[HOT] outsourcing

[David Schmitt]

Hi alyssa,


the HOT task manager at [1] can always use a few more eyes and hands.

New tasks are usually announced here on the list, usually in connection 
with a specific project or disaster.



Regards, David


[1]http://tasks.hotosm.org/

On 2013-04-12 19:28, alyssa wright wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> TL;DR: A group of us in New York City are interested in supporting HOT
> work from afar. Are there any (discrete) projects that you could
> outsource to us?
>
> The too long version, complete with disclaimer: I'm new to the list (and
> the space) so apologies for any presumption or naïveté.
>
> Recently, I've been thinking about how outlier communities -- perhaps
> of privilege, diaspora, or otherwise -- could assist in capacity
> building, disaster preparedness, and other initiatives that (as I
> understand it) are part of the larger HOT mission of collaborative maps
> for humanitarian work.
>
> The way I imagine things -- you all are doing the hard work of the
> humanitarian space -- one of cultural understanding and needs assessment
> -- in order to create better information and sustainable change.  I also
> imagine you could use some help, some manpower from "the outside". And
> finally, I imagine that "help" could leverage the value of sprints of
> hackathons and mapathons, and the immediacy of an acute crisis --  and
> transition towards the consistency, training, and patience of a marathon.
>
> So, I've been yapping some to Kate and Robert, but mostly people in New
> York about these disconnected ideas. There is a small but growing group
> interested in taking on work you need help with -- if there is work to
> be taken on.  My inclination is to start slow -- and just be told what
> to do -- as if you're outsourcing tasks.  My assumption here is you that
> know what needs to get done and we need to learn.
>
> Longer term I see the potential for something more collaborative that
> not only executes on "deliverable" but create a forum of cultural exchange.
>
> So long and long -- I'm looking for discrete assignments that we could
> start to take on and request some dialogue to help make our work most
> useful. I'm also looking for any resources -- papers, previous projects,
> people -- to get more grounded.  And finally, if you know of anyone in
> New York I should talk to, please let me know. The subway runs 24/7.
>
> Thanks!
> Alyssa.
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