Melbourne Innovation Club

Monday 25th Agenda – Initial Meeting

melbadmin — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:05:30 +0000

Updated agenda for tonight. 6pm Turf Bar – on the sofas!

1. Club Meeting venues?

Suggestion: Rotating Roster of 3-4 times per year

Talking points: Informal?

DAVID: UOM: I’ve always had my best and most vigorous discussions in more informal atmospheres, so anything that allows that gets my vote for venue.

2. Frequency & Time?

Suggestion: Fortnightly – Mondays? or 2nd & 4th Monday?

DAVID: UOM: – I would say that with regards to guest speakers, that you have one actual “speech” a month/every two months, and the other times have a guest “chair”, something that naturally encourages audience collaboration and engagement.

3. Website ?

Hosted by 2thinknow? Question: How do we manage updates?

Suggestion: Maybe we go entirely paperless

Talking Points:

DAVID: UOM: – I think entirely paperless is the best option for nothing else in that it limits a lot of costs associated with groups like this that start small and grow quickly. When it comes to coordinating events, free services like http://www.mobaganda.com/ (my personal fav) help spread the word and manage responses (and Twitter of course). If 2thinknow have the space for it, I dont see why it shouldnt be housed there.

What sort of content is going to be offered – will it just be a dumping place of official documents/reference material?

Perhaps it can incorporate some sort of Ideas Board (kind of like the bollards one sees around the Uni these days, big poles with lots of posters and musings on them) and requisite link sharing.

CONVERSATION ??

4. Themes & Speakers?

Suggestion: David Scott – rotating themes

Talking points: Speakers engage with audience, peers based discussion, flat not top down, emphasize collaboration

DAVID: UOM: – As flagged in previous correspondence, I think rotating themes (and relevant speakers) are the best way to keep things focussed and moving, and it also means that the people likely to turn up are those who feel they can add to the discussion.

Have a guest “chair”, something that naturally encourages audience collaboration and engagement. Also is it worth setting modest aims at the start of each meeting/month/meeting cycle? Perhaps something achievable, something attainable, something of a dream (im thinking Rudd 2020 style here perhaps haha). Helps give a bit of conclusion to that cycle of issues/themes. (As a non-business mind I dont know how this sits alongside entreprenuership and commercialisation and the like…)

5. Life Members?

Suggestion: First 13 Founders life Members

DAVID: UOM: - Life members – necessary? Role now/future? (I suppose these will be worked out in relation to the constitution).

Thoughts: will encourage a chorum/sponsorship? maybe other way?

6. Member Rules?

Suggestion: Adopted constitution framework from similar clubs

Discussion: How to ensure collaboration long-term, broad range of interests, prevent narrow interests (pitches) /boredom/problems seen in other groups? [Don't get too hung up on this]

Talking points: What checks & balances? Separate out ‘The Pitch’ aka Gruen. Shooting down ideas banned unless you say “Plus”, “Minus”, “interesting”? (aka Edward De Bono)? maybe a jester? All IDEAS welcome!

DAVID: UOM: - Member rules…I think these need to be worked out once a constitution/modus operandi is laid out, that way it can all be referenced back in a nice clear cogent way. But I love the ‘plus’, ‘minus’ and ‘interesting’ idea.

7. Sponsors?

Suggestion: 2thinknow to provide board-room for Monday June 15th 2009, proposed date meetup.

Discussion: Who can provide a venue? Depends on numbers? Anyone provide drinks & nibbles?

8. Fees?

Suggestion: None. Free. Or Gold-coin donation on entry to cover admin – those not working /students/free!?

DAVID: UOM: - Like the gold coin donation fee – if nothing else it would help provide a token of something down the line to relevant sponsors/organisers. Always nice.

FOLLOWED BY GENERAL HUB-BUB ABOUT WHAT TO DO.

Setup Convo! Monday 25th, 6pm, Turf Bar …

melbadmin — Fri, 22 May 2009 01:02:06 +0000

Setup Convo! MONDAY 6 CITY

Monday 25th, 6pm, Turf Bar Queen St – http://www.turfbar.com.au/contact.html

That’s between Collins & Bourke – park under RACV nearby.

You must RSVP by commenting or twitter ok!

