Collaborative Design Processes and Plone Christopher Johnson | ifPeople Jon Stahl | ONE/Northwest Plone Conference | Washington, DC October, 2008

Christopher Johnson | ifPeople

Jon Stahl | ONE/Northwest

Plone Conference | Washington, DC

October, 2008

Why are we here?

Goals of Session Understand how Plone community creates Plone the software Inspire ideas for improving the process Contribute to shared interest in improving the process Recruit people who want to help improve the process

Understand how Plone community creates Plone the software

Inspire ideas for improving the process

Contribute to shared interest in improving the process

Recruit people who want to help improve the process

Outline Process map! Collaborative design outside the community What it all means Conversation about how to move forward

Process map!

Collaborative design outside the community

What it all means

Conversation about how to move forward

Is Plone an Orchestra? http://flickr.com/photos/jordanfischer/72510316/

Chaordic = chaos + order http://flickr.com/photos/chriscorrigan/381481875/

http://flickr.com/photos/nh567/2774100797/

Process Map

Learning from Others Where are the best practices in remote collaboration and collaborative design processes?

Where are the best practices in remote collaboration and collaborative design processes?

Example: Datacenter Charrette RMI convened whole-system design charrette for data centers (Feb 2-5, 2003) "clean sheet model with no compromises" Goal: leapfrog incremental improvements to advance overall design

RMI convened whole-system design charrette for data centers (Feb 2-5, 2003)

"clean sheet model with no compromises"

Goal: leapfrog incremental improvements to advance overall design

The Problem The Problem

Solution Criteria Can't just keep applying more brute force to this problem Must use energy efficiently Design system around efficiency, reliability, and availability

Can't just keep applying more brute force to this problem

Must use energy efficiently

Design system around efficiency, reliability, and availability

What is a Charrette? image: eyetopixel

Crosses Boundaries image: zoomzoom

Crosses Boundaries image: zoomzoom

Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Men_and_an_Elephant

image: jeffwerner

image: danielfarrell

The People 90 people, including industry experts in: engineering computer design energy data management business real estate facilities design image: dcassaa

90 people, including industry experts in:

engineering

computer design

energy

data management

business

real estate

facilities design

The Result Data center design that reduces energy conception by 89%, with equivalent computing power and greater reliability. Over 50 major recommendations See www.rmi.org

Data center design that

reduces energy conception by 89%,

with equivalent computing power

and greater reliability.

Over 50 major recommendations

What made it work? Facilitated dialogue on: innovative and functional design and engineering strategies to improve results of design decisions

Facilitated dialogue on:

innovative and functional design and engineering

strategies to improve results of design decisions

What made it work? Whole-system thinking: actively considers interconnections between systems seeks solutions that address multiple problems at same time

Whole-system thinking:

actively considers interconnections between systems

seeks solutions that address multiple problems at same time

What makes it work? Unites stakeholders and experts at the beginning of design / problem-solving process Aggregate demand/needs from many stakeholders

Unites stakeholders and experts at the beginning of design / problem-solving process

Aggregate demand/needs from many stakeholders

http://flickr.com/photos/maxine/1523329505/

Small group activity Break into groups of ~5-7 Brainstorm: What are ways we can make the process of developing Plone more collaborative and approachable? What would help us better “front-load” the design process so that we had more input and commitment before code had to be written? What activities will generate engagement & participation from stakeholders? What can you do to drive this forward? Who's not here that should be engaged in this conversation? Log in to OpenPlans at http://tinyurl.com/plone-process to record your group's ideas on a new page Separate page per group to avoid edit conflicts! 15 minutes

Break into groups of ~5-7

Brainstorm: What are ways we can make the process of developing Plone more collaborative and approachable?

What would help us better “front-load” the design process so that we had more input and commitment before code had to be written?

What activities will generate engagement & participation from stakeholders?

What can you do to drive this forward?

Who's not here that should be engaged in this conversation?

Log in to OpenPlans at http://tinyurl.com/plone-process to record your group's ideas on a new page

Separate page per group to avoid edit conflicts!

15 minutes

What next? Become a “fan” of Framework Team on FB Join OpenPlans Group: http://tinyurl.com/plone-process Add your name to list Volunteer for a followup task Keep the conversation alive!

Become a “fan” of Framework Team on FB

Join OpenPlans Group: http://tinyurl.com/plone-process

Add your name to list

Volunteer for a followup task

Keep the conversation alive!

Thank you! Christopher Johnson (irc: cjj) cjj at ifpeople.net www.ifpeople.net Jon Stahl jon at onenw.org www.onenw.org

Christopher Johnson (irc: cjj)

cjj at ifpeople.net

www.ifpeople.net

Jon Stahl

jon at onenw.org

www.onenw.org