{"title": "Gifting Wisdom Conversation Research", "website": "https://metaphasemgt.com", "createdAt": 1681958991954, "credentials": {}, "description": "I have facilitated Gifting Conversations (based on Lewis Hyde's work) for two years in online and in-person settings and now want to explore if and how this model might be replicated in ways that enable more individuals and groups to use this practice. \n\nThis proposal seeks $5,000 to assess the potential of Gifting Conversations as a community enrichment activity. \n\nThis is a research project to ask these questions: \n* Should Gifting Conversations be developed as a for-purpose business offering\n* If so, what form should this take now and over time? (some ideas listed below)\n* What are the short term and longer term considerations, including costs, timing and scope, that would encourage broader development of Gifting Conversations \n\nI would explore the elements listed below to see what, if any, opportunities and barriers seem relevant. This survey exploration would consider:\n\n1. Detail the steps of conducting a conversation in terms of its required time, participant identification and recruitment, meeting site logistics, communications before/after the event, and other aspects of the meeting process  to identify potential efficiencies (elements of a future business plan’s essential operations and cost areas).  \n\n2. Develop a standardized suite of simple generic conversation tools and services that can be adapted to each gathering’s particular interests, such as: meeting agendas (by conversation type), management tools (boilerplate invitations, follow up communications, procedures and checklist), orientation materials, perhaps networking with others, and such ideas (elements of a future business plan’s potential offers, costs and revenues].\n\n3. Identify market growth relationships: a) perhaps potential partners (time banks, NGOs, community service and development groups), b) target audiences (demographics of those most interested in this concept - age, income, etc), c) interest influences (community service, particular issue like disaster recovery). This looks at why people and groups would or would not be interested in a Gifting Conversation. (elements of a market and target participant understanding)\n\n4. Identify and evaluate various ways to scale this concept through old school print media and new tech-supported online systems. \n\nThis research can be complete in about eight weeks and its findings will be shared with Kernel cohort members to inform possible user experiences and Web3 services.", "projectGithub": "Kernel Block 5 - 2022"}