The club “management” – a group of the most excellent volunteers – met last night to discuss the direction to take the club in the upcoming months. There are two questions to consider: what value should members get from the club and what value can the club provide back to the community? While the management group managed to develop some good ideas, the club as a whole should be part of the discussion. To facilitate this approach, we will create a brainstorming forum on the web and ask the members for ideas. At the next meeting, we will discuss the ideas and further develop a set of them, from which we will select the best and develop the basis of the charter.
Some things to consider in developing these ideas:
- Who we are: as alumni from the EMBA program of University of Ottawa, we speak the same (business) language but we have a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences and current jobs;
- The time we can devote to this activity: most members are fully employed or working on starting their own companies. Everyone’s time is valuable;
- What you want to get out of it: as a member, your participation is predicated on perceived value. Can you articulate that? What excites you about this group and its potential?
Here are some starter ideas:
- A peer group for sharing of information, experience and learning. We would use our common interests to focus on relevant topics presented by members and guest speakers;
- An idea incubator where we pool our talents and develop business ideas that members can then spin off into companies;
- A coaching group for other entrepreneurs in the external community who are growing their businesses and may need advice. They could come and present their plans to us and we could provide feedback.
There are many other ideas. Please comment and add your own.
Members can expect an e-mail with more information shortly and links to the brainstorming page.
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