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What Changes Would You Like to See Made to Project14?

tariq.ahmad

Its been a long time since we've made any kind of changes to the format of Project14 but its due for an upgrade.   Its natural for programs to evolve overtime and things can't stay the same forever. We've experimented with different things with the program and some have been received more enthusiastically than others.   I'm starting this thread to see what kind of changes you would like to see us to make with this program.  What shouldn't be touched,  what would make things more exciting, and how do we grow the program without turning it into something different?  Should it be something different?   Where does Project14 fit in with the larger community?  Before getting this conversation underway, I would like to stress that the goal is to improve not diminish the program.  My managers have been very supportive from the beginning of this program and I want to reward their confidence.   Some of these changes are workload related.  Others are business related.  I'm open to all ideas and suggestions.

 

Topics on the Table:

 

- Launch Themes Every Other Month or Keep them Monthly?

- Shorter Contests or Longer Contests?

- If we have fewer contests Is there Stuff We Can Do In-Between?

- How Can We Make It Easier For More People to Participate?

- Should We have Bigger Prizes?

- Should we have a giveaway before we launch every contest?

- Most Importantly How Do We Make These More Fun?

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  • Another idea that I was wondering whether would work would be some sort of retro- turn back the clock competition.   What if we had a month that didn't involve any prizes and just 4 options from past competitions.   For example,  options could include Robots with Wheels,  Geeky Gadgets, RF (Radio Frequency), and Movers and Shakers.   We would reopen the space and instead of usual prizes we had badges.   Do you think that would be something that would go over well?

  • in reply to tariq.ahmad

    Do the badges come with points? I certainly need to gain some points. 1K to go before yellow!

     

    Would a corgi arduino count as a "geeky" gadget? (hahaha not actually)

     

    I might consider joining if the deadline isn't very short (if you could open it for a few months that's great), and if I can make a project.

  • in reply to hugohu

    Yes.   Badges come with points.  I have a backlog of Project14 badges dating back to earlier this year that I need to sort out and distribute.  We have Project14 badges but haven't given them out in a while as its currently done manually.   With stuff like shipping getting backlogged and day-to-day taking priority this is still on the list of things I need to get crossed off the list to do.

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  • in reply to hugohu

    Yes.   Badges come with points.  I have a backlog of Project14 badges dating back to earlier this year that I need to sort out and distribute.  We have Project14 badges but haven't given them out in a while as its currently done manually.   With stuff like shipping getting backlogged and day-to-day taking priority this is still on the list of things I need to get crossed off the list to do.

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