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A writer of the play fortress blog, corn, came up with this: http://playfortress.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/how-much-does-fun-cost/#comment-490

Seriously interesting potential since it links to this: http://www.mlgpro.com/video/championshipsunday&c=MLG%20Championship%20Sunday

For some reason, instead of just sending off emails to agents, I am having fun going down the open-source path and producing some advids.

Here’s the intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX-JEmTO-qE
and i am in the process of producing the second…

Here’s what I read:

“Inflorescence is the social engagement where people gather, decide, and experience together. The stem definition of Inflorescence, termed going experiential, has five stages: invitation, preparation, decision, event, and plenary.

“A person should only accept an invitation on the day if they possess the two requirements: an open-minded attitude, and some money. Going experiential normally costs about the same as a reasonable meal at a restaurant, but may be more or less. Preparation starts at a particular pre-arranged time and lasts about half an hour. Participants propose games and exercises which generate a sense of groupness and improve individual communication skills. The money is gathered and the participants have to make a unanimous decision within an agreed time-limit, normally half an hour. This primary decision focuses on the event for that evening, but discussion may also involve subsequent, related events. The event is experienced. This may involve the gathering of resources, transportation, as well as the actual event and may use part or all of the money collected. The plenary session allows participants to review the experience, and allocate remaining funds to an individual.

“The essential aspects of going experiential, specifically time-management, unanimous decision-making relating to money, and the group experience, provide an important root for Gleick Group actuation. The particular communication technologies used are open to the participants. For example, the host may invite new games during the preparation or provide pre-determined activities. The decision-making may use different techniques, for example the peace-pipe or circle-time, or adopt a group dynamic structure, for example AA-based plan. It is advisable to separate the positive proposal of alternatives, a kind of group-brainstorm, from the critical evaluation, envisaging practicalities and obstacles to overcome.

“Inflorescence has three aspects. Firstly, the growth in the individual learning to participate in group dynamics with real experiential feedback. Secondly, off-shoot events as money generated from one gathering may be used to fund other pre-prepared events, hence not conforming to the above stem definition. And thirdly, since the group always dissolves after the experiential event, going experiential tends to be open, inviting different people to participate, making going experiential unique to the particular combination of skills and proposals of the individuals involved.

“At first, Inflorescence may bring together friends in experiential nights, self-help groups, celebratory political actions, or Social Art pieces. The real benefit is when strangers come together to effect a specific change, joined only by their unilateral participation and not by any historical or institutionally invested qualification. The results-based confidence in working with others makes larger-scale grassroots actions feasible, capable of countering the largest economic, political, military institutions in the world.”