This document discusses the concept of "virtual talkoot", which refers to bringing meaning to one's life by spending at least an hour per week doing something meaningful. It suggests finding something you love that you are great at and that the world needs, such as contributing to open source software projects. Contributing to open source can benefit users around the world, help local developers build skills and careers, and allow companies and countries to invest budgets in local development rather than licensing fees abroad. Pursuing one's passions through open source in this way can provide a sense of purpose both in one's work and in service to the world.

1. VIRTUAL 'TALKOOT'
OR BRINGING
MEANING TO YOUR
LIFE.
www.exove.com
@exove

2. About Myself
§ Janne Kalliola, CEO of Exove
§ Have been coding since 1983 – Basic, Pascal, Lisp,
Fortran, C/C++/Obj C, Java, PHP, JavaScript
§ Working with web publishing since 1994 and open
source CMS from 2003
§ Now running Exove, a leading Nordic company
focusing on open web technologies

3. Exove in Brief
Exove is a leading digital services design and
development company focusing on open technologies.
We help companies to grow their digital business.
Quick facts:
§ Founded 2006
§ Over 70 people
§ Served more than 190 clients
§ Offices in Finland, Estonia, and
the UK
§ AAA credit rating

4. Oh yeah, we are
hiring.

5. What is 'Talkoot'?
§ Talkoot is a Finnish expression for a gathering of
friends and neighbors to accomplish a task.
§ The task of the talkoot may be something that is a
common concern, for the good of the group, or it may
be to help someone with a task that exceeds his or her
own capacity.
§ A talkoot is by definition voluntary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communal_work#Talkoot

6. Good.
Now to the topic.

7. We have no
dreams
anymore.

8. We have no
dreams
anymore.
In Western
world.

9. Or do you
dream of
these?

10. How about
these?

11. How about
these?
Yeah, maybe a
little…

12. Anyhow…
§ We have it all here in Western world
§ There is no need to strive to meet good
standards of living
§ Stuff has lost its importance
§ The things that our parents lusted for – fridge,
colour TV, car – have lost their appeal.

13. We don't need
anything, as we
already have it.

14. Also, the prices of
items have gone down
dramatically.

15. You don't need to
spend half of your
monthly salary to food
or clothes.

16. And most of the items
do not cost that much
compared to a few
decades ago.

17. Thus, there are no
material rewards for
striving harder.

18. The big dream of past
generations – improve
your standard of living
– is gone.

19. And that's why we
don't feel purpose in
life.

20. As we don't have a
dream anymore.

21. Ok. What then?

22. Sense of purpose
comes from
meaningfulness.

23. Thus, spare at least an
hour a week for
something meaningful
to you.

24. This being a DrupalCamp
session, I might have a clue
what is meaningful to you…

25. Anyhow, at least an
hour per week.

26. YOU LOVE
IT

27. Typically, you are good
at things you enjoy.

28. Or you will soon
become, as you learn
easiest to excel in
topics you love.

29. YOU LOVE
IT
YOU
ARE
GREAT
AT IT

30. Wouldn't it be wonderful that
things meaningful to you
would be beneficial to the
world?

31. YOU LOVE
IT
YOU
ARE
GREAT
AT IT
THE
WORLD
NEEDS
IT

32. This is the concept of
virtual 'talkoot'.

33. Having passion to be
on a mission.

34. The world getting
better, as skillful
people love to do
things that matter.

35. Preferably together
and with some kind of
coordinated effort.

36. Sounds familiar?

37. Which brings us to…

38. …open source.

39. So, should you be
working with open
source…

40. Every contribution to
an open source project
makes it better.

41. And there are people
around the globe that
will benefit from your
work.

42. Actually, people
around you right here
and now.

43. Tinkerers that can gain
profession from their
hobby.

44. In a developing
country, that might be
a ticket out of poverty.

45. Speaking of countries, they
could use their IT budgets to
foster local developers –
instead of paying license
fees abroad.

46. Channeling money to
develop the platform to fit
the specific needs and still
keep the money locally.

47. Like eating the cake
and having it.

48. Every new developer makes
the community stronger –
and this brings in more
developers.

49. And as an additional benefit,
there are dozens of
companies that would like to
hire you to work with open
source.

50. YOU LOVE
IT
YOU ARE
PAID FOR IT
YOU
ARE
GREAT
AT IT
THE
WORLD
NEEDS
IT
@Frank_Giustra

51. YOU LOVE
IT
YOU ARE
PAID FOR IT
YOU
ARE
GREAT
AT IT
THE
WORLD
NEEDS
IT
@Frank_Giustra

52. YOU LOVE
IT
YOU ARE
PAID FOR IT
YOU
ARE
GREAT
AT IT
THE
WORLD
NEEDS
IT
@Frank_Giustra
Purpose.

53. YOU LOVE
IT
YOU ARE
PAID FOR IT
YOU
ARE
GREAT
AT IT
THE
WORLD
NEEDS
IT
@Frank_Giustra
Purpose.
In everyday churn.

54. YOU LOVE
IT
YOU ARE
PAID FOR IT
YOU
ARE
GREAT
AT IT
THE
WORLD
NEEDS
IT
@Frank_Giustra
Purpose.
With open source.

55. THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?
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