[HacktionLab] Some workshop ideas written up

[Ben Green]

I second that sentiment Ekes, the events are not to platform particular 
speakers but instead to get together so we can all discuss stuff. That's 
one of the main points of the unconference format, that we are all on an 
equal playing field and there's no hierarchy of 'you are hear to listen 
to me but I don't want to listen to you'. It's like when people play 
open mic nights then immediately leave after their set.

However,  we have facilitated specifically timed events and talks so 
that people can contribute when otherwise they wouldn't be able to in 
the past. I don't see why we shouldn't again. It was all a bit ad hoc 
this time and that was fine with me though it is a shame we missed a 
chance to here Cat's friend contribute.

We should also acknowledge that there are different types of 
unconference format which might be useful, and that we all have a small 
amount of time to get all this stuff organised so anything more complex 
might not be possible.

Cheers,

Ben


On 28/06/2023 11:37, ekes wrote:
> Not a + or - for unconference perse, and while it is unfortunate that 
> the friends of cat didn't get to see the presentations:
> I do quite like events where people commit to turning up for at least 
> a whole day. Events where people drop-in for a session or so never 
> have the same atmosphere.
>
> ekes
>
> Naomi:
>> That is some great feedback, thank you! I don't have any immediate 
>> thoughts myself but just wanted to say that!
>>
>> On 28/06/2023 10:06, Cat wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Some late feedback on Hacktionlab :-)  Thanks to every one involved 
>>> in putting it on! I met some new people and it was great to exchange 
>>> ideas.
>>>
>>> However, I'm not super sure that the fluid unconference style worked 
>>> as well as it could have done. I can see the format working well for 
>>> an event where all attendees will definitely be on site from the 
>>> start to the end of the event, but it didn't work so well within a 
>>> city. I'd originally planned to do a talk collaboratively with a 
>>> friend who wasn't able to spare the whole weekend, but as the 
>>> timeslot kept changing, he wasn't able to make it. I also had 
>>> friends within the city who wanted to come and see my talks, but 
>>> couldn't for the same reason.
>>>
>>> I'd be interested to hear what the list sees as specific benefits of 
>>> the unconference format over a more stable format.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Cat
>>>
>>> On Thu, 22 Jun 2023 at 12:44, m3shrom <m3shrom at riseup.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hi there,
>>>
>>>     I want to echo the praise for the weekend and the organisers.
>>>
>>>      I really enjoyed it . :)
>>>
>>>     Let's share useful docs on unconferences.
>>>
>>>     This one seems good.
>>>     https://20bedfordway.com/news/how-to-run-an-unconference/
>>>
>>>     My personal additions would be something like...
>>>
>>>     - keep nudging people to share ideas - even tentative - in the
>>>     week before the event
>>>     - have different sizes of post it notes / slips - to indicate
>>>     duration / scope of proposal
>>>     - print off descriptions from the wiki to help people decide with
>>>     more detail what they want to go to
>>>     - have as big a space as possible for slots to - encouraging
>>>     collaborating on a session
>>>     - experiment with different streams in different rooms, some very
>>>     technical, some more political / non-exclusive tech, some totally
>>>     different (especially outside)
>>>     - don't worry too much about how many people will go to each one
>>>     or clashes, have decisions around huddles that you can pull
>>>     workshop facilitators into
>>>
>>>     nice one
>>>     Mick
>>>
>>>     On 22/06/2023 11:08, Ben Green wrote:
>>>>     I did a page on workshop formatting:
>>>> https://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=Workshops_for_HacktionLab_Formatting_Notes
>>>>     And also a generic workshop page as I wanted to write stuff down
>>>>     I'd though of:
>>>> https://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=Workshops_for_HacktionLab
>>>>
>>>>     Any chance of the getting Mediawiki upgraded so we have better
>>>>     editing? "VisualEditor" is built in now. I know there was also
>>>>     talk of replacing it with something else.
>>>>     Cheers,
>>>>     Ben
>>>>
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