Inspired by BarCamp (a geeky but fun idea) for conferences with no previously agrees agenda. People post sessions they want to run and people turn up to the sessions they want to.
Paul uses communities of practice at the core of his ideas. Paul has worked with Etienne Wenger on creating these informal opportunities for learning. Paul asks how we can use these informal gatherings to share knowledge eg staff peer to peer learning. Experts can aid the cross fertilisation. Paul wants a playful fun space for group problem solving. This is organic and grassroots.
The sessions are very informal in structure where people can come and go as they please. The work is spread out over several institutions. Catering much more low key - everyone brings something to eat (sometimes cooks it). Some sessions are hands-on, some more presentation and discussion focused. For the first session, they used a flip cam to film the process for decorating cupcakes. Some sessions used an online presenter.
The attendees and activities have been varied with 10-30 attendees. It unlocked an made visible lots of things that were going on.
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