Geeks in action: Project proposal form
This form has been replaced by a Google form here.
Replies to this post will be added to the project pool from which participants decide on projects at the retreat. Everyone who attends MUST submit at least one project idea and pitch it at the retreat (along with the skills that they can offer).
Criteria for projects have been reduced to
1. One team sets about creating a geek treasure hunt for the participants. On the last day the whole retreat breaks into teams and does the hunt
2. mockumentary about geeks in south africa
we're not really geeks
most of us can't even count in binary
we all drive cool cars and drink martini by the coast
3. Geek Quiz
mashup of 'who wants to be a millionaire and QI
4. Lego build
Give groups 1000 lego blocks, and a motor, and see what they do
[2010/09/22 8:34:42 AM] Eve Dmochowska: or get them to build a lego car, and then have a race
5. Rube Goldberg inspired artwork
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w&feature=player_embedded
row of dominos that hits the cats tail that bits the mouse that drop sin the bucket
6. handbook for entrepreneurs: illustrated/annimated
7. A cook-off with 6 ingredients
Cooking for Geeks
design a recipe book with like 20 basic recipes that could be distributed via moble?
8. Geek Board Game
9. Campaign brief for an imaginary company. Agencies work together. 1 Quirk Coder, 1 Native coder, 1 Gloo coder work together to build something
10. Paper Mache Pigs
11. build wiki for "ideas that can change south africa" along with a campaign to promote it. crowdsourced proper style
Initial (now defunct) form and criteria:
- Project title:
- What is the goal of this project?
- Do you have any previous experience doing anything similar before?
- What kinds of people do you think will be needed to work on the project at the GR?
- How does this project respond to the requirements for Geeks-in-action projects? (see below)
- How will you ensure that the results of the project are accessible after the retreat?
- As the project lead, what do you think you'll need to do ensure success by the end of the GR?
Criteria:
- Project must be something that can be achieved in a three-day period. Project leads should work with other organisations to host the project results or show that they can integrated the results in the work that they already do.
- End result must be user-centered, open to all (licensed under a Creative Commons license), responding to a local problem around diversity, empowerment and/or collaboration in South Africa Internet/technology space.
