How to make your BARcampBAR

Party AND do good!

11-Jan-2010

Make your own bar to party in while raising funds for 'good' causes at no cost.

Who would want to go to an average bar when you can custom make your own!

Party hard but Party well; so that everyone has fun and learns something (e.g. there may well not be a point to life but humans have proven that caring for others makes both parties happier than selfishness).

The party/bar could be run just after another event (and could even use the same space making it easier to organise).

FREEtraid Created. Give and get more in FREE trade. Help others and accidentally help yourself too with this Gift Economy.

12-Nov-2009

Collaborate over Christmas to help others? Can We help you? @tuttle @4ip @artbizness @banksy

There are FREE LOCATION and COFFEE and ELECTRICITY to collaborate in the 12 days (actually 4 weeks) leading up to Christmas). Well the coffee and electricity is at the gallery space below. Anyone want to do something interesting.

Would you like to co create an event at...

1. Empty Gallery space in the heart of town in West London that can be open 24/7
2. http://www.marketestateproject.com/
3. http://www.coexistuk.org

We also have access to a 50ft boat and are looking for people to collaborate on making it into something outstanding from a houseboat to a living sculpture...

If so list your name/twitter in the comments below and contact @whymandesign

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FREEtraid Created. Give and get more in FREE trade. Help others and accidentally help yourself too with this Gift Economy.

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Create your own Gift economy not for profit organisation (so that you can recycle/reuse unwanted items while also selflessly giving and helping others) or use one of the existing organisations below...

http://www.MUSTart.org (Art Gallery that supports local artists while giving art and 100% net profit away (http://www.Traidmark.org)
http://www.BARcampBAR.org (FREEtraid Cafe that anyone can set up to raise funds for good causes)
http://www.webjam.com/freebookclub (Free Book Club where you send books to anyone and record them on the map)
http://www.webjam.com/freehotel (Free Hotel can be created anywhere by anyone wanting to set up a sustainable community hotel)

Get started now by giving unwanted items away and record it on the map. List your need then swap knowledge on how to make the most each other. Meet like minded people near you on the map or add your location and create your own community meetup then find others in your area to share your experience with. 1. Find a location 2. Print off poster and put up there 3. Register the location and what you want to do (list what items/skills you have) 4. Go round your neighborhood posting notes through doors about your project (ask for help and collaboration). 5. Raise funds by collecting donations 6. Set up a community cafe to raise funds by giving away free drinks in exchange for donations 7. Create a trust library (MUSTart.org have more details)

Last few places left for the Innovation House Party...

10-Sep-2009

We are now looking for a space to host social enterprise minded innovators in London. Do you have empty space we can use (carpark/shed/office/shop)?

Landlord: You get to fill your space and help 'do gooders' solve human problems.

Tennants: You get to save rent costs and use your rent to fund 'do good' projects that we create.

Come down to the Next Tuttle Club at the ICA any Friday and look out for metions on #tuttle and #barcampbar

Only a few places left for the Innovation House Party...

http://www.freetraid.com

programmer needed for collaboration

28-Aug-2009

Python, Ruby and Android programmers required to create public service websites run in a not for profit manner where surplus funds are then used to create new public service products. Please contact us directly with samples of previous work or message @whymandesign.

secretHOUSEparty

28-Jul-2009

HOUSEparty

Only a few spaces left in this exclusive experiment (white coats and masks optional)

Want to live with nice people you can collaborate on philanthropic projects?

Find a space and rent it with like-minded people. We are doing this in London and looking for partners.

Creating many Too Many Conversations.

http://www.pledgebank.com/crowdhouse

We have just created a way for everyone who signs up to move into a new secret location in London!

There are two options (like the blue and red pill) which one do you want to choose?

(more importantly how much innovative progress do you want to make in order to help reduce others suffering through misunderstanding... Carp Diem?!:)

Creative Commons Caution

19-Jul-2009

Everything can be used to do good, bad and lots more good if used by the right people in the right way (so the tool maximises its potential).

Here are some points on making sure that creative ideas/products are use to do the most good and to help protect them from being stolen to be used for selfish or negative reasons (almost always unknowingly by the person who is stealing the idea and/or using it in a negative way)

(this may sound obvious but it is so important I wanted to remind myself so maybe you want to do so too)

If you read this content join http://www.UGCunion.org and suggest ways you want to work on collaborative ideas/projects that do good.

