Resources

Mindmap of resources available to us (or obvious to us) as of March 12. -Dave

Pics from Lunch

Lunch at Zeni!

Sorry for the small # of pics, not all of them were real flattering...

Mindmaps for Questions

Ladies,

I have also scanned the mindmaps I made of our overall thoughs re:stoves (scarttered, but pretty broad and useful), and re:travel questions (also broad, very scattered, but dense enough that typing them up seemed ridiculous right now).

I recognize that mindmaps are about mental associations and my thoughts on connections and what's noteworthy may not match your own. If you have any questions about this stuff, let me know and I'll try to unpack it for you. Also let's see your own versions (if you've got 'em) too!

-Dave "Nueral Connections" Evans

Notes from 1st Muna Lunch

All,

I have made scans of my notebook scribblings to post here since when I started typing them up I found it teeeedious (which does not fit in with my end-of-the-quarter scramble). Please forgive the quick chicken scratch (I write live notes very fast).

-Dave



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Dave's Team Roles/Expecatations

Nice list, Emilie, here's my take:

goals for project:
A. Help lots of people by creating great stuff that improves/changes lives.

personal learning goals:
B. Learn how to work well with business-minded people and gain a few skills in that arena. (logistics, market plans, etc.

priorities: (how does this fit in in life & class work)
Probably pretty high. I will generally shuffle other stuff around to make this happen.

things i am working on (please call me out & help me):
Respecting other people's time. Learning to lead by consistent example. Being a positive thinker (i.e. a realist does not have to be critical).

skills & things I think I am good at:
Making stuff. Mechanical engineering. Taking other people's ideas, assimilating them with other information, and spinning out bigger and better concepts (and then making them real).

favorite team role:
"Enabler," the person who helps other people's ideas really come alive. Also the divergent thinker and information assimilator.

typical team role:
See above, but add some leadership in there.

things that bring me down in groups:
People who get really stuck on ideas and make group work personal. Meeting before 10AM.

random thoughts on group work:
I love working with others, particularly fun, smart, engaging, dedicated, and passionate people who are willing to work as hard as I am.

-Dave

FW: Presentation Notes

Hi Team,

 

Below are notes from today’s (March 10) presentation brainstorming and outlining session.

 

1. Why the problem matters [Emilie]
1. Why is this such a problem?  Health?  Efficiency?
2. Who is the end user?  Extreme users? 
3. What are Dama’s goals?
2. Team formation and name [Abby & Jeannie]
1. Team name is………
2. Coffee meeting
3. + Jeannie lunch

                                                               i.      Personal preferences form

                                                             ii.      Sharing personal details about ourselves

                                                            iii.      Setting expectations, past group experiences

                                                            iv.      Process for discussing problems / concerns within the group

                                                              v.      Different approaches – business and PD

4. Ethiopian lunch

 

3. Project manual: evolution of physical binder, blog, tagging, and wiki [Jeannie]

 

4. Resources [Abby & Dave – mind map]
1. Physical

                                                               i.      Travel guides, cooking stoves, pizza box [Jeannie]… and at some point we want to get the injera griddle

2. Intellectual

                                                               i.      Competitive landscape [Abby – visual depiction], REI, Black & Gold movie, Thermo Sciences at Stanford (on the agenda)

3. Human

                                                               i.      Muna, Dama Chicago contact (Tadesse Damte), Michael Helm (Darfur stove project, Emilie’s contact), Emilie’s friend Leah (has worked in the Gambian highlands)

 

5. Trip Strategy [Dave]
1. Strategies / Goals for the trip

                                                               i.      Observe and participate in injera cooking à in both city and rural settings

                                                             ii.      Compare home cooking, restaurant cooking, mass production cooking (Easter festival)

                                                            iii.      Manufacturing at Dama

                                                            iv.      Transportation and distribution in Ethiopia

                                                              v.      Stove manufacturers – who are they; what kinds of stoves are the making; how are the big clay pieces made?

                                                            vi.      Is other fuel besides wood used, and what is the life cycle of fuels?

2. Nitty gritty questions to answer – give a few examples

 

To Do:

Wiki – Jeannie

Pizza box – Jeannie

Personal goals sheet – Emilie

Why the problem matters info compilation - Emilie

Stoves – All

Photos from Muna – Dave

Strategy & Goals posting – Dave

Mind map on resources – Dave

Competitive landscape visual – Abby

Dama Chicago meeting setup - Abby

 

 

 

 

links

www.zelaleminjera.com
www.ethiopiancommunity.com