This project is an exercise in ayni - a Quechua term referring either to the concept of reciprocity or mutualism among people of the Andean mountain communities or the practice of this concept.
"As a noun, the law of ayni states that everything in the world is connected, and is the only commandment that rules daily life in many communities like the Q'ero. As a verb, this often refers to the cooperation between the members of a community when one member gives to another, he or she is entitled to receive something back." -Wikipedia
In practice, this custom provides for
Here’s my idea for the barn-raising, modeled after Zooniverse project builder:
- We start with a planning document - a Google doc hosted on Sensorica. The document presents this agenda and task list to prospective contributors.
- We set up a Kanban board on GitHub or Trello for managing tasks
- We set up a decision-making forum - maybe on Loomio
- We draw up the blueprints - we design the site using the Draw.io free diagramming tool, identifying desired design features and functionality
- We decide on a site - a web host, web builder service, etc. This will be decided on the basis of the design features of the site / the site blueprint
- We break ground. We build incrementally in Agile style - rudiments / lo-fi version first, then iteratively improve
- We get appropriate legal registration for the site’s custodian organization, GoodLabs
- We start building labs, projects, and templates for continuity and interoperability between projects
- We build up the commons and supportive infrastructure (supply chains, etc.)
- We start feeding insights back to the community, organizing and managing community resources
- We build our user base, build the community and network for strategic purposes