Fwd: Re-inventing the GNOME Marketing team

["Ken VanDine" <ken vandine org>]

OK, wondered why I didn't get any response.... didn't reply to all.  Sorry!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ken VanDine <ken vandine org>
Date: Apr 26, 2007 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: Re-inventing the GNOME Marketing team
To: Sriram Ramkrishna <sri aracnet com>


Proposed Agenda:
 - Set the stage (by Ken VanDine)
 - What areas do we need to work on in the next 6 months (brainstorm)
   - Determine 3 or 4 areas we should focus on, and assign somebody
to lead each
   - Define success goals for each area (if we think this makes sense)
 - Should the marketing team have milestones?
   - Checkpoints setup to discuss goals, re-evaluate goals, etc.
   - How often?  IRC, email, ???

Anyone wishing to participate, please send me your city and if any
times are bad around monday or tuesday.  I will plug everyone's city
in and see what works the best for the masses.

Thanks,
--Ken

On 4/25/07, Sriram Ramkrishna <sri aracnet com> wrote:
> Clearly we are past the brainstorming part and we should be executing
> tasks. :-)
>
> sri
>
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:38:42PM +1200, John Williams wrote:
> > Dudes and Dudettes,
> >
> > I would like to seek some clarification and offer some advice.  I am
> > sure it is old advice to some, but what the hay.
> >
> > We seem to be discussing two separate issues here:
> >
> > (1) Generating new ideas
> > (2) Getting things done
> >
> > Brainstorming is perfect for (1) and crap for (2).  And vice versa.  It
> > is essential for brainstorming that ideas are not pre-judged or
> > criticised.  We seem to be moving from discussing a brainstorming
> > session to an action-oriented planning meeting.  Which is it?  Or should
> > we have both?  (I think we should.)
> >
> > Finally, when?  Can we use timeanddate.com as a planning tool?  Can
> > anyone suggest a better alternative?
> >
> > http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingtime.html?day=30&month=4&year=2007&p1=952&p2=137&p3=234&p4=179&iv=0
> >
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