Re: care&feeding of volunteers (was: Design Process)

Hi Kaitlin,

> Chih-Chao Lam gave an excellent tree of things to think about, but
> there's one thing that I think is very important that I'm not hearing
> anyone talk about explicitly: nurturing the emotional connection with
> and between volunteers.
>
Great point. I think one of the biggest success factor for open source
development is that people who contribute get appreciated, recognized and
make an impact. It did feel nice that you added the word *excellent* above
:)

> There is an article discussing this issue, with a discussion of
> techniques, at
> 	http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/research/reports/1999/morris.html
> (I think it starts kind of slowly, so please stick with it.)
>
I will read this over the weekend, but perhaps you could also provide us
with a summary together with your own ideas? Ideally, how can we create a
design process and choose infrastructure tools that weaves and supports your
concerns about nurturing an emotional connection?

From reading through several of your postings, I sense you bring a very
unique perspective that blends a strong humanist user-focus with a deep
understanding of technical constraints. That is very rare and worth
listening to.

chao

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