The way to collaborative production

After 10 years of the Schmiede in Salzburg, Austria I decided to give a talk about our way to a collaborative production festival.

In this talk I focus on what defines the Schmiede, how we got there and what we learned along the way.

Transcript

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2. The way to collaborative production Philipp Wassibauer Saturday, September 22, 12
3. How did we get here? Saturday, September 22, 12
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5. The idea ... in 2002 A new conference defined by its participants, focussing on the process of creating, networking, presenting Saturday, September 22, 12
6. ... but also in rapid prototyping, failing fast, getting feedback early on and finding teams The idea ... in 2002 Saturday, September 22, 12
7. ... and participants from different professions The idea ... in 2002 Saturday, September 22, 12
8. Beginnings are hard The time Saturday, September 22, 12
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17. Flat hierarchies Bottom up way to nd ideas Self-identify tasks that suit them Often out of passion and for no material value Used (to some extent) in many places already Collaborative Production Saturday, September 22, 12
18. People participate for a wide range of intrinsic and self-interested reasons .... basically, people who participate in peer production communities love it. They feel passionate about their particular area of expertise and revel in creating something new or better. Anthony D. Williams Collaborative Production Saturday, September 22, 12
19. To keep up with the speed and complexity Achieve tasks only possible for big organizations so far For the fun of creating, learning, sharing and making things better Mass managing information Why? Saturday, September 22, 12
20. Open up resources and processes Modularize so people can work asynchronous and decentralized Give up the decision process to some extent Facilitate communication How? Saturday, September 22, 12
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22. Basic infrastructure Let the people focus on their work Facilitate communication Rapid prototyping Get out of their way Simple rules Lessons learned Saturday, September 22, 12
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24. Find authentic ways to support projects at the schmiede The infrastructure for this has improved signi cantly It is important to separate the playground from the business The next 10 years Saturday, September 22, 12
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