WikiCED presentation scene 1

Scene 1

• experimenting process, engaging around change

Characters

• Innovator Irene: Janet
• Bureaucrat Bev: Katherine
• Anti-tech Arnie: David
• Social Enthusiast Cindy: Cleo
• Busy Betty Bee: Marie-Christine
• Whiny Negate No No Nancy: Kathleen
• Iron-fisted RARRRR Thor: Philip

The setting is based on our SCPA CED classroom and work settings. The scenarios are inspired by the enthusiasm and resistance to change.

Pre pre pre kiwi party

Bee & Nancy walks in and out the classroom.

Bee: I’m not so crazy about this kiwi idea. I already spend too much time in front of my computer. With the school work AND figuring out… I am really not so sure…

Nancy: I hate computers....whine whine whine (Katherine improvises)

Everyone sings and moves outside the door of a time change with someone yelling out time change of months later.

Pre pre kiwi party

Bee, Arnie, Bev, Nancy, Irene and Thor walk in and out the classroom.

Arnie: Y'know, this technology thing sounds great, but the last time I tried to use a computer, it burned my toast badly.

Bev: I am DEFINITELY really interested because we could participate remotely in meetings in the evening and on weekends and holidays, also on lunch breaks and while showering, with the right equipment.

Nancy: Bev that is easy for you to say whine whine whine (Katherine improvises)

Everyone does the time wharp song and moves and someone yells out time change of years later.

Pre kiwi party

Irene, Thor, Bee stand at the door.

Irene: That's not exactly what kiwi is about.. how about I have a kiwi party to try to make this all clear?

Thor: Excellent, more control means greater efficiency.

Bee: Sure, but I'm only free Tuesdays between 5 and 5:30 in the morning.

Everyone does the time wharp move outside the class while someone yells out time wharp of months months months later.

Post kiwi party

Bee: Hey Thor, How was the kiwi party? Irene was telling me about it. Did you go?

Thor: I didn't go.. if we're going to use computers, we should all be assigned one and given training and enforcement until we do things the proper way.

RARRRR!!!!!!!!!...I already told everyone. My way or the highway. It is easy.

Cindy: Wow, what if that doesn't work for someone?

Thor: They should be sent to a reeducation class until they do things the proper way, be fired or quit. It's simple.

Cindy: So Irene, what exactly is kiwi?

Irene: It's software based on the Web, you have to learn a few conventions, but it helps you solve a lot of different problems as a group and when including the public.

Bee: It sounds like it might be helpful for our affinity group, and really help my community organizing.

Nancy: yah but Bee, the affinity group is one thing, community organizing is again another thing, it is all too much, I have this to do, I have that to do....whine whine whine...(Katherine improvises)

Cindy: Yes, well maybe we should try it. But won't some people be excluded?

Irene: You have to make sure to include those people using different means, not just the kiwi.

Thor: They can be reeducated.

Arnie: Couldn't we do all this with the fax machine?

Cindy: I am still not so sure about this.

Bev: Yes, we definitely should do it. Bureaucrat Today says everyone else is doing it (holds up a copy of Bureaucrat Today with a caption "Kiwis: Everyone else is doing it.")

About

Developer: Janet; Presenter: CDJKKMP group; Minutes: 5; Position: 3