Five main areas emerged as design elements for moving forward and possible action/activity. It was acknowledged that all five are interconnected, that there are ‘overlaps’ between them, and that Purpose and Values essentially underpins all other areas.
Purpose and Values
- Internal – relate to each other
- External – relate to the world
- Inclusivity – welcome all comers
- Offer AI to the world
- Modelling AI principles
- Promote research
- Sharing AI related stories
- Sharing, developing knowledge and experience
- Harnessing strength, power of numbers –> credibility
One participant from the group discussing ‘purpose and values’ also submitted the notes she had taken. Read them here.
Structure
- Support learning and purpose
- Informal network
- Start small – grow later
- Small coordinating group that changes frequently
Face to Face
- Annual conference (or ‘festival’)
- Workshops – sharing and working on case studies
- T3/Mentoring/Buddy –> building capacity (Pro bono)
- Skills bank (pro bono)
- Cross-share forum – separate or with strengths based
Place/Space of Learning
- Spirit
- Stories from the field
- Self-sustaining
- Fresh and dynamic
- Safe and open
Online/Virtual Community
- Range of options
- Existing avenues: Facebook, LinkedIn, AI mailing list, YouTube, Twitter
- New avenues possible: eg website, Ning, online community