The following summarises who has volunteered to work on which project... and also who originally proposed each project.
If you've not yet volunteered for a project, or would like to join in another project, or would like to change project, that's no problem. You can do so here.
In terms of next steps, the people listed by each project should agree how they want to proceed, especially who is going to what, and put details into the Wiki so that it's easy for other people to join in should they wish to do so.
If you want to use the Wiki, you can find it at http://ldomovingforward.pbwiki.com/. Use your own name and own email address to sign in. The password has been emailed separately to all LDO members and project participants.
You can easily email any team (or the other members of your own team) by clicking the link next to their names. Then you can email, Skype, IRC, meet or phone the other people in order to agree what you would like to do to drive the project forward. Alternatively, just take turns editing the Wiki pages at a time that suits you best. After meeting and agreeing what people are going to do, please put it in the Wiki.
Some principles, adapted from Open Space Technology that I suggest we apply:
| No. | Area | Original Proposers | Names of those interested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New and different way of operating as an Executive. |
Pete Dollimore | Becky Harvey, Susanne Lamido, Mike Beckett, Stan Collins (Email the team) |
| 2 | Getting back to the cutting edge on best practice on using the internet for campaigning and campaign organisation (including restarting the competition) - by checking out the usage world-wide and by other parties - do not reinvent the wheel - asking Cowley St about their knowledge of the other parties. |
Martin Tod | Becky Harvey, Martin Tod, Mark Pack, Jo Swinson, Kingsley Hill, Mary Reid (Email the team, potential combination with project 17) |
| 3 | A new internet presence that more people can update and that better involves, supports and informs our members and the wider party. | Martin Tod | Pete Dollimore, Martin Tod, John Masek, Susan Carson, Eileen Birch, Rob Knight, Kingsley Hill (Email the team) |
| 4 | A Federal Conference rally using high technology - getting Liberal MPs from around the world involved via the web (cams, newsfeeds etc.) | Alan Window | Alan Window, Simon Hanson, Rob Knight (Email the team) |
| 5 | Involving the members more - increasing the number of volunteers. | Alan Window | Martin Tod, Susanne Lamido, Judy Rawson, Mike Beckett, Susan Carson, Rob Knight, Kingsley Hill (Email the team) |
| 6 | A training room at Conference with a constant supply of half-hour and one-hour training modules re: e-campaigning | Alan Window | Alan Window, Pete Dollimore, Mike Beckett, Mark Pack, Kevin Daws, Susan Carson (Email the team) |
| 7 | Mega fringe meeting with other relevant groups | Alan Window | Judy Rawson, Alan Window, Kevin Daws, Romer Hoseason, Rob Knight, Mary Reid (Email the team) |
| 8 | Continued input into how the Party uses IT in campaigning | Becky Harvey | |
| 9 | Fostering links with Cowley Street staff and offering support both manpower and financial | Becky Harvey | Becky Harvey, Martin Tod (Email the team, potential combination with project 8) |
| 10 | Project to exploit the opportunities of computer ownership levels & internet accessibility | Mike Beckett | Judy Rawson, John Masek, Kevin Daws, Kingsley Hill, Peter Hirst (Email the team) |
| 11 | Project to exploit curiousity led research by floating voters | Mike Beckett | Alison Wheeler (Email Alison) |
| 12 | Project to exploit the need to channel people towards involvement | Mike Beckett | Martin Tod, Simon Hanson, Simon Jerram, Susan Carson, Rob Knight, Mary Reid (Email the team) |
| 13 | Project to tackle LDO's relevance | Mike Beckett | Simon Hanson (Email Simon ) |
| 14 | Project to tackle LDO's ability to handle conflict transformation | Mike Beckett | Mike Beckett (Email Mike, potential combination with project 1) |
| 15 | Project to tackle our lack of strategic planning and shared vision | Mike Beckett | Martin Tod, Rob Knight, Peter Hirst (Email the team ) |
| 16 | Increasing the proportion of local parties that implement ecampaigning best practice | Jon Ball | Becky Harvey, Mark Pack, Kevin Daws, Romer Hoseason, David Roberts-Jones, Rob Knight (Email the team) |
| 17 | Exploit success stories from victorious constituency campaigns in the general election to show people how ecampaigning works | Jon Ball | Becky Harvey, Martin Tod, Pete Dollimore, Mark Pack, Jo Swinson (Email the team) |
| 18 | Refreshed training programme - training sessions at conference and regional conferences, fringe meetings and updated e-campaigning guides | Alan Window | Pete Dollimore, Martin Tod, Susanne Lamido, Alan Window, Simon Jerram, Romer Hoseason (Email the team) |
| 19 | Basic computer support for local parties - support for beginners - including having non nerds try out the instructions to see where they fail/find difficulty - being able to provide a "helpdesk" type facility for all manner of queries. | Judy Rawson | Pete Dollimore, Susanne Lamido, Judy Rawson, Mike Beckett, Simon Hanson, Simon Jerram, John Masek, Kevin Daws, Susan Carson, Romer Hoseason, Eileen Birch (Email the team) |
| 20 | Supporting EARS - by having non-nerds try out instructions and by checking the if non-nerds can use the program in all its corners or use the help facility to answer queries. | Jim Murray | Simon Hanson, John Masek, Romer Hoseason, David Roberts-Jones (Email the team) |
| 21 | To look to the local LibDem websites available to reduce charges by seeing if value for money for strapped local groups and making recommendations or lobbying Cowley St to put together an easy one-size fits all website to be easily used as a foundation for local LibDems that is maintained professionally. | Jim Murray | Susanne Lamido, Judy Rawson, Romer Hoseason, Eileen Birch, Rob Knight, Kingsley Hill, Adrian Gill, Phil Hobson (Email the team) |
| 22 | Support and enable an online set of tools to support policy development. | Martin Tod | Martin Tod, Rob Knight, Mary Reid (Email the team) |
| 23 | Project to improve of the work of local and regional parties - with focus on organisation (requested by the English Party). | Stan Collins | Martin Tod, Susanne Lamido, Alan Window, Mike Beckett, Simon Hanson, Mark Pack, Stan Collins, Kingsley Hill, Aidan McGuire (Email the team) |
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