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David Wetherow
@david-wetherow
03/13/20 01:08:28PM
9 posts

Asset Mapping software?


Asset Mapping & Gift Inventories

Dee, I’d be happy to do a gathering session on asset mapping with Personal Brain at a time that would work for Australia and related places. I’m in Pacific Time (GMT-7) here. Why don’t you send me a time that will work for you and we’ll pick a date from there? You can email me directly at wetherow@me.com
David Wetherow
@david-wetherow
03/12/20 11:36:18PM
9 posts

Software for asset mapping?


Tips, Tools, Strategies, and Technology

@david-wetherow • 3 minutes ago • 7 posts:

I’ll be happy to host a Zoom meeting exploring the use of Personal Brain to map connections, capacities and gifts starting with one’s personal relationships, neighbourhood, work, cultural, faith or associational places.

Let’s start with a gathering on Wednesday, March 18, at 1600 GMT, 9:00 am Pacific Time. Joining 15 minutes early will give you time to add Zoom to your computer, tablet or phone and check your sound and video.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/608538964

Hoping to see you there, and
Looking forward!
David Wetherow
The Star Raft Project

PS The .jpg image below displays the gathering date and time zone info from GMT to the west coast of the US and Canada.
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David Wetherow
@david-wetherow
03/12/20 11:27:12PM
9 posts

Asset Mapping software?


Asset Mapping & Gift Inventories

The .jpg image attached above shows the meeting date and time zones from GMT to the west coast of the US and Canada. Click ‘View’ to check it out.
David Wetherow
@david-wetherow
03/12/20 11:23:40PM
9 posts

Asset Mapping software?


Asset Mapping & Gift Inventories

I’ll be happy to host a Zoom meeting exploring the use of Personal Brain to map connections, capacities and gifts starting with one’s personal relationships, neighbourhood, work, cultural, faith or associational places.

Let’s start with a gathering on Wednesday, March 18, at 1600 GMT, 9:00 am Pacific Time. This should accommodate Fasoranti at GMT+1, and most of our North American friends. Joining 15 minutes early will give you time to add Zoom to your computer, tablet or phone and check your sound and video.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/608538964

Hoping to see you there, and
Looking forward!
David Wetherow
The Star Raft Project
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David Wetherow
@david-wetherow
11/28/19 07:06:33PM
9 posts

Asset Mapping software?


Asset Mapping & Gift Inventories

Dear Fasoranti, 

I would be more than happy to do a mini-webinar demonstrating a live version of the Personal Brain 'map' that we've developed for this.  Early- to mid-December would be a good time on my side.  I'll get into my calendar and see what might work best, and set it up on Zoom's webinar platform.  What time zone are you calling from?

Appreciatively,

David Wetherow

David Wetherow
@david-wetherow
10/08/19 06:50:48PM
9 posts

Asset Mapping software?


Asset Mapping & Gift Inventories

One more screenshot, detailing what we're thinking about when asking where someone is (or might want to be) 'anchored'.  A friend of mine once mused, "Imagine what would happen if you did this kind of inquiry in a neighbourhood?"  I would add, Or a church?  Or a local civic club?  We're also looking for what Faye calls the 'sweet places' in community -- places that are based on invitation and agreement, tend to be small, are fundamentally cooperative rather than competitive, and in John McKnight's words, that systematically identify and mobilize the gifts of every single person.  Habitat is a beautiful example of that idea.


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updated by @david-wetherow: 10/08/19 06:59:50PM
David Wetherow
@david-wetherow
10/08/19 06:33:00PM
9 posts

Asset Mapping software?


Asset Mapping & Gift Inventories


Here's one example ... With the person I'm thinking about in the center of the Personal Brain (PB) display, I start identifying what does this person 'carry on board' (this photo), where is this person 'anchored' (associations, workplaces, learning places, formal and informal groups, etc.), to whom does this person have strong connections (and what do those people 'carry on board', etc.).  When I think about where someone is 'anchored', I remember that these are community places in which the person is likely to have standing and influence and where they have the power of invitation.  

When we're thinking about where someone is anchored, it raises the question, Who else is in there? and What do those people 'carry on board'?  It also leads us to explore what does this place 'carry on board' in terms of ideals, focus, commitments, etc.  For example, if someone is anchored in Habitat for Humanity, that's a very rich environment for connections, opportunities, and in particular, opportunities for someone to make a valued contribution.

The second photo, starts to remind us of the various kind of associaitons, and it often deepens our inquiry.


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updated by @david-wetherow: 10/08/19 06:44:34PM
David Wetherow
@david-wetherow
10/08/19 04:16:47PM
9 posts

Asset Mapping software?


Asset Mapping & Gift Inventories

I’ve been using Personal Brain for some years to do exactly what is being discussed here. I’m in driving mode right now so will get back to this post with the template and pattern language we’ve developed.

Dave Wetherow
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David Wetherow
@david-wetherow
08/23/12 09:46:42PM
9 posts

Software for asset mapping?


Tips, Tools, Strategies, and Technology

Hi Greg, and Deb and Martha,

I have a major project going on that very topic. As Deb indicated, I've been using and adapting Personal Brain (http://www.thebrain.com) for doing exactly what you're describing, and in the course of that work have developed a fairly deep 'taxonomy' or 'pattern language' for identifying the people with whom we're connected, 'where they're anchored' (workplaces, learning places, community associations, etc.), and what capacities / assets they 'carry on board' (gifts, interests, skills, concrete resources, projects, values, etc.). Capacities / assets can also be attached to workplaces, associations, etc. - for example, a local Rotary Club might have a service project focused on youth in the community.

The taxonomy is incorporated in other work that I'm doing on building personal support circles (called the Star Raft), where we've embedded additional strategies for moving beyond 'mapping' in the direction of companionship, connection and contribution, finding the places in community where our capacities / assets are most clearly reflected - where our gifts would be understood and welcomed, moving from 'activity' to connection, and mobilizing the network.

I certainly share your interest in a mapping process that aids in identifying and visualizing this complex set of elements and relationship. Personal Brain is very close (it's a three-dimensional mapping system as opposed to a hierarchical system), but it's not 'there' yet in some important respects; unfortunately it can't be 'tweaked' to do everything we're thinking. At the moment, we're on the verge of an application development project with a graduate engineering course in a US university.

Must run,

With appreciation,

David Wetherow