Thursday, October 23, 2008

Live Debate?

Town Hall?
How about it?
Anyone care to post the transcription of today's end of class epiphany?

Class list of Reasons for Being-Heading Towards a Mission Statement

Reasons for Being
Engagement
To connect
Involve the public
Inclusiveness
Where we are
Locate a position
Create something
Critical discussion
Learn the art of collaboration
Create a form of equivalence between participant and artist
To accomplish something
Form a sustainable model, (self geerating, self perpetuationg) that can go on outside
Solve a problem
Critque the canonization and institutionalization of social practice
To know more about ourselves
To be honest, sincerity
Tactition and/or strategy (how they differ, how they relate)
Dystopian
Learn when to give in or fold, give and take, let go
utopian
Enjoy
The magic moment

The statement should be simple, 1-3 sentences, easily remembered and free of jargon.
When composing the statement, the following should be considered:
Who are we, why do we exist, what do we do.
Who is this for.
How do we go about achieving it.
Aspirations-future of the project.

Building up the Mission Statement