The next step is to look for a way to scale up. That’s what we’ll prototype here in Kansas City in October. If our idea works, it could be used again for future events. If not, it will be a learning experience.

Right now it’s grass roots. No need for dues and fees and professional management. I’d like to keep it that way until it gets too big and we all agree it isn’t working. Right now it’s working, so I don’t see why we should rush to formalize things.

I do like the idea of local/regional roundtables forming where people can get together within their own cities on a more frequent basis. We’re already doing that a little bit here in KC. I also like the idea of connecting the local/regional groups into a larger group. But let’s let that unfold in its own time.

Eric Busby at Saddleback here. Sorry I missed meeting with you all. Maybe in the fall.

As a church technologist you have to come up with answers to complex problems quickly. As the Pastor of Channel Development at Saddleback Church I would LOVE to have a very connected interactive experience with all of you so we could solve some of these together.

Sooo…. I would like to invite you to be my friend on twitter. This means you will get my tweets and I will get your tweets. I have it setup to go to my cell phone. Robert Scoble has over 3000 twitter friends. This is where I saw this work for the first time. Everyone collaborates instantly. The wisdom of crowds, the long tail, disruptive innovation, collective wisdom, etc.

For example, this morning I want to ask a question about Wikis and volunteers.
I would tweet it to you, you could tweet back your thoughts. We would all benefit.

So, I invite you to check me out on http://twitter.com/ericbusby – I think a micro blog is better for pushing the innovation curve in my world anyway.

(If you follow my tweets I will add you as a friend so I get yours too)

See you there?
Eric