Comments on: The liquidity question, part two http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/ A story about innovation Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:16:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: i.p http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7010 i.p Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:32:22 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7010 "Any suggestions for what THE task could be? Is it copywriting, help with accounting or just answering questions?" I think you'll find that donating money or paying for in-country training is the critical task, because once your system opens, that's what will be asked for. “Any suggestions for what THE task could be? Is it copywriting, help with accounting or just answering questions?”

I think you’ll find that donating money or paying for in-country training is the critical task, because once your system opens, that’s what will be asked for.

]]> By: K Kumragse http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7024 K Kumragse Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:31:14 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7024 What Lughenjo lacks is fun. Here is my how-to list on how to kick-start the project. 1. Run a contest to find the best how-to list on how to kick-start Lughenjo. 2. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo page inside social-networking websites. 3. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo page inside Wikipedia and other similar sites. 4. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo volunteer exchange for world's university students. 5. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo volunteer exchange for world's housewives. 6. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo volunteer exchange for world's executives and businessmen. 7. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo volunteer exchange for world's retirees. 8. Find volunteers to manage forums inside these exchanges. 9. Find volunteers to become Lughenjo representatives in world's countries and cities. 10. Find volunteers to go out and bring in more volunteers. Hope many will follow. What Lughenjo lacks is fun. Here is my how-to list on how to kick-start the project.

1. Run a contest to find the best how-to list on how to kick-start Lughenjo.

2. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo page inside social-networking websites.

3. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo page inside Wikipedia and other similar sites.

4. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo volunteer exchange for world’s university students.

5. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo volunteer exchange for world’s housewives.

6. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo volunteer exchange for world’s executives and businessmen.

7. Find volunteers to build a Lughenjo volunteer exchange for world’s retirees.

8. Find volunteers to manage forums inside these exchanges.

9. Find volunteers to become Lughenjo representatives in world’s countries and cities.

10. Find volunteers to go out and bring in more volunteers.

Hope many will follow.

]]> By: Rishi Dastidar http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7098 Rishi Dastidar Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:00:58 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7098 From a personal point of view, as a copywriter who's always looking to bring that particular professional skill to volunteering engagements, I'd echo the call. From a personal point of view, as a copywriter who’s always looking to bring that particular professional skill to volunteering engagements, I’d echo the call.

]]> By: K Kumragse http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7120 K Kumragse Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:51:03 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7120 In the meantime, how about reading this article, which has appeared at http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1772 'Life Behind the Veil': Launching a Beauty School in Kabul, Afghanistan In the meantime, how about reading this article, which has appeared at http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1772

‘Life Behind the Veil’: Launching a Beauty School in Kabul, Afghanistan

]]> By: K Kumragse http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7298 K Kumragse Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:17:17 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7298 Instead of listing help requests, Lughenjo should list the most-active, ongoing projects. To do this, it should publish all projects that are seeking/receiving assistance. Then, it should ask readers/volunteers to make contact with the project owners/organisers. After that, it should ask them to send feedbacks of their experiences from first to last. It can be assumed that the most-active projects are those that the readers/volunteers send most feedbacks. Also, it can be assumed the number of feedbacks they generate can indicate the level of their activeness. Therefore, Lughenjo should compile the numbers and rank them in order. This means, in the end, the list will also be the ranking of the most-active, ongoing volunteer projects on earth. And by having this ranking, Lughenjo will attract attention of the public and media, charitable and NGO organisations, as well as people wanting to be volunteers. Instead of listing help requests, Lughenjo should list the most-active, ongoing projects. To do this, it should publish all projects that are seeking/receiving assistance. Then, it should ask readers/volunteers to make contact with the project owners/organisers. After that, it should ask them to send feedbacks of their experiences from first to last.

It can be assumed that the most-active projects are those that the readers/volunteers send most feedbacks. Also, it can be assumed the number of feedbacks they generate can indicate the level of their activeness. Therefore, Lughenjo should compile the numbers and rank them in order. This means, in the end, the list will also be the ranking of the most-active, ongoing volunteer projects on earth.

And by having this ranking, Lughenjo will attract attention of the public and media, charitable and NGO organisations, as well as people wanting to be volunteers.

]]> By: Roger http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7620 Roger Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:35:49 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-7620 You don't need a killer application. You need an application that does what it needs to do! It does not have to be fancy, fluffy, high tech or anything. It has to be efficient. Most website I know have failed here for two reasons: The first, the obvious, is that there website is badly designed The second, dogmatically ignored, is because of their belief that the website is THE tools by which teh world's problems will be solved. In most case, user bypass cumbersome websites by using independent tools that have been developed to higher standard with higher functionality than a single proprietary website trying to offer an all-in-one solution. To be honest, when it comes to online volunteering, everything could be dealt with with a single static content web page and email. Technology is not the answer. Roger You don’t need a killer application.

You need an application that does what it needs to do! It does not have to be fancy, fluffy, high tech or anything. It has to be efficient. Most website I know have failed here for two reasons:

The first, the obvious, is that there website is badly designed
The second, dogmatically ignored, is because of their belief that the website is THE tools by which teh world’s problems will be solved.

In most case, user bypass cumbersome websites by using independent tools that have been developed to higher standard with higher functionality than a single proprietary website trying to offer an all-in-one solution.

To be honest, when it comes to online volunteering, everything could be dealt with with a single static content web page and email. Technology is not the answer.

Roger

]]> By: Martin Rizzi http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-8259 Martin Rizzi Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:35:37 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/07/13/the-liquidity-question-part-two/#comment-8259 To be honest, when it comes to online volunteering, everything could be dealt with with a single static content web page and email. Technology is not the answer. I agree. A BBS board and a sequential autoresponder setup is better than all the php put together. To be honest, when it comes to online volunteering, everything could be dealt with with a single static content web page and email. Technology is not the answer.

I agree. A BBS board and a sequential autoresponder setup is better than all the php put together.

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