First Agenda of Thoughts on Club

melbadmin — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:24:48 +0000

We’re setting up the club, here’s some thoughts/issues. Add your thoughts in the comments. They are moderated, btw.

1. Club Meeting venues?

Suggestion: Rotating Roster of 3-4 times per year

2. Frequency & Time?

Suggestion: Fortnightly – Mondays? or 2nd & 4th monday?

3. Website ?

Hosted by 2thinknow? Question: How do we manage updates? Suggestion: Maybe we go entirely paperless

4. Themes & Speakers?

Suggestion: David Scott – rotating themes

Talking points: Speakers engage with audience, peers based discussion, flat not top down, emphasize collaboration

5. Life Members?

Suggestion: First 13 Founders life Members

6. Member Rules?

Suggestion: Adopted constitution framework from similar clubs

Discussion: How to ensure collaboration long-term, broad range of interests, prevent narrow interests (pitches) /bores!/problems seen in other groups?

7. Sponsors?

Suggestion: 2thinknow to provide board-room for Monday June 15th 2009, proposed date meetup.

Discussion: Who can provide a venue? Depends on numbers? Anyone provide drinks & nibbles?

8. Fees?

Suggestion: None. Free. Or Gold-coin donation on entry to cover admin – those not working /students/free!?

Sustainable Cities Round-Table

melbadmin — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:52:53 +0000

There’s still seats, if you’re at a loose end tonight (wed 20th May) & interested in sustainability, come along! Hopefully some new ideas leading to innovation in Melbourne & catch up to California &others
(fingers crossed).

From Ferne Edwards, Eco-Innovation Lab >

THE SUSTAINABLE CITIES ROUND TABLE

The Energy to Change

6-8pm, Wednesday 20 May 2009

Village Roadshow Theatrette, Entry 3, La Trobe Street, State Library of Victoria

Proudly presented by the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab and The State Library of Victoria

In this Sustainable Cities Round Table we will consider energy – such as renewable energy types, their distribution and systems alternatives. We’ll also take it further to consider how we can mitigate energy losses, implement greater uptake of more sustainable options and ultimately conserve the energy within ourselves to make sure that these changes take place!

Guest speakers include: Brad Shone & Jason Cox, Moreland Energy Foundation; Ralph Horne, RMIT University; Faye Adams, Manningham City Council; Michael Ambrose, CSIRO; Tim Forcey, Bayside Climate Change Action Group; Marie Andrews, Kildonan Uniting Care; Ken Guthrie, Sustainability Victoria; Andrew Lawson, MBD Energy Ltd; & Simon Holmes a’ Court, Hepburn Wind.

We love a full house so please come along and bring your friends! We’ll provide 3 minute snapshots of innovative initiatives on energy, a chance to meet like-minded interesting others, an exhibition of the Human Signs (including the recent St Kilda beach snap), music, wine and much more! It’s smart and snappy, free and very environmentally ‘in’!

Hope to see you there!

Ferne Edwards

Sustainable Cities Research Officer

Victorian Eco-Innovation Laboratory (VEIL)

Australian Centre for Science, Innovation and Society (ACSIS)

W: http://www.ecoinnovationlab.com

http://www.sustainablemelbourne.com

http://www.sustainablecitiesnet.com

MEDIA: New Melbourne Club for Frustrated Generation X & Y to Lead Change

melbadmin — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:31:59 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 19th 2009 9.30AM

In Melbourne today, 2thinknow announced the new Melbourne Innovation Club for Generation X & Y change agents, frustrated with a lack of opportunity for change in Victoria; first formal meeting of a soon-to-be-announced Steering Committee to be held Saturday 23 May, 2009 10.00AM.

“The purpose of this club is a open-source ethos: creation, collaboration & connection! Melbourne Innovation where the price of admission is ideas, and ideas alone! We welcome ideas people, creators, thinkers, doers, leaders! Race, Gender & Religion don’t matter. A more open, inclusive Generation X & Y club,” said, Christopher Hire, Executive Director of 2thinknow, Organizer of the Club.*

“2thinknow call Generation X & Y the Creative Generation – far more positive & reflecting the inherent strength of this generation!” Hire continued.

