[hackerspaces] hackerspace awards

[Adam D Bachman]

> If there is a monetary gain to share, there will be incentive to not be
open about each other projects.

I think this is the difference between the X-Prizes (http://www.xprize.org/)
and the N-Prize (http://www.n-prize.com/) and SparkFun's Autonomous Vehicle
Competition (http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/news.php?id=258). I think you
can have a monetary prize small enough to keep it light-hearted, but big
enough to pay for a part of the winner's budget.

The good people aren't in it for the money, and the best prizes recognize
that.

Also, competition is *a* motivator for *some* people. Nothing that happens
on the hackerspace scene works for everyone.

No one has put forth anything concrete, and in the meantime we'll be
experimenting with models at our space (Baltimore Node). I encourage those
who have the time, interest, and means to do the same. We'll either stumble
onto something insanely awesome or find a few things that don't work.


- Adam

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:10 AM, <quemener.yves at free.fr> wrote:

>
> ----- "Mark Huson" <mehuman at gmail.com> a écrit :
> > I don't see competition promoting elitism if everything is opened in
> > the end. Competition is not mutually exclusive of collaboration it can
> > be strong driver to innovate even if the only reward is the
> > acknowledgment of other hackers.
>
> I even think this is a necessary condition. If there is a monetary gain to
> share, there will be incentive to not be open about each other projects.
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