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Building a Community of Practice
- 1. Building a Community of Practice Panel Chelle Gentemann (she/her) Farallon Institute Twitter: @ChelleGentemann
- 2. Specifically, what lessons can NOAA learn from other communities? Language matters, it sets the tone. https://www.planetary.org/articles/10050900-finding-new-language https://www.sapiens.org/column/wanderers/outer-space-and-gendered-language Open science can advance community acceptance & amplify investments in data collection.
- 3. How can NOAA leverage other agency or private sector models and frameworks? 2017 Decadal Survey - focused on prioritized community developed science 2007 Decadal Survey - focused on missions/instruments Focus investments in community development around science questions that advance NOAA priorities, building on OceanObs19 and 2017DS results. Agile development
- 4. Are regional approaches better or worse than enterprise solutions? It depends….it is all about implementation Enterprise - data archive, re-imagined training as cohorts Regional - FAA/operator/science for UAVs Image credit: flyingmag.com
- 5. What about “All The Other Stuff” NOAA should appreciate as they implement their strategy? Data Archives - variety not volume Uncertainty estimates - build trust Data formats: a cohesive strategy for updating formats for multi-sensor / multi- mission interdisciplinary studies
Editor's Notes
- I thought that on the 3rd day, we all might enjoy just looking at a beautiful image while tying into Eric Lindstrom’s island theme. I am going to go through the questions that NOAA posed to our workshop and talk about them with respect to building a community.
- This is the panel on building a community… Language matters, it sets the tone. I’ve been learning a lot the past few days by attending this invitation only meeting and I wonder if others might have been included, because I’d like to hear more voices. Many of us are in positions of influence, that is in part why we were invited here today, and I would love to see a recommendation come out of this panel on inclusivity and language. Building a community starts with being considerate and thoughtful about communication and creating space for everyone to feel their voice will be welcomed. To me, the use of the term ‘Unmanned’ reinforced gender stereotypes. While this might not seem like a big deal, sometimes it is the small things that send ‘signals’ to communities that make them feel welcomed, this is why I include pronouns next to my name now, it sends a subtle message to communities I want to empower and support. I’d also like to highlight open science - open instruments/software/data. As a funding agency, it is important to be aware of where ‘open’ can be applied to amplify the investment. When choosing where to invest in development, it may be useful to gather information on a particular solutions ‘openness’ and even perhaps consider requiring some form of openness as part of the RFP. As an agency, how you frame opportunities and how you set metrics for success can act to prioritize openness.
- The 2017 learned from the 2007 DS - too much focus on mission/instruments locked in a decade of advancement that didn’t allow for disruptive technologies or changes in scientific priorities to adjust. By focusing on science, it encourages competition for the best solution and builds larger communities. Agile is important.
- This is a developing space for research, with data formats and archive centers not quite caught up. If the data isn’t made freely available in formats and access points that are accessible to the broadest range of communities it undermines collecting the data at all.