I have been planning this idea for a very long time, to have a team of creative minds brainstorming and working together on a project. Collaborative Work Project(CWP) is what came of this idea. How great would that be to come up with ideas and share those with like minded people; to see your ideas come alive. I love to innovate and create, a team who thinks that way can create amazing things. CWP will allow people like you to work along side others alike to create something new; never seen before or to reimagine an idea. Everything can be improved and our team can be the ones who make that improvement. CWP's main goal is coming up with ideas to change and improve what we do everyday, make things intuitive, make thinks fun, and exciting. What is the point of doing something if you do not enjoy it, we give that chance for you to make something and enjoy doing it at the same time.
Uniqueness
The idea is solid and one of a kind. I am sure you have heard of creative groups turning into a big corporation. Yes that is possible, but the idea is different. CWP is not stuck with one way in mind, anything the group wants to create from their skills, they can do. CWP does not just have to pertain to software design, it can create a multiple of things it wants. For example: we could design hardware, music, animations, anything that involves creativity. CWP is the only group idea that allows people to work with each other to create amazing stuff without limitation of topic and skills. CWP is also the only group what would allow people who know nothing about coding and still create software.
The skills of group members all rely on each other, you may be the best coder in the world, but not so good at coming up with new ideas, CWP team will use your skills to help reach our goals. Another example, you could know nothing about coding, but you are extremely good at coming up with ideas. As your ideas go through the production process, that coder will be able to turn it into a usable product. Like I said, the group relies on each other. All you have to be to join, is creative and have a skill. The is all, you don't need a degree, you don't need to know a whole bunch of technical stuff, you only need a skill, a skill you think would contribute.
Money
I have to bring it up, because it will pop-up sometime or later. When you join, it is voluntary, you will not make many by just joining CWP. You have to work for it, literally. The things we create can make money and be fairly divided according to work done. I'll just pop this bit of information here, in a form or anything else, CWP will be referred to InfinityForge. InfinityForge name has been with me for along time, so that is what I choose to be the organization's name. CWP will get half of profits generated and the rest will be given to the team. CWP will use that money for things like services and products required. I would like if a team member needs a software/tool they can just ask and CWP will provide them with it. CWP does not run by the want for money, it runs for the innovation of the future. Please do not join CWP if money is the only reason you create. To sum this section up, you take "stock" in the group. Since a Marketer does not build the product, they get paid from the half collected from profits. Their amounts earned is for amount of work done.
Break down:
Lets say the product made $12,000 that month - 50% (CWP account), $6,000 is left. Four people worked on the product. One person has been at CWP for a year, they earned a extra 5 percent. The other three get $1,500 and the person who has been on the team for a year got $1,575.
Ideas for Jobs: (this would only be your main task, not the only thing your allowed to do, your free do what ever your good at)
- Coder
- Programer
- Scripter
- Ideas man... or lady
- Graphic design
- Concept orginator
- Meeting organizer
- User researcher
- UX Designer
- Marketing Expert
- Web Development
- (A person with connection)
- Synchronizer
Collaboration
I am trying to raise money to pay for Bitrix24 intranet so we can have more then 12 people collaborating in it. This program will allow us to collaborate and plan everything going on in CWP. You can check Bitrix24 here bitrix24.com. To help us get Bitrix24, just contact stopblabbin@me.com. Podio was another one I was thinking about, but is $8 a month per person.
InfinityForge
Let me clear up the difference between InfinityForge and CWP. InfinityForge is what we put as the company or creators of the products. CWP is our team of creators to be refereed to. Like in many organizations you have the main derivative, then you have sub derivatives. In IFO (InfinityForge Organization) we have CWP and WDP. WDP stands for Web Development Project, which is for clients websites. The web development team from CWP does not relate to WDP, they can help though if they want to be nice. CWP and WDP are all branded under InfinityForge name. That probably didn't clear it up, but I tried.
Ideas to create: (these are just ideas and not a task list)
- Brainstorming Mobile App
- Phone OS
- Desktop OS
- Internet Browser
- Website (then add a subject)
- Email Application
- 3D Animation
- Organizing App
- Film Editor Software
- App that auto cites while you type (InstaCite)
- Video Game
- App Market
- Spreadsheet app
Hierarchy
We are not Anarchists, CWP still needs people in charge or there will be madness in our midst. Every project will have a leader, so the project can stay on track. Everyone in the team will get the same amount of input into a project as everyone else. The leader is just the one who keeps things going. I being Board Director, will get a final say on the projects start and completion. Let me explain my self before you get to thinking about that statement. If I see a project that could risk CWP, I will not allow it's progress to continue. I want to see strong, innovative, and unique products to come out of CWP, so I do have to place my ruling there. For the most part, that is the extent of my highness. All team members are paid to their non monetary interest in the group and time spent in CWP, not titles or position. A Director can make just the same as a Meeting Organizer. It all depends on work contributed.
Structure layout:
Board Directors (will only consist of Board Director, Development Director, Marketing Director, and a VC if that comes about)
Team - (The Team and Board of Directors coexist, the Board Director just keep things organized)
Joining CWP
To join just email stopblabbin@me.com with your name, skill (and a bit about it), and your country (English speaking only). When you join CWP, you are not being hired to a company. You are joining a community of creative thinker and innovators who like to build stuff. If that stuff makes money, then you get a percentage, but, that us not the point of CWP. You are not required do anything when you join, you do not have scheduled hours like 9-5, even though we do like to plan virtual conversations.
If you want to know anything more about CWP, just email the link I gave above, I would hate for any question to go unanswered. I also encourage you to comment and share.
-Ryan
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