Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Behind the Scenes: Ruby’s Bequest

ARG Netcast recently went behind the scenes with the "puppet-mastery team" of Ruby's Bequest to explore the future of care giving. This online, radio-styled interview includes regular panelist Marie Lamb with Ken Eklund and Jason Tester, both from the Institute for the future. You can listen to this online broadcast below:

The participants describe Ruby's Bequest, as a serious exploration into the future of care giving as "collaborative storytelling for the social good," its origins, methodology and the results of the experience. "Creating a narrative and stringing things together" based on participant contributions added to the development of the storyline taking place in real-time.

The interview reveals that more than just how a story developed. After the Ruby's Bequest experience, the interview reveals, intense learning, emotions and understanding grew out of each unique story submission. Additionally, knowledge and experience gained from Ruby's Bequest could become an "incubator" for ideas that will help shape the future of care giving.

The interview participants offer a unique perspective from the point-of-view of developers as they discuss various lessons learned and their initial impressions, following the conclusion of the Ruby's Bequest experience.

For more information, visit the ARG Netcast Web site or Ruby's Bequest Web site.