Weekly Record Sheet

29th January 2020

What did we do this week?

1. Weekly meeting focussed on vision setting, structure and defining sub project groups

2. Arrangement sub-meeting with project groups: vision, structure, pr, event and economy

3. Facilitating weekly group-meeting

4. Finished & submitted draft of course-outline

5. Arranging meetings and establishing contacts with BoPilot (Randi Narvestad and Vidar Vollan), NTNU LIVE, Tore Øivin, Aksel Tjora, to build links between NTNU & Fargemarka project

6. Read literature about governance with Municipality in Christiania

7. Reaching out to Jan Bang to integrate permaculture into the project and other resources

8. Research about group dynamics, structural theories

Was it effective?

1. Successfully reformed subproject groups - tasks got distributed over the week with one responsible person each, organizing the working groups

2. Members are increasing

3. Personal interest from individuals working at Kommune BOPILOT, Miljødirektoratet and architects

4. Power relations not totally distributed in group, lack of debate

What did we learn?

1. Hybrid semi formal land ownership arrangements with municipality in Christiania

2. Dimensions of group dynamics: a. Decision making b. Power and rules c. Dimensions of the identity

3. The difficulties about making choices about the vision

4. Things are running parallely

5. Making rules is challenging - how will everyone agree

6. How do we make decisions - who has decision making power

7. We have to have clear and strong visions, so that ppl can put their personal interests aside for the bigger collective vision

Reflecting on theories

Power

● How to keep flat structure but also develop a structure that works in terms of decision making and efficient progress.

● What is the validity of power imbalance between 'veterans' and 'newcomers' to an organisation?

● What is the role of ego in group dynamics?

Self-organisation

● There are many models for organisation, which can take a long time to stabilise

To do’s until next time

1. More actions are needed

2. Making sub project groups with “responsible member”

3. Make a group/person “HR” for including and coordinating new ppl

4. Theories a. Group dynamics b. Power distribution c. Hybrid arrangements with municipal governments d. Bedzet and Bykuben (recommended from Jan)