in and take a look.  Porting to
Trello next Wednesday is fine if consensus on that is reached. The primary
task right now though is to get active participation so I'd really love
people to consider helping via basecamp over the next week, even if only as
a trial.

Cheers,
Steven

*STEVEN DE COSTA *|
*EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR*www.linkdigital.com.au

On 1 April 2015 at 17:09, Paul Walsh <paulywalsh at gmail.com> wrote:

> I’ll clarify my original comment:
>
> * I’m not pitching for Trello vs Basecamp at all (I’ve used both
> extensively)
> * I’m not pitching for stagnation via groupthink and consensus on every
> issue (I have experienced it too and I totally get your point)
> * I am in complete agreement that there must be a need for board (etc.)
> communications that are not public
> * I am suggesting that issues around the website updates (and other
> public-facing projects) would maybe benefit from a collaborative platform
>
> Best
>
> Paul
>
>
> On 1 Apr 2015, at 07:33, Steven De Costa <
> steven.decosta at linkdigital.com.au> wrote:
>
> No major reason. The theory is great for Trello but I've based the
> decision to go with Basecamp on the following points:
>
>    1. I've personally seen Basecamp work really well for GovHack
>    2. I've seen some groupthink and apathy creep into entirely open
>    project management platforms where it becomes easy for focus and momentum
>    to dissipate into ideas, discussion and much less action.
>    3. I like to be very open with big ideas and specific details - I find
>    that it is very difficult to communicate the detail when it concerns either
>    private contact info, tactics on how to message ideas to stakeholders or
>    when balancing the needs commercial-in-confidence stakeholder relationships.
>
> I use Trello within the CKAN Association steering group and don't see any
> major advantage between the two platforms.
>
> I'd be more than happy to setup Trello at a later date and let the
> momentum of those doing stuff shuffle from one to the other. However, right
> now I have a job to do and just want to get stuck into it while I can :)
>
> We have a long weekend ahead of us and that means people might have some
> time to invest in blog posts, copywriting or just joining in with
> discussions on actionable/deliverable stuff for OKAU.
>
> Do you want me to invite you into the basecamp?
>
> Oh - I should also mention that where there is something specific being
> developed then yeah, we'll certainly need wider collaboration but could
> easily do that with publicly editable google docs. Linking those into this
> list with specific context on the type of effort we are trying to pull
> together would be the method methinks :)
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
>
> *STEVEN DE COSTA *|
> *EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR*www.linkdigital.com.au
>
>
>
> On 1 April 2015 at 15:02, Paul Walsh <paulywalsh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry to stir the pot, but why Basecamp instead of Trello, in which
>> boards can be publicly visible and open, which promotes wider collaboration?
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1 Apr 2015, at 06:24, Steven De Costa <
>> steven.decosta at linkdigital.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> For those who didn't follow the Board discussion yesterday, or who
>> haven't caught up, or who just want a quick summary on one point...
>>
>> I had an action to setup a basecamp project to help with the coordiantion
>> of website updates.
>>
>> I have now set this up and invited a few people in from the Board and a
>> few others I know will be interested (datakid and maxious).
>>
>> It would be great to also have all local and topic ambassadors involved
>> in the basecamp experience. It would double plus also be great to have
>> advisers involved. And, as always it would be exceptionally cool to have
>> any others with the energy, drive and interest to put themselves forward
>> for joining in.
>>
>> Please send me a direct email - steven.decosta at linkdigital.com.au if
>> you'd like an invite.
>>
>> Please note: The intention is not to have a closed group, nor to
>> deteriorate the cohesion and great conversations going on through this list
>> or other mediums. Its just to help get things done for OKAU with a little
>> more coordination and support via a platform that is setup to do such a
>> thing.
>>
>> btw - The video link for that Board discussion, as a reminder, is here:
>> http://au.okfn.org/2015/03/31/board-meeting-31-march-2015/
>>
>> Rocks!
>>
>> PS - I'll drop this in as a comment on that post for people to discover
>> the info there too. The email addy will be removed and replaced with a
>> request to ping @okfnau via twitter.
>>
>>
>> *STEVEN DE COSTA *|
>> *EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR*www.linkdigital.com.au
>>
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