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Subject: taking the Asia Commons to the next step
Subject: taking the Asia Commons to the next step


Hello!  How is everyone?   I posted a blog entry inquiring whether or not a commons has a mission.  I did not receive any replies in the last week and invite you to to read this entry if you have not yet done so:
Hello!  How is everyone?


http://www.asia-commons.net/mission_inquiry
As everyone is quite aware, the participants of our group was handed a wiki and requested to collaborate with it.  We did an amazing job  creating [http://wikis.bellanet.org/asia-commons/index.php/Conference_Notes conference proceedings] to share with each other and the world.  Another fundamental result not nearly as tangible as the wiki is we now communicate as a community.  These results shall not be overlooked and declare we've completed our first mission!


This memo represents the birth of a wiki pledge for collaboration for the Asia Commons.  I'm asking each of us to make an agreement.  Quoting [http://radio.weblogs.com/0114726/2003/02/15.html#a291 Ross Mayfield]:
Over the past month, many of us have been taking our discussions every which way and making a difference in our local communities.  Some of us have powerfully used our wiki to champion our cause, some have not.


"Wiki pages provide persistent focus for conversations.  Often times ad hoc groups form around an issue and gather to communicate.  Talk is cheap and transforming it into action is one of the greatest challenges.  Transforming a social network conversation into a creative network action is best supported by a wiki pledge page for collaboration.  Individuals can easily refactor and organize personal views of creative and social network resources for their own productivity."
I am now a believer of the wiki as a result of the last month.  The intent of this memo is to give birth to an Asia Commons wiki pledge for collaboration.  I'm asking each of us to make a pledge to keep up our momentum and embrace our wiki as a communication tool for action.


We were handed a wiki and requested to collaborate with it.  We did an amazing job making 222 changes on Jun 8th capturing what we're all about.  A month later, we make approx 2 changes/day.   That is a *huge* difference!
I believe it's now time to reinvent ourselves, declare a new mission, and bring our community to a new level.  I believe the wiki is a golden key we handed to lead our future success.


Does anyone have anything they would like to comment in regards to this?
I posted a blog entry in regards to our mission.  I have not received any replies yet and invite you to to read this entry if you have not already done so:


The wiki paradigm a fascinating one - the whole design and intent is to cause action.   What action(s) did you envision  walking out of our conference?  What outcomes would come of these actions by next year when we reconvene?  Will we promote continuity and prepare summaries for each topic discussed and review what happened at the beginning of our next conference?
http://www.asia-commons.net/mission_inquiry


I am now a believer of the wiki as a result of what happened at our conference and all the follow up conversations I've been having over the past 3 weeks.  I would like to keep the momentum going and bring our community to the next level.  I assert reevaluating how we use our wiki and inventing new ways to interact with it will cause that next level for us.
Last week, I had a wonderful opportunity to speak to [[MarkDilley]] via [[WikiIndex]] (formerly [[SwitchWiki]]).  He is clearly quite passionate about the transformational nature of wikis and was amazed at how many resources we exchanged as a result of a short conversation on the phone!


How I want to do this is invite wiki experts to join the [http://www.asia-commons.net Asia Commons].
He was pleased to see our efforts during our conference and is interested in our success story - in fact, he is interested in our ongoing success!  By this I mean he  extends support to us as a community by creating a listening for us to share our opinions moving forward.  He has been part of the wiki revolution from early 2002 and been through its ups and downs.  I am committed we find a fascinating, fun, and effective way to collaborate together distinct from our past and embrace the wiki revolution!


Last week, I had a wonderful opportunity to speak to [[MarkDilley]] via [[WikiIndex]] (formerly [[SwitchWiki]]).  He is clearly quite passionate about the transformational nature of wikis and was amazed at how many resources we exchanged as a result of a short conversation on the phone!
To quote [http://radio.weblogs.com/0114726/2003/02/15.html#a291 Ross Mayfield]:
 
''"Wiki pages provide persistent focus for conversations.  Often times ad hoc groups form around an issue and gather to communicate.  Talk is cheap and transforming it into action is one of the greatest challenges.  Transforming a social network conversation into a creative network action is best supported by a wiki pledge page for collaboration.  Individuals can easily refactor and organize personal views of creative and social network resources for their own productivity."''


He was pleased to see our efforts during our conference and is interested in our success story - in fact, he is interested in our ongoing success!  By this I mean he  extends support to us as a community by creating a listening for us to share our opinions as to what causes our loss in momentum.  He has been part of the wiki revolution from early 2002 and been through its ups and downs.  I am committed we find a fascinating, fun, and effective way to collaborate together distinct from our past and embrace the wiki revolution!
From a statistical standpoint, we can readily see the challenge '''transforming our network conversation into creative network action''': our group made 222 changes on the last day of our conference (Jun 8th) and a month later, we make approx 2 changes/day (at most).  This is an order of magnitude of over a 100x!


This is a conversation for what's possible.  Let's discuss what's happening in the Asia Commons and our future over the next week.
There is nothing wrong with this - this is a conversation for what's possible.  Let's discuss what we feel our new mission shall be between now and next year over the next week.


We will collectively make a decision when we are ready to share with the wikiindex team what we've accomplished, where we are today, what direction we want to proceed in, and what stops us.
We will collectively make a decision when we are ready to share with the wikiindex team what challenges we envision taking on this new mission over the next year and listen for new ideas.


Anyone who agrees with this pledge, please say "I'm in" or perhaps more creatively, say "wiki power!" ;)
If you agree with this pledge, please say "I'm in" or perhaps more creatively, just say "Go Asia Commons!"


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