Comments on: Skoll World Forum: internet, mobile technology and cross-cultural communication http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/skoll-world-forum-internet-mobile-technology-and-cross-cultural-communication/ Changing the world, one person at a time Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:31:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lucy http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/skoll-world-forum-internet-mobile-technology-and-cross-cultural-communication/#comment-2872 Lucy Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:31:12 +0000 http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-2872 Hi Milena Thank you for you post. I have been meaning to write a note to everyone who signed up originally to explain what happened to the idea. A number of people volunteered to do some research to help us get underway. So lots of thought has gone into how to set it up and run it. I thought I needed some extra training, and I trained in mentoring and coaching and went to school in my spare time at the School for Social Entrepreneurs in London. But at the time I was working full time at the BBC and could not also launch this project without some funding. At the time there was a big mentoring online launch in the UK and people wanted to see how that went..some funding promised in the US fell through and so we did not start , sadly. However thanks to you and other pledgers the idea has stayed very much alive. Some other groups are experimenting with ideas like this and I still hope to be able to conduct the trials. Lots of organisations also expressed interest in having this not for profit and its services as part of their Corporate social Responsibility prorammes, and I am talking to some of them again later in the month of January 2009. But what we need is some money to pay someone now to project manage the launch or someone with the appropriate skills who, for some reason, may not need to be paid but would like the experience of setting it up to come forward. For my part I have changed jobs to a setting which would encourage a research project in this area - have only been there three weeks and will update my about pages too. The idea is still alive , and still has great value. Apologies for not having been in touch sooner, but I will mail the whole list to update people to see if anyone has some ideas about how best to move forwards. In the meantime, best wishes for a peaceful 2009. Hi Milena
Thank you for you post. I have been meaning to write a note to everyone who signed up originally to explain what happened to the idea. A number of people volunteered to do some research to help us get underway. So lots of thought has gone into how to set it up and run it. I thought I needed some extra training, and I trained in mentoring and coaching and went to school in my spare time at the School for Social Entrepreneurs in London. But at the time I was working full time at the BBC and could not also launch this project without some funding. At the time there was a big mentoring online launch in the UK and people wanted to see how that went..some funding promised in the US fell through and so we did not start , sadly. However thanks to you and other pledgers the idea has stayed very much alive. Some other groups are experimenting with ideas like this and I still hope to be able to conduct the trials. Lots of organisations also expressed interest in having this not for profit and its services as part of their Corporate social Responsibility prorammes, and I am talking to some of them again later in the month of January 2009. But what we need is some money to pay someone now to project manage the launch or someone with the appropriate skills who, for some reason, may not need to be paid but would like the experience of setting it up to come forward. For my part I have changed jobs to a setting which would encourage a research project in this area – have only been there three weeks and will update my about pages too. The idea is still alive , and still has great value. Apologies for not having been in touch sooner, but I will mail the whole list to update people to see if anyone has some ideas about how best to move forwards. In the meantime, best wishes for a peaceful 2009.

]]> By: Milena Fiore http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/skoll-world-forum-internet-mobile-technology-and-cross-cultural-communication/#comment-2863 Milena Fiore Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:45:03 +0000 http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-2863 Hi Lucy, I just came across your post. Nice to see you are still around! I was one of the people who signed up as a mentor as a result of your invitation after TED in 2005. Did it ever get going? I did not hear anything after I signed up—never got any further information, etc. I thought about it many times because I was very excited at the time about being a mentor. I was working in Europe and the US. I am currently working in the US in San Francisco for a company that hired me as a permanent employee (I had a business consulting company at the time), and I have less time available for this kind of effort. Anyway, just wanted to say that it was a great idea, and I hope that you or someone else does resurrect it, either in its’ present life or another more perfect incarnation based on the need. It would certainly utilize technology in positive ways and enrich the lives of all participants. Happy holidays, Milena Hi Lucy,

I just came across your post. Nice to see you are still around!

I was one of the people who signed up as a mentor as a result of your invitation after TED in 2005. Did it ever get going? I did not hear anything after I signed up—never got any further information, etc. I thought about it many times because I was very excited at the time about being a mentor. I was working in Europe and the US. I am currently working in the US in San Francisco for a company that hired me as a permanent employee (I had a business consulting company at the time), and I have less time available for this kind of effort.

Anyway, just wanted to say that it was a great idea, and I hope that you or someone else does resurrect it, either in its’ present life or another more perfect incarnation based on the need. It would certainly utilize technology in positive ways and enrich the lives of all participants.

Happy holidays,

Milena

]]> By: Katrin http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/skoll-world-forum-internet-mobile-technology-and-cross-cultural-communication/#comment-2775 Katrin Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:32:42 +0000 http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-2775 Lucy -- the time has come. Go for it! All the best and it was great to briefly see you. Katrin Lucy — the time has come. Go for it! All the best and it was great to briefly see you.

Katrin

]]> By: Lucy http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/skoll-world-forum-internet-mobile-technology-and-cross-cultural-communication/#comment-2736 Lucy Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:27:16 +0000 http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-2736 Sure, in this context I think Premal was saying work with others who want to support you (crowdsourcing) against the constraints you may have (money). So the two examples he gave were of the translators, and the Kiva Fellows - both of which are linked to in the post. Groups of people who volunteer to help you and are associated with you and your enterprise by doing so. Sure, in this context I think Premal was saying work with others who want to support you (crowdsourcing) against the constraints you may have (money). So the two examples he gave were of the translators, and the Kiva Fellows – both of which are linked to in the post. Groups of people who volunteer to help you and are associated with you and your enterprise by doing so.

]]> By: Jonathan Kroner http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/skoll-world-forum-internet-mobile-technology-and-cross-cultural-communication/#comment-2734 Jonathan Kroner Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:52:28 +0000 http://mentoringworldwide.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-2734 Fascinating. Would you explain "crowdsource against constraints?" Thank you. Fascinating. Would you explain “crowdsource against constraints?”
Thank you.

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