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     by Nathan Wieler on 04-15-2010 @ 1:54 PM EDT

Great event during Full Frame

We had an amazing first event this past Friday and Saturday during Full Frame Film Festival.  Several hundred people showed up at the Original Projects event to check out the projects, talk to the originators, contribute ideas and suggestions to project, draw on the walls, set up their projects, and it was great to see connections and progress being made on projects in the space.  

The experiment to create the vision of Original Projects in a physical space was successful. We've decided to remain open this weekend for the Durham Art Walk.  We were just formally added to the Walk, we're #41, like the Dave Matthews song.  

Just uploaded a bunch of photos to the slideshow. Hope to see you this weekend!



 

 

 




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     by Nathan Wieler on 03-18-2010 @ 11:35 AM EDT

Event is 3 weeks from tomorrow!

Yesterday we started painting the space - lots of great bright yellow. We'll be featuring 25 local original projects at the event plus a bunch of cool ideas from all over the place. The space will be open from 10AM - 8PM on Friday, April 9 & Saturday, April 10. On Saturday at 4pm we'll be having a "Meet the Originators" session where originators talk briefly about their projects, followed by drinks and hors d' oeuvres. There may be a little something going on later Saturday evening as well but that is TBD. We're looking forward to this event. By tomorrow we'll feature something on the front page of our website about it. It's going to be a fun collaboration. What's your original project? Nate




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     by Nathan Wieler on 02-19-2010 @ 3:46 PM EST

Progress on April 9th & 10th Event

We had an all day planning session today for the April 9th & 10th event. More info coming soon. Nate




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     by Nathan Wieler on 02-05-2010 @ 4:13 PM EST

Agenda for April 9th & 10th Event

We're starting to flush out ideas for the agenda. There will be: (1) invitation-only sessions (feel free to request an invite), (2) sessions open to the public (including last minute walk-ins, assuming space is available), and (3) sign-up sessions. Several of the invitation/request sessions will be made up of people with diverse backgrounds that range from artists, lawyers, investors, designers, manufacturers, writers, filmmakers, accountants, and so on. We hope this diversity of backgrounds will be present throughout the event, but we're planning specific events to ensure it. There will also be various collaborative projects going on that everyone can participate in throughout the Original Projects event. The agenda for several of the sessions and projects will be completely driven by the attendees. We'll be breaking down an agenda by the half-hour, which will be available to check out here on the site, but perhaps you'd like to start thinking of ideas by time of day... Friday, April 9th Morning - gotta get it goin the right way Day - Collaborative Lunch? Know chefs we should invite? Evening - when the light goes dark Night - Music, of course Saturday, April 10th Morning - what's your original project? Day - storefront designs? Evening - start that company? Night - A Film that was created over the last 48 hrs? Parting thought...we're gonna have a fun brainstorming session for a new kind of museum in downtown durham - you know you don't wanna miss that! Nate




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  Brandon Hoe: Nathan, I attended an event called Project Camp in RTP recently and the main activity for the evening was a game to create packaging for a cellphone that each team had to specify themselves. I think a similar activity would be a really cool way of encouraging collaboration and the birth of ideas. If you're interested in talking to the guy who led the session, I'd be happy to look him up and connect the 2 of you.

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  Nathan Wieler: Sounds cool - yes, let's discuss.

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     by Nathan Wieler on 02-04-2010 @ 10:31 AM EST

Original Projects Event #1 - Fri. April 9 & Sat April 10 2010 in dwntwn Durham!

We're exciting to host the first Original Projects event on Friday, April 9th and Saturday, April 10th in downtown Durham! The event will be co-hosted and sponsored by Brian Russell's new venture Durham Coworking. Brian, is the founder/owner of Carrboro Creative Coworking and is currently working to bring his very cool, collaborative workspace environment to downtown Durham! You can check it out, ask questions, show your interest and support at http://www.originalprojects.com/projects/durham-coworking or http://www.durhamcoworking.com We're working on the agenda, details of the event, admission, and we'd love your input! We'll be sharing comments and ideas here. And of course, be sure to go to Full Frame Film Festival and check out some amazing documentary films while you're downtown for this event--or in between films, stop by the Original Projects event and participate in one of the collaborative projects going on. This is going to be a lot of fun! Parting thought...let's make sure you walk away from this event with a handbook on How People Collaborate. By no means will it be a complete handbook, nor could it ever be, but it should be a good start. Nate




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Resources Needed

1. People interested in helping organize the first OP event.
2. Event sponsors.
3. Event speakers.
4. Ideas for collaborative projects at the first event.

Current Resources

1. Excited OP Team planning / facilitating the event.
2. Fall back space in downtown Durham--our office.
3. Great event partner / co-host in Brian Russell of Carrboro Creative Coworking (developing Durham Coworking).
4. Lots of ideas.
5. Initial invite list of very cool, sharp, diverse individuals excited to attend.

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