ass'n stuff

Some thoughts on what the Association’s products are or will be, and the means to develop them.

Products (Outputs)

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1. Trainings

2. Membership

3. Knowledge curation via Distroid

4. Conferences

5. Library

   • Exclusive Content via Ledgerback Hub (just rename to Amalgam?)

   • Freemium access to open databases (or curated databases)

6. Platforms via Laplace

7. Tools (can license or just steward)?

   • More likely to make money from this by offering trainings rather than just putting out the tool itself unless you are offering X-as-a-service

8. Funds (a way to externalize research)

9. Recognition via Awards (and other things)

10. Early-stage concepts

11. Publications

12. Educational resources (quizzes, flashcards, OER, etc.)

Intellectual Property and Knowledge in general

Resources (Inputs)

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What is needed to make products?

1. Infrastructure

   1. Library
   2. Cloud & Computing infrastructure

2. Funding

   1. Grants

   2. Donations

   3. Crowdfunding

   4. Accelerators

   5. Etc.

3. People

   1. Volunteers
   2. Experts
   3. Consumers?

4. Committee and management support (i.e., back-office stuff)

5. Research & Development (R&D) (and some creativity)

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