1.
Once an idea/product is created check that you cant think of any negative ways to use that idea or ways that others could use it to fulfil selfish motives at the expense of others.

2.
Be careful who you tell about your ideas/product. It is best to let those doing positive selfless work gain access to good ideas/products before those doing selfish work. This will enable a double positive effect to take place as you help them gain an additional advantage which boosts their work.

3.
Make sure the idea/product does good even if it is stolen so that the person who steals it will be unintentionally using it for good.

4.
Always remain open to others helping to enhance your product/idea and give positive feedback to others work too.

5.
Make sure your product/idea does not use others goodwill. Using volunteers is one good example of this. Volunteers should always get at least one positive thing out of their experience as well as the positive feeling of giving something back. This is imperative so that those volunteers are rewarded and gain something extra so that they can do an even greater job next time.

6.
Reward others good work in any way you can from positive feedback to giving them things that you don't need.

Please add things I have missed below...

Is anything free? Surely everything costs the creator something.

16-Jul-2009

How is it best to give creators rewards to make more work?
There is so much potential with new media but the one key problem holding the long tail of innovation back appears to be how innovators earn a living and how they get social feedback on their work without it being copied.
And rewarding people in a way that encourages them to collaborate and share is key as that creates so much more public and private value if done in the right way.

Financial and social rewards appear to be the two key areas.
These need to be measured in short and long term rewards relating to short and long term gains/progress.

Which reward processes work for different people in different places along the production process from researcher to inventor to producer, retailer and manager?

Is anything free? Surely everything costs the creator something. How is it best to give creators rewards to make more work?

1 2 Infinity

27-May-2009

Consumer habits continue to change with web usage creating new opportunities for even better customer service and ethical trading. One key problem is how web usability is still not accessible for novices and often is infuriatingly restrictive for all users due to a lack of careful usability design. If only those websites were aware of the loss of trade caused by this lack of usability they would instantly improve their service. Over time this will happen and we are interested in assisting and measuring how this process of change occurs.

This nice games is one example of how things many people take for granted need to be taught in a clear educational manner to certain types of learners.

http://www.getonlineday.com/challengegame/index.html

Which leads on to the government service called http://www.myguide.gov.uk which illustrates many more.

Once on the web the first big choice users face is, 'Which service do I use' when there are so many similar offers?

Most users learn from their peers choosing the fastest services that are easiest to use. Then they choose to use ethical products/services provided by Not For Profit and Social Enterprise organisations which are nicely listed on websites such as http://www.idealist.org and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_organization.

BarCampBar Event Producers handbook

22-May-2009

BarCampBar Event Producers handbook

1. Work out what theme your party will be and what 'good' cause your will raise funds for.
2. Choose catchy dot org name (or whatever)
3. Book a room in a bar/café/house
4. Get suppliers to donate food/drink/location/music and then ask for a donations at the bar from everyone who comes.
5. post information on these pages and email the details to your mates.

barcamp.org

and

barcampbar.org

Do it your own way but here are some pointers to help..

The event could be launched with live music and drinks where everyone is encouraged to post an event/workshop that they want to do/run/perform. Preconceived events can be seeded on the board to get the ball rolling and a list of prizes linked to achievement categories are listed to spur on the activity (e.g. best/worst..!?).

If you are applying for funding here is a lovely checklist to help...

Aims

Cross fertilise ideas

Gain contacts

Teach a skill to others

Learn something new

Inspire, empower and reward committed employees

Produce projects for the good of humanity

Format

Promote – email/youtube/myspace/facebook

Date/time – Evening

Location – local bar/cafe

Hospitality - Food/Drink/Alcohol

Facilities - Wireless internet/main stage/mini stage/...

Facilitators - volunteers/runner/existing security!

Aftermath – email/facebook group

Creating an event like this uses many existing resources making it good value for money creating a platform to network/teambuild.

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There are no rules of BarCampBar except.
1. Respect all living thing.

2. Party hard but Party well; so that everyone has fun and learns something (e.g. there may well not be a point to life but humans have proven that caring for others makes both parties happier than selfishness).

3. All Net profits are donated to charitable organisations for the reasons explained at www.traidmark.org