Comments on: Update on my Big Project for 2009

By: Elmine Wijnia

Elmine Wijnia — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:08:02 +0000

Thanks, Richard

By: Richard Vielvoye

Richard Vielvoye — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:39:42 +0000

Elmine,

First of all I want to complement you with your first update; the start of the project is the most interesting phase, so it is good that you taped this also.

Second, I would like to recommend to read the book: deep change by Robert E. Quinn. His book is about the choice people make.

Last, you don’t have to apoligize for your English. It is much, much, much, much better then/than/dan my English

Say hi to Ton for me !

By: Lee Bryant

Lee Bryant — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:17:20 +0000

Nice update- good luck pulling it together

By: Elmine Wijnia

Elmine Wijnia — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:09:59 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Stephanie. Good tip, about making a list of what I’m NOT going to cover.

Part of my plan is to think big and act small. One of my strategies will be to treat each seperate interview as an end-product. It will probably take a long time to gather enough interviews before I can compile them into a bigger story. By treating each seperate interview as a mini-documentary I want to keep it alive for myself and for anyone that is interested in the project.

Documenting the whole process is one of the key aspects for me, for several reasons. I will probably post something on that soon.

As soon as I decided on a name for the project I want to create a seperate website where I can gather all material I use and produce.

On the name: I was also thinking something like ‘the way we work’.

By: Stephanie Booth

Stephanie Booth — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:13:13 +0000

I think looking for funds is worthwhile.

I also recommend really scoping it out quite severely (not that it seems to suffer from scope creep already from what you say) but the big big danger with this kind of project is indeed that it will grow and get out of hand.

My dissertation teacher told me: it’s almost as important to decide what you leave OUT than what you’re going to do research on (I’ve found that making a list of all the stuff I’m NOT going to cover helps).

I think the project is great, the topic is interesting and important.

Some project name ideas (not that I’m very good at this, but anybody can brainstorm):

- how we work
- working now
- us now at work
- work and change

I’m sure you’re aware that by documenting the process of this research, you are in fact illustrating what you’re talking about?

By: Elmine Wijnia

Elmine Wijnia — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:44:54 +0000

Thanks for your offer, Simon. I’ll put you on my “wants to be interviewed”-list.

By: Simon Koolwijk

Simon Koolwijk — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:23:39 +0000

Hi Elmine, Nice video. Yes, maybe try to make it shorter. To a maximum of two minutes. In case you look for people for your project to be interviewed, I am available for interviews (in case you are interested). Regards, Simon

By: Elmine Wijnia

Elmine Wijnia — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:15:37 +0000

I promiss the next update will be shorter and I even state a frequency in my project plan for the video-updates.

Love those video’s by Lucy Pepper. Thanks for the link!

By: Beverly Trayner

Beverly Trayner — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:03:51 +0000

Hi Elmine … I think video (and visual ethnography) is an interesting angle. Keep up your persistence – it’s the road to serendipity.

Perhaps you could do more frequent but shorter videos?

Talking of videos and on a completely different path, but lots of fun .. check out these videos of my friend Lucy. I love them: http://www.lucypepper.com/pt/

By: Elmine Wijnia

Elmine Wijnia — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:02:46 +0000

I like your sense of historical perspective, Robert.

And putting together “a fractal small whole” is probably a good strategy to tackle this huge ‘monster’.