Open Space, which runs on Passion and Responsibility, worked again… BarCampBankSeattle was everything I hoped for. Thank you to everybody who created it!
I’ll be posting snippets from feedback as they come in:
William Azaroff, creator of ChangeEverything.ca, said:
“We need to be vigilant to ensure that credit unions don’t become, as Jesse put it, small shitty, inefficient banks. In the end, it was a great marriage of a discussion around banking innovation and the role credit unions can continue to play in the service of people and their money. I hope the conversation continues, because it’s exciting for me to see the next generation of CU leaders engaged in the credit union mission, who see it as a movement and believe in it passionately. Sometimes I wonder if the shift from Boomers to Gen X and Y will lead to a shift away from strong credit unions supporting their communities. We had an amazing blend of younger people, new to the CU world, and some long time champions of the movement - it was an excellent cross-section. This weekend gave me renewed faith.”
Gene Blishen said:
“Most agreed it was one of the best meetings that any of us has attended. It could not have been planned better. It was the “Wisdom of Crowds” in action. It was the start for some to put old dreams into action. It was just flippin” great.”
Frederic Baud, creator of BarCampBank, said:
“I won’t go into the details of all the awesome projects that could sprout from these two days; and I won’t try to imagine how cooperation over the coming months could happen online to carry all these projects to completion. I’ll just deliver this simple thought: I’m always amazed how gratifying this is to be exposed to intelligence and creativity.”
I’ve just created the organizers list and scaffold pages for BarCampBankSF. If you’re interested you can join the Google Group. I’m sure there will be more to come.
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