Focus Area Rationale:
We have a unique ability to connect people that others cannot - connections are essential for community growth and ecosystem innovation.
Motivation:
Macro Perspective: Connecting builders, founders, and talent with larger companies and projects fosters innovation. Micro Perspective: We are uniquely positioned to facilitate valuable connections that others cannot. Objectives:
Facilitate Networking: Organise events and activities to enable effective networking. Actionable Outcomes: Create interactions that lead to: Innovative projects & valuable opportunities Shared knowledge accessible to all Detailed in point ii) - should be available for use & search. Documentation and Sharing: Document successful interactions and outcomes, sharing them with the community.
This is essentially an expansion of what we mean when we say ‘magic happens’ with the objective to enable serious builders, founders, and potential talent to connect to each other and to larger companies & projects.
Current Projects & Ideas:
Prioritisation (next 6-12 months):
Next 3 Months:
Platforms for meaningful interactions and for people to come together Next 6 Months:
Expert Panels & Guest Speaker Series with Project Showcases from the Community folded in. (Pulse) of AI Community WhatsApp knowledge capture tool. Next 12 Months:
Recognizable/Repeatable 3rd Spaces like by Patricia Measurement of Success
Ratio of number of conversions: (to) partners/projects/volunteers/hires to number of events/ engagements. Follow-up Engagements: Number of follow-up meetings or collaborations resulting from initial interactions. How we can tangibly measure this will be another challenge that I’d ask for help in.