2014/05/04 Omni Hackathon Intro

What are your fears?

• "I dreamed I walked through a crude architecture". We become too powerful and David Koresh our ass. Something horrible happens like the building burning down wiht people in it.
• Can't get along.
• Too few people get too much power
• We become another gentrification space.
• Lack of organization, lack of a common thread (what is the common goal?)
• Tiered membership (unequal access / privilege)
• Cash flow projections seem juvenile; will we be able to afford to be there in 6 months? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AktkZZru71ymdEFUSUtCSnQ5TXFfaE9wRWxTV1pSV2c&usp=sharing
• Burnout, how can we prevent that? How can we get more people involved? How can we inspire greater agency / autonomy?
• Defaulting to existing models without reflecting on them
• Making sure what we do gives a good name to what brings us together, that failures don't reflect poorly on cooperative / collective efforts.
• Exceding the Dunbar number (~150); too many people involved; social relations break down.

(http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2005/10/dunbar_group_co.html)

• Fear driven conversations; my general level of excitement; not exploring how things should be / how we want them to be
• Throwing the baby out with the bathwater; not letting ourselves fail and make mistakes; being crippled by fear
• Can we successfully navigate the deal in a way that's effective and legal? What does the financial inspection entail? A lot of unknowns.
• Conflict with the landlord.
• No Plan B.
• Not being heard by leadership/community when warnings are raised