Visualisation Sync meeting 2023-12-08 - including next steps

[catherinet1]

Meeting notes from 2023-12-08 and next steps

Next steps

• [x] #183
• [x] #185 Discussion thread here: https://github.com/orgs/life-itself/discussions/969
• [ ] #184 @mattosborn
• [x] Schedule another meeting Scheduled for Thursday 21st 10:30am-12:30pm CET and all have RSVPed yes
• [ ] [@rufuspollock] Ship blog post of notes re World Values Survey book (from feb 2023)
• [x] https://github.com/life-itself/ecosystem/issues/193 @catherinet1

Meeting Notes

🚚 PROCESSED as of 2023-12-19 to various places e.g. sensemaking etc

Research 2023-12-08 - Sync re ecosystem mapping/visualisations

Agenda:

• Updates re ecosystem research + database
  • Meeting with Work package 4
• Overview of project
• Where were we last time? Meeting notes from last time: life-itself/ecosystem#151

Notes:

• Overview of the project: https://lifeitself.org/blog/2023/08/30/cohere-erasmus-mapping-announce
  • LI are leading work package 2: mapping the field and sensemaking of the map
• "Collectives" Mapping that WP4 partners started
• Map as "broad visual of the landscape of what you're focusing on, and the ability to navigate around it", e.g. https://twitter.com/exgenesis/status/1562059107233894402/photo/1
  • proximity of mapped elements, e.g. ideas or projects or goals
• Excalidraw: https://link.excalidraw.com/l/9u8crB2ZmUo/9aEPCn1DhfJ
  • Previous Cohere+ visualisations brainstorm: https://app.excalidraw.com/l/9u8crB2ZmUo/At9xepR5sQS
• Questions:
  • How do we identify "centres" of the field/"tribes"?
    • Data-driven or gut instinct or ask people in some way (or combination)
  • What is a "community" (as centre)? Group of people that gather in some way whether in person or online, and united by some shared values and interests
• The centres are there as scaffolding to support sensemaking of what we're mapping
• Matt: what gives me a quick sense of an org is what are they trying to do and how are they doing it?
• What is our overall goal/priority objective with the map?
  • Is it mostly about sensemaking or catalysing connections in the field? (These seem like different goals) *Sensemaking is priority 🔥

What's next?

• What are some different directions or paths we could go down? (What are the nodes in the map?): create a shortlist of potential options. (Generate list of all possible nodes)
  • One path might be refining our brainstorm, i.e. nodes are thinkers/hubs/communities (mostly about ideas - thinkers, idea hubs etc.)
  • Nodes are projects
• Identify a few nodal/network "experts" and record conversations where people draw out their own map of the space/identify communities?
  • e.g. Richard Bartlett, Elizabeth Debold/Thomas Steininger (closer to Integral), someone from Plum Village (Zen Buddhism)

[catherinet1]

Hi @mattosborn and @rufuspollock, Next Actions from our last meeting (last Friday) are captured here.

[catherinet1]

Hi @mattosborn and @rufuspollock, checking in on our next actions from last meeting as we are meeting again this Thursday -- how is it going?

I will start working directly on this issue today: https://github.com/life-itself/ecosystem/issues/185.

P.S. I consolidated some of our meeting notes and e.g. Excalidraw brainstorms at ecosystem.lifeitself.org/sensemaking so that we have one page we can refer back to and continue to build on.

[mattosborn]

Hi @mattosborn and @rufuspollock, checking in on our next actions from last meeting as we are meeting again this Thursday -- how is it going?

I've not had a chance to look at this yet unfortunately. My laptop died just before I sat down for work on Monday morning and I've only just received it back from the repair shop, so it's not been a very productive week for me so far. I'll try to put a quick forum post up with some notes before our meeting tomorrow

[catherinet1]

FIXED. Meeting notes processed into relevant issues and reference locations, e.g. ecosystem.lifeitself.org/sensemaking.