There is now an excellent presentation on YouTube of the model of a sustainable organisation (MoSO). This is from the Deming special Interest Group of the Chartered Quality Institute. It intends to update the presentation of Deming ideas. So far some of the feedback has suggested that starting with Deming would be just as interesting. The model is supported on the website with a lot of material but this visual explanation of the essential model is a good place to start.
I have previously posted to YouTube some short extracts from presentations. The production values are fairly low, just a record of what was said. There is a better one on the official CQI site
I am trying to promote the hashtag #cqimoso as a way to find anything relating to the MoSO model. So far Youtube thinks I mean "chismoso" but it will include the four videos I have tagged so far. Not sure what "chismodo" refers to but there are thousands of views. #cqimoso may get better established over time.
I have stopped subscribing to the Guardian. I lost confidence over the Guardian Talk decision and presentation. Today I caught up on Peter Preston. He claims that newspapers will still look to print for most of their revenue
I did buy a Guardian on Monday. I will buy it on occasion. Roy Greenslade reports that ABC are getting more income from digital numbers, around 30%. So integrated reporting will be the trend. But some news organisations are avoiding revelation. Times paywall results a bit of a mystery for example.
It is possible that ABC income will come from new sources, not the classic news organisations.
Eventually I did find the Green Man. On Phonic I heard that he was on Topsham Road so I walked as far as Countess Wear roundabout. Later I found out he turned off towards Heavitree where I started. Still I got a bus to the city centre and eventually he turned up near the cathedral. Video still to be edited but here is one from previously
More on wheely Wild Show Thursday. Phonic worked out really well but my signal faded in and out. I had to phone the studio for clues, not to report a sighting as they expected.
esterday the test on streaming to live radio went ok I thought. I guest sometimes on the Wheely Wild Show. Ahead of Analogue to Digital this Saturday, where Soundcloud have a stand, I found a track that loaded ok with only a slight pause. JD tells me it would be better to download it and make sure there are no gaps. Also Soundcloud moves on to the next track so you need to fade it out after the one you want. But the integration with Web is quite possible. I notice that Soundcloud has a free offer but also various levels of charge and support. I hope to ask them what the benefits are. It seems a lot of sound technology is available in consumer versions. You can upload direct from a phone. So what is on offer from professional studios?
We also played "You're the Buddha" by Howard Jones. This is available for download from his website. It could be used as part of a video mix. I think this is legit but my question for the panel is what musicians actually think about the reuse of tracks. On Isca Obscura the Vimeo version is Creative Commons so the Beth Gibbons music is included in this. It would be good to know what she thinks about options on a mix.
On a previous Wheely Wild Show we played Gaia by Hum. I think this would fit with the Green Man section of the Isca Obscura images. The mood changes but the original sound stays the same. The Howard Jones track might suit the bright lights on the cathedral front featured by IDAT. This only happened on one evening so was many people missed it. Maybe it will happen again one day.
On Monday Phonic FM will connect with the Green Man in Exeter. Not sure how this will work. But there should be some sound and images. I will report back to the Wheely Wild show on Thursday morning.
The VJ aspect of Animated Exeter could have been further developed. Material from Isca Obscura may fit in to a future mix. This could be a considered video edit or a combination on an occasion.
but what mainly interests me is how the event can be reported through the Wheely Wild Show and other presentations on Phonic. The Phoenix building is not suited to cable so previous attempts to connect things have failed. But if wifi works on all levels and Phonic has network also then maybe this is worth trying.
There could be direct interviews in sound in the Phoenix Bar and broadcast on FM. Actually a mobile phone might work just as well. As would a video camera with an edit for next week. Oh dear I am going off in speculation, this could end up as confusing as the previous post. anyway I hope to have a clarified version of this idea in time for the Wheely Wild Show this Thursday between 10 and 12, (I may not get there till after 11).
Meanwhile one of the exhibits is Soundcloud, seems to be a social media approach round sound clips.
I have shown the premium link as this is a pro show. You can load directly from a phone but my question is what is added by professional support? I think sound recording should be possible on any budget. Conversation to be continued.
I have tried to check some facts with the Guardian but no response so far. Probably a blogger is not suited to the media enquiries scope.
