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| === Examples from our experience === | === Examples from our experience === |
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| Migrating birds in Lithuania: a network of Lithuanian émigrés who meet once a year in a 1 week workshop, for the rest online communication and updates, using the network as a resource to find collaborators; emails are sporadic, sometimes amn increase in volume for a few days, then nothing for months. It has a clear and simple purpose and doesn’t require much from its members | Migrating birds in Lithuania: a network of Lithuanian émigrés who meet once a year in a 1-week workshop, for the rest online communication and updates, using the network as a resource to find collaborators; emails are sporadic, sometimes amn increase in volume for a few days, then nothing for months. It has a clear and simple purpose and doesn’t require much from its members |
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| Farmersmanual: a pan-european disturbance conglomerate (aka laptop band) After giving up their studio in Vienna and moving to other European countries, they began working from lounge rooms, performance venues and/or bars (whatever’s available). Online communication became more important. Collaboration happened based around shared interests and opportunities. working together primarily centred around performances and events (fixing logistics, designing performances, finding spaces to work and perform interspersed with ecstatic tinkering). Note that collaboration reduced as members dispersed (causation? corrolation?) | Farmersmanual: a pan-european disturbance conglomerate (aka laptop band) After giving up their studio in Vienna and moving to other European countries, they began working from lounge rooms, performance venues and/or bars (whatever’s available). Online communication became more important. Collaboration happened based around shared interests and opportunities. working together primarily centred around performances and events (fixing logistics, designing performances, finding spaces to work and perform interspersed with ecstatic tinkering). Note that collaboration reduced as members dispersed (causation? corrolation?) |
| * **Sedentary & Migratory nodes**: Several places around the world act as stable nodes (e.g. studios or houses run by FoAM people or others who’d welcome our temporary 'occupation’), while some members function as migratory connectors between the nodes. These people would function connective tissue between interesting people and places - think itinerant storytellers/journeyers connecting interests, places and people with each other. The itinerants adapt to local communities, absorb their stories, move on, meet other communities, share and collect stories - acting as 'pollinators' in 'open space technology' terminology. | * **Sedentary & Migratory nodes**: Several places around the world act as stable nodes (e.g. studios or houses run by FoAM people or others who’d welcome our temporary 'occupation’), while some members function as migratory connectors between the nodes. These people would function connective tissue between interesting people and places - think itinerant storytellers/journeyers connecting interests, places and people with each other. The itinerants adapt to local communities, absorb their stories, move on, meet other communities, share and collect stories - acting as 'pollinators' in 'open space technology' terminology. |
| * ** Stamtisch / stamkroeg / estaminet **: Working individually or in small project-centric groups, meeting regularly but informally, perhaps keeping a quiet place where we could meet and have our library. A quiet cafe for example where we could sit and work, eat and drink, knowing that other foamies might be there as well. We could partner with a cafe who could benefit from having FoAM present and have a way to share profits (that we could invest in our yearly retreats) | * ** Stamtisch / stamkroeg / estaminet **: Working individually or in small project-centric groups, meeting regularly but informally, perhaps keeping a quiet place where we could meet and have our library. A quiet cafe for example where we could sit and work, eat and drink, knowing that other foamies might be there as well. We could partner with a cafe who could benefit from having FoAM present and have a way to share profits (that we could invest in our yearly retreats) |
| * **A secret society**: e.g. a "Foundation of Federated Futurists Republics" - as opposed to the [[:resilients/bohemian_salon]], rather than a collective, a group of people who share the same principles, have occasional private meetings, support each other professionally etc. (note: expand the diff. w. bohemian salon) | * **A secret society**: e.g. a "Foundation of Federated Futurists Republics" - as opposed to the [[:resilients/bohemian_salon]], rather than a collective, a group of people who share the same principles, have occasional private meetings, support each other professionally etc. (note: expand the diff. w. bohemian salon) |
| * FoAM network as a project itself: a project for distributed prototyping of alternate realities/worlds (including social, cultural, professional, scientific, technological (…) aspects); | * FoAM network as a project itself: a project for distributed prototyping of alternate realities/worlds (including social, cultural, professional, scientific, technological (…) aspects); |
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| === What are the benefits of a nomadic network? === | === What are the benefits of a nomadic network? === |
alkan