“Often known as Club-land, Melbourne Establishment often is more interested in your school tie than how good you idea is! We think that America has proven the value of twitter, Social media, Crowdsourcing, Collaboration, Green Tech, Clean Energy, New Ideas, Web 2.0, and in general, INNOVATION!” said, Christopher Hire, Executive Director of 2thinknow, Organizer of the Club.

“The result of Establishment closed door to ideas? Increasing frustration of Generation X & Y being excluded from opportunity and new economic opportunities globally. Global opportunities, 2thinknow believe could be applied locally. Currently, economic benefit of local ideas goes offshore in frustration.”

In covering Melbourne’s Future Summit, social commentator Duncan Riley wrote on leading site Inquisitr (http://www.inquisitr.com) that “we had a lot of old, mostly white people… talk about what has been, and what is happening now.” – capturing much of the sentiment of the lack of opportunity for Generation X & Y to create change in the face of an entrenched views.

“2thinknow’s aim in organizing the Melbourne Innovation Club is to create a generational alternative for Generation X & Y Ideas people from Business, Government & Community to collaborate and change Melbourne,” Hire said. “From a smart business view, we are expanding the market for local innovation and thus 2thinknow products & services. US, Canadian, UK & EU businesses get it! Grow the market, grow the business. Innovation is in ALL our interest!”

About.

The Melbourne Innovation Club has a website: wwmelbourneinnovation.org and is on twitter (http://www.twitter.com/melbourneinnova).

And the Club will initially meet in the 2thinknow boardroom at Level 50, 120 Collins St starting June 15th 2009. And at various boardrooms, creative spaces, member offices and elsewhere around Melbourne.

Organizer, 2thinknow (http://www.2thinknow.com) provides Independent Innovation Analysis. To do this we benchmark & score Innovation Cities, monitor trends & identify Creative Companies. 2thinknow is based on a networked services model, a new type of business model, for a post-GFC world.

Executive Director of Innovation at 2thinknow, Christopher Hire overseas 2thinknow’s research since 2007. Hire has visited 42 cities in 3 years, and worked for 350+ organizations across Australia in analysis, consulting & training over 10 years. Bio: http://www.2thinknow.com/company/Executive-Director-Christopher-Hire.htm

Media Contact:

Christopher Hire,
Executive Director of Innovation, 2thinknow
(Steering Committee Organiser, Melbourne Innovation Club)

Phone 2thinknow: +61 3 9225 5284

Twitter: @christopherhire

* Please note this comment at 14.00 has been revised since first post.

NEW: Melbourne Innovation Club!

melbadmin — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:15:09 +0000

A new thinker, ideas person or innovator?

We’re forming a new thinkers group – in Melbourne for Generation X & Y creative thinkers committed to real change in Melbourne.

Collaborate.

There are so few outlets for real change. So let’s work, share, play, meet-up.

Ideas.

Inspire each other. Think.

Exclusive.

Not in the normal (Melbourne) sense. So you’re religion can be Jedi, hair can be blue, and who cares about who you’re sleeping with AND most especially, what school tie you wear.

And age-wise limited to the young & positive. We’ll have to vote on that.

We need you.

We need a chorum, a meeting place (rotating rosters), website (check), a drinks sponsor, and some more. But, let’s get together let’s do this thing.

The point is lasting change, real innovation Not more stale baby boomer ideas. Note more corporate ideas, or old-fashioned issues. Not more regurgitated slideshows on a podium.

A new web-enabled networked connected innovation club.

Let’s start here. Let’s form:

Melbourne Innovation Club.

Let’s change Melbourne. NOW.

Sounds Cool. In Melbourne or nearby? Gen X & Y? Frustrated with lack of innovation? Got ideas? Want to form a connected Club to promote, prosper, partner for innovation in Melbourne?

Let’s. Add your name below. We’re also looking for venue/boardroom on a rotating basis; and we have to collaborate to decide all the details to make this thing work! First step – add your name below.

Membership willbe by agreement, and there will be some (democratic, crowdsourced) rules to keep out self-promoters & bores, but we haven’t decided those rules – and need to collaborate!

This site is sponsored by 2thinknow (http://www.2thinknow.com).