The “Agenda” for PSL 2.0 Weekend

Oct 15, 2009
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Several people have asked me about the agenda for PSL 2.0 Weekend this Saturday and Sunday. And to be honest, I’ve been at a bit of a loss.

Part of me wants to plan it out carefully, if only to make things more convenient for people who may miss parts of it.

But the other part of me remembers that the most productive PSL working sessions — from our totally open leadership meeting in Jan 2008, to the Entrepreneur Expo organizing meeting in 2009, to our listserv open meeting last month — have had two essential ingredients:

  1. They’ve been loosely structured
  2. With a clear common goal

Loosely structured for creativity. And a clear common goal to direct all that creative energy.

So it only seems fitting that we should stick to this proven formula for PSL 2.0 Weekend. The broad goal of the weekend is to improve the technologies and communications that hold us together as a community, within the focus of PSL as described in the Manifesto.

So here’s the other essential ingredient, the loose structure…

The "Agenda" 

  1. Have a morning huddle each day at 10:00 AM. This is where we brainstorm ideas, vet them together and form teams around the ideas that we’d like to execute. Don’t miss these if you want to be involved in setting the direction for the weekend.
  2. Divide into teams and execute.
  3. Come together every couple hours for 10 minute updates.
  4. Have fun and occasionally distract each other.

And let’s not forget Improv Comedy at comedysportz on Saturday at 7pm.

If you’ve never experienced how PSL gets things done, you’re in for a treat this weekend. And it’s certainly not too late to get involved! If you plan to attend and haven’t done so already, please send us an e-mail by Friday.

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PSL 2.0 Weekend

When:

  • Sat 10/17 from 10AM-6:00 PM (with improv comedy and party to follow)
  • Sun 10/18 from 10AM-6:00 PM

Where:

Baiada Center @ Drexel – 3225 Arch Street, Philadelphia

Bring:

Your creativity, your laptop and your favorite geek t-shirt

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