I'm curious what your thoughts are on maintaining organization in student clubs. In a way they're just a company on a shorter timeline - resulting in faster turnover. How would you optimize for both 'forward momentum' while also creating systems that retain the institution's knowledge for newcomers.
Hey Andrei! Totally agreed that they are like companies on a shorter timeline. I used to be President of UC Irvine's freestyle dance club (BBoys Anonymous), and definitely wished I learned about org design and product management before I ran a student org. There's so much I'd do differently!
Your question is a tough one—it's something I think a lot of teams struggle with. It speaks to a larger tension between innovation and passing down tradition. I've seen so many ways of tackling this. Back in my student org days, I've had alumni come in and speak to newcomers about their experience in the org. They'd get to know the new members, practice with them, and just hang out. Just that really helped with newcomers understanding the original intent of the org, and gave them the knowledge to build their own change off of.
I'm curious what your thoughts are on maintaining organization in student clubs. In a way they're just a company on a shorter timeline - resulting in faster turnover. How would you optimize for both 'forward momentum' while also creating systems that retain the institution's knowledge for newcomers.
Hey Andrei! Totally agreed that they are like companies on a shorter timeline. I used to be President of UC Irvine's freestyle dance club (BBoys Anonymous), and definitely wished I learned about org design and product management before I ran a student org. There's so much I'd do differently!
Your question is a tough one—it's something I think a lot of teams struggle with. It speaks to a larger tension between innovation and passing down tradition. I've seen so many ways of tackling this. Back in my student org days, I've had alumni come in and speak to newcomers about their experience in the org. They'd get to know the new members, practice with them, and just hang out. Just that really helped with newcomers understanding the original intent of the org, and gave them the knowledge to build their own change off of.
Does this help?