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= Consensus and Discussion = * Based on the old Quaker meeting, this is the opposite of majority rule. You must propose a modification for specific principled objections and possible alternatives. * If you feel a proposal is wrong, try to come in with ideas to round off the sharp edges. * '''invite a knowledgeable volunteer to give '''[[Consensus Process|a brief primer on consensus process]] * It is important that everyone in attendance understands at least: ** Blocking with verbalized principled objections. ** Why we use consensus over other approaches to decision making. ** How consensus isn't a legislative process ** Why consensus isn't applicable to some things like conflict resolution, resolution of time sinks, and the like. Question: Is it possible to print the 86 list in a binder? Sure. If they won't leave, we inform them we're tresspassing, get as many people as necessary in a group to remind them they have to leave. Do not physically approach them. Police can be called if necessary. == [[ Consensus Items History | Proposals from last week ]] == ''(Add any items which are consensed upon or someone has raised a principle objection for to the [[Consensus Items History]] page.)'' == [[ Current Consensus Items | Proposals for next week ]] == ''(Add any new items for consensus to the [[Current Consensus Items]] page.)'' == Discussion Items == If any important discussion happens, it should be happening after forward progress is made during consensus. * Downstairs space availability * Dan: Checking with people about who would support or block the expansion and expenses? * what John said: Cool. * Jarrod said: Could be nightmare, if we were serious we should buy a space for long-term sustainability. * I would double my contribution but it might be tough. * Where we were at before we signed the lease. * If we're going to do it, we'd need strong consensus in a hurry. * Next best thing would be to get someone else friendly in there, such as YCombinator with low budget startups who are expanding a pure research fund of 10M. * LX: We could increase class attendance and promote classes to become philanthropists to increase sustained revenue. * Spencer: The devil you know is better than one you don't. * Patrick: The building is owned by elderly couple. This rent is their retirement. Total family thing. Managed by son. Our space was an extension to the clothing business. Not zoned for office space so it can't get market rate. We pay around $.80/sqft. Only businesses that will pay the low rate will accept conditions. Unlikely to get boring folks downstairs. * Double union just signed a lease a week off into dogpatch. * We can't get down to look at it yet. * We have a very small classroom that's constantly packed and under capacity. It would be amazing to expand classes and move loud things to the same floor. * If Noisebridge expands, what kind of financial situation are we leaving the next wave of Noisebridgers? * If we do it, we need a big matching donation fund from institutions to double donations? * Grants are too short a timeline. * Space will be on market December timeline. * We need an exceptional grantwriting speed to get a grant. Mari: I've wanted to do a fundraising event for a while. The Made is doing a kickstarter for their second space for the video game museum. * We did an Indiegogo last year and the rewards and tiers are still being fulfilled. Could we get a scaleable reward set. Indiegogo took around a dozen people to fullfill. * What ideas do we have for new things we could do in a bigger space? * A VR room could bring in a lot of enthusiastic users. * Dan: Could we do a trial month to month to test it out and reality check for our financial reports and get bigger. * Lessons learned from fundraising before. 1.5 years, we endeavored to raise $25K and are still recovering. We would be doing twice that per year. * Ceilings are almost this high and ith as more internal walls. * Raylah: We could open space to filmmakers? * Joyt: the tour of downstairs felt less open than this divided into two and narrow spaces. * Dan: gallery? * We could divide it into 10 20x20 studios. * It would be hard to subdivide without it being partly unrentable. *Could it be a separate LLC for the second rental to keep the $10,000 net limit three ways. Pulling an IKEA. Don't be excessive and get tax fraud. *Profit management mechanism with the same board. * Since you control both ends you can write a lot of the expenses of one donating to the other? * Dan: We've been trying to grow funds and we do it slowly.
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