I want to do X, what do I use?

Quick map

Comments

• Life expectancy: some information is short-lived, relevant at a particular point in time. Some is expected to last longer.
• Mutable text: documents which are likely to be edited. If in doubt, consider it mutable.
• Rhizomatic structure: "Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari used the term "rhizome" to describe theory and research that allows for multiple, non-hierarchical entry and exit points in data representation and interpretation." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome_%28philosophy%29)
  

Meetings / events

Workgroup

We need to agree on a time and place

• Use Meetomatic to identify a suitable date.
• Use shared calendar to circulate an invite.
• Use mailing list to discuss details.

We need an agenda

• Use shared document to propose agenda.
• Use mailing list for discussions and announcements.

We need to take minutes

• Use shared document to take minutes (can write over the agenda).
• Use mailing list to circulate.

Public

We need to announce an event; content, time and place

• Post on public shared calendar.
• Post of event service, such as eventful, with link to shared calendar.
• Post of social networks, such as FaceBook.
• Post on blog, with links to all the above.

We need to publish a detailed agenda

• If the event is associated with an on-going activity or group, post it on the group's blog. or
  
• If you want to enable participant contributions, create a wiki for the event and post the information there. or
  
• Post the agenda as a shared document and make it public.
  

Administrations / Authoring / Publication

Workgroup

We need to plan an activity / campaign

We need to produce a whitepaper / report

We need to produce a flyer / brochure 

• Use a file repository or media sharing tools to collects graphics and other materials.
• Use a shared document for authoring, or desktop tools if you need more horsepower.
  
• Export to fixed format document (such as PDF) and save in your repository.
  

Public

We need some web presence and we need it fast

• Start a blog, but think of it as a small and quick website.
• Start a group on FaceBook.
• Create a google apps account, and allocate organizational emails to your officers.
  

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