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Act, Reflect & Improve
Since I first log into Evoke five days ago I think I've read at least 100 blog posts from people of different backgrounds, countries, lifestyles, etc.
I was fascinated by the idea how many content can be generated in such a short time and even more by the fact how many positive ideas people carry in their hearts.
However, in the process of evoking I've realized that like always in real life, people participate in the Evoke experiment from different reasons. I'm not here to judge which reason is the right one, I just think taking the next step is all about reflecting. Reflecting the game, reflecting the players and most importantly reflecting the context.
Yesterday I've read a discussion about how some leading agents are not contributing enough real content, but they are just copy-pasting it from the web to earn some more power points. "It's a game," one agent replied and I agree with him. It's a game and you don't break any rules by playing it that way.
But on the other hand, we - agents - decide if Evoke will be just another game or it can grow and evolve into something greater. Primarily this game is not designed for us wealthy and spoiled westerns who are a little bored in our everyday lives.
This game is first and foremost about empowering those who don't have such an abundance of resources which we have. Those agents don't have 24 hour access to the computer and internet, so still like in real world those kids are in uneven position to us who can be logged on constantly.
So, today I'm taking the next step by questioning how do we really win the Evoke game?
I think our primary role is not winning it by having a lots of points, but supporting and leading those who are not as privileged as we are.
After reading 100 of posts, my real inspiration was Kevin Jones who belives in giving points, not getting.
I was fascinated by the idea how many content can be generated in such a short time and even more by the fact how many positive ideas people carry in their hearts.
However, in the process of evoking I've realized that like always in real life, people participate in the Evoke experiment from different reasons. I'm not here to judge which reason is the right one, I just think taking the next step is all about reflecting. Reflecting the game, reflecting the players and most importantly reflecting the context.
Yesterday I've read a discussion about how some leading agents are not contributing enough real content, but they are just copy-pasting it from the web to earn some more power points. "It's a game," one agent replied and I agree with him. It's a game and you don't break any rules by playing it that way.
But on the other hand, we - agents - decide if Evoke will be just another game or it can grow and evolve into something greater. Primarily this game is not designed for us wealthy and spoiled westerns who are a little bored in our everyday lives.
This game is first and foremost about empowering those who don't have such an abundance of resources which we have. Those agents don't have 24 hour access to the computer and internet, so still like in real world those kids are in uneven position to us who can be logged on constantly.
So, today I'm taking the next step by questioning how do we really win the Evoke game?
I think our primary role is not winning it by having a lots of points, but supporting and leading those who are not as privileged as we are.
After reading 100 of posts, my real inspiration was Kevin Jones who belives in giving points, not getting.
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Comment by Ayala Sherbow on March 8, 2010 at 9:24pm
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Yes! YES! YES! I could not agree more. I've been thinking of this game on and off all day, every day since it started and I've come to similar conclusions. I could easily be garnering more points simply by pointing people to all kinds of programs and people that already exist that I have learned about in the last 15 years. but what's the point of that? So I am struggling with similar questions as you. thanks for articulating this and -- as they say -- "keeping it real"
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Comment by Yemisi Ajumobi on March 9, 2010 at 1:57am
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Thanks for sharing this honest thought and for recognizing the urgent need for us all to actively support and collaborate with other agents who are not as privileged with resources. Here's a true EVOKE spirit worth emulating. Consequently, Alchemy has awarded you a +15 in courage for taking the time to reflect and come to this conclusion and a +25 in collaboration for your willingness to help other agents be successful in the game. A true spirit of a selfless social innovator in the making :)
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Comment by Elastika on March 9, 2010 at 7:15am
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wow ... I wrote this before I went to bed and now I woke up and I see these nice comments. Thank you for understanding my view.
And ironically I earned 42 points for it :)
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Comment by Andrew Perry on March 9, 2010 at 11:11am
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Wow this is great, I love watching how this game is evolving.
I award Urgent Evoke +100 in creativity for making a highly adaptive learning system.
I award Alchemy +50 in local insight for backing a guy who speaks for common sense,
Cheer!
Perry
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Amen, agent Perry! :)
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Comment by Allan Agumya on March 10, 2010 at 2:44pm
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I LOVE YO INSIGHT yo point is powerful, yo totally right. we should not just paste things from other webs just to score points. we should come up with real original ideas that actually help us change our continent AFRICA yes many want to win but with what impact. lets share original ideas that will have an imapct on the deprivelaged, those that don't have what you have.
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Comment by Alessandra Giabbani on March 10, 2010 at 10:02pm
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YES, of course! +Collaboration
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Comment by Robert Smith on March 13, 2010 at 10:15pm
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We win when people dont suffer when we find that heart and spark it back to health.
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Comment by ninmah on March 17, 2010 at 7:51pm
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That's a key word -- reflect. EVOKE is so interesting to me, because it's not just a soapbox for any one person. It's so much about connecting with each other, really thinking about the issues others are facing, and thinking about what changes we can make in our own lives that might affect others or make the world a better place. I haven't seen any agents who just talk without listening, and that's a great thing -- that we can listen to each other.
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