ah, metareciclagem meeting was marvelous....
descentro made a meeting eraly this month, but metareciclagem one was the
best!
i enjoyed every second
abs do bando
2009/9/9 Rob van Kranenburg <kranenbu@???>
> Hallo James, ola Felipe,
>
> I'm very interested in these new ways of financing too and as it is in
> these good timing times not just us.
> Last week I was invited by Count Albrecht Matuschka of Matuschkagrouppe.de
> to come to Frankfurt to be present at one of his salons, this one on Human
> Capital.
> He is a very clever man with a huge network and he has read the IOT essay
> two times. At lunch Herr König joined us, Executive Director of The House
> of Finance
> http://www.houseoffinance.eu/
> A powerhouse, yet in a very un brico way. And he has read the essay too.
> More he could relate to it a lot.
> A fourth guest was an executive from Ipsos - probably nr 4 marketing
> research worldwide. Their research shows about 15% of all employees in
> Germany are happy and zufrieden with their job. This is a historic low.
> There are things brewing and the people with feelers out, like them, they
> sense a change of wind too.
>
> Just listening to the guests of that evening made me much wiser as to what
> kind of language to use and how to frame certain things and questions.
>
> What I think is clear is that these convergences are not without a reason.
> High end financing sees everything that is going on and may start thinking
> that breakdown scenarios are real. They are very interested in the
> Internet of Things and when I tell them I think it can in a decade or so
> be the new 'replacement' for the nation state model and all kind of
> superstructures that have no local grounding, they start to wonder what
> kind of financial tools can operate in such an environment,
>
> so it's very amazing how we move about, stalker and jaromil would probably
> know why and how and how we can take all the tea in china ( listening to
> van morrison!)
>
> salut! Rob
>
>
> > Fala, James
> >
> > James Wallbank escreveu:
> >
> >> I would be VERY interested to hear what groups propose to spend 350
> >> euros on.
> >
> > As soon as the projects are selected, we can translate a quick summary
> > about each one.
> >
> >> I can imagine all sorts of possibilities (which I won't list
> >> here). I guess the real challenge with this sort of amount of money is
> >> to ask, "What expenditure will INCREASE, rather than decrease our
> >> resources AFTER the money is spent?" I'd guess that a common thread to
> >> successful tactics might be to finance activities which increase the
> >> enthusiasm, involvement and expertise of volunteers and helpers.
> >> (Enthusiasm is a resource, too.)
> >
> > Sure it is. For me, an ideal situation would be one in which every
> > project has an appointed advisor (a volunteer, probably) that will
> > support and feedback into the project itself and the broader network.
> > That would involve a lot of conceptual and practical support - resources
> > in a broad sense. I believe money is one of the least important
> > resources - but still needed.
> >
> >> Please, tell us more about how this amount of finance could make a
> >> difference. Maybe you could give examples?
> >
> > That project in Arraial d'Ajuda has a good one: with the 800 EUR they
> > got from the german friend, they just bought a wi-fi router that allows
> > them to get internet access from a local provider. They are also buying
> > a video-enabled digital camera in order to document their workshops. And
> > will use a small part of the money to help with small expenses of their
> > collaborators for some months - mainly transportation, something like
> > EUR 15 a month for each of three people. Not a lot of money, but
> > expected to provide a big change for them.
> >
> >> I'd be up for contributing to your "Tips and hints on management and
> >> fundraising" if you think it will help. I will be in São Paulo in late
> >> October, and I've been asked to propose a workshop session at MIS. If
> >> you like I could propose either the micro finance or
> >> management/fundraising tips as topics for discussion-type workshops.
> >> What do you think?
> >
> > I think that is a good idea, as long as we can document it and make it
> > available for those who can't afford to be in São Paulo by then.
> >
> > efe
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