My question is about the Guardian structure. Meg Pickard has stated that there is no connection between the closure of Guardian Talk and the purchase of Unlimited World. I can well believe there are disjointed bits for making various decisions. But at some level there is a policy made about priorities. Close down general stuff or local papers. Open up more in business to business. something like that. It would be interesting to know more about how this works.
From the website it appears that the Scott Trust has a concern for journalism. But journalism is changing. Citizen journalism for example is well worth considering I would think. Is there any official policy on this?
The Evening Standard has reported
It looks like an explanation has emerged for why The Guardian has abruptly closed its online Talkboards last month with little explanation after 10 years. The print version of the paper yesterday ran a prominent and very grovelling apology for publishing "a number of defamatory, untrue and abusive comments" on the readers' comments website. It is thought that The Guardian has reached a legal settlement with a private individual concerned. Unusually, those involved at The Guardian refused to comment.
So the sudden crisis theory may have some basis. But there is still the policy issue of what priority there is for talkboards and user generated content or whatever it is they like to call it. The statement that after a period of review they do not want to support a separate platform makes sense also. Further explanation would still be welcome.
Meanwhile there is no reluctance to risk the legal costs of reporting on phone hacking etc.
Quite right too, and well done on Wikileaks but the #guardiantalk story is in contrast. The "no comment" - (just go away) approach has so far been a great success.
So I would welcome any information about the Guardian structure and how these decisions came about.
Also, another fact I tried to check. It seems to me that Jeff Jarvis is writing less for Media Guardian. Is this a budget cut as with Simon Caulkin from the Observer? Or is it the sort of thing he writes about? So far nothing on Buzzmachine about #Guardiantalk but always worth checking, you just have to apply the ideas to your own situation.
LikeMinds are not at SXSW and also not in Exeter as far as I can tell.
Just to check out what is happening i will try out #edgex during next week. The Bowling Green is on the edge of the Exeter area tended by the City Centre Manager but there will be something on St Patrick's Night, whichever night that is. Starts Monday in London apparently.
Pyrates have cancelled, but Captain Gallows is never far away for long.
I nearly put Networking in the subject but this needs to work as a tweet, not sure of the wordcount.
Also broadcasting is the thing. Networking is all about cables and the chance of actual cable around the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter as probably passed. The walls are too thick, the design too ancient, the distances too great between the performance spaces, the video edit digital resources at the back, and the sound recording and radio studios in the basement. Somewhere in between are the galleries and bar / cafe that can also be used for conversation.
Last week on the Wheely Wild Show there was a broadcast from an mp3 attached to email (Gaia by Hum) not that unusual but it suggested other possibilities in later talk over coffee. Could there be a Skype connection round the building given that wifi seems to work ok? Skype video is not up to broadcast quality but helps towards better talk.
Analog 2 Digital is on Saturday week and fills most of the ground floor. I am not sure who is in the Phonic studio but it is always possible to send an email to studio at phonic.fm And a podcast can always be edited later if nothing much happens on the actual day.
Video shows previous web connection in Phoenix bar, actually from the basement. The VJ aspect of Animated Exeter could be shifted in space and time. Links welcome around this sort of topic, we need examples of video from actual VJ events.
Topics at Wheely Wild show include ways that broadcasting technology can be available to people of various abilities. There will be more detail on this later. Access to the basement is possible in a wheelchair but not that easy. So if sound access can be extended to more of the building it would help. But what other bits of kit are available?
Phonic often broadcasts sounds recorded at live events. But sometimes the sound quality is not good enough for broadcast. Some tips and tricks would be welcome. Obviously Analog2Digital has a base in a pro studio but my opinion is that social media should be encouraged. There will always be a role for professional editing to sort out the mishaps later. So why not offer some help to start with? Conversation to be continued in Phoenix bar / Phonic studio.
Anyone who supports the losses from so much print cannot be all bad.
Hardly any mention of MySpace. But a welcome for the idea of news for the iPad, back to broadcast as an intent.
I think MySpace is still ok for most music bands. The trouble is that Murdoch has not been a good public presenter for where MySpace could have gone. When he argues that only professional journalism has any value, then the tracks from unknown bands are not an obvious fit, even if they are well known a few months later.
Similarly the Guardian web presence without Guardian Talk may not fare so well. Former Guardian readers may go somewhere else. Just my guess.