Powerhour - Revision history

Timber1: Fix typo

2025-11-21T14:42:32Z

Fix typo

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	Many other experiences were made during the pre-history period, none of which seemed as good. The "Powerhour" was pretty much directly copied from the "Putzparty" and included in the Collective Agreements at the founding of Kanthaus, at 10:00 on Thursdays.		Many other experiences were made during the pre-history period, none of which seemed as good. The "Powerhour" was pretty much directly copied from the "Putzparty" and included in the Collective Agreements at the founding of Kanthaus, at 10:00 on Thursdays.

	In mid-2023, the time of ~~Powerhur~~ was [https://git.kanthaus.online/kanthaus/kanthaus-governance/commit/75e0172d5c5096681e1268fb872c8b531c0a0564 changed] to after [[CoMe]] (i.e. 11:00 on Mondays) in an effort to "concentrate" Kanthaus activities, to leave people more time to focus on non-Kanthaus things.		In mid-2023, the time of Powerhour was [https://git.kanthaus.online/kanthaus/kanthaus-governance/commit/75e0172d5c5096681e1268fb872c8b531c0a0564 changed] to after [[CoMe]] (i.e. 11:00 on Mondays) in an effort to "concentrate" Kanthaus activities, to leave people more time to focus on non-Kanthaus things.

	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==

Doug: Add "reliability" point to analysis

2025-11-21T13:45:16Z

Add "reliability" point to analysis

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	* simplicity: meet at a given time, get task, clean for an hour, done		* simplicity: meet at a given time, get task, clean for an hour, done
	* regularity: you can plan with/around it		* regularity: you can plan with/around it (i.e. when Powerhour happens & when house cleanest!)
	* mutual-monitoring: everyone is there, everyone sees who gets what task		* mutual-monitoring: everyone is there, everyone sees who gets what task
			* reliability: people less likely to forget
	* community: doing something together in time can be bonding		* community: doing something together in time can be bonding

Doug: Add history and analysis section

2025-11-21T13:42:19Z

Add history and analysis section

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	If you can’t clean immediately after the Power Hour meeting, please do it in the next 2-3 days.		If you can’t clean immediately after the Power Hour meeting, please do it in the next 2-3 days.

			== History ==
			In November 2015, during the pre-[[History\|history of Kanthaus]] (yunity), several people stayed at the [https://sensor-magazin.de/so-wohnt-mainz-das-liebermenschhaus/ Liebermenschhaus] ("Lovely-people-house") in Mainz. This was a living collective formed by some people of the Livingutopia network. They organized a weekly "Putzparty" ("Cleaning party") which was horribly early on a Thursday (if memory correct) since it was the only time that all the residents where able to make. They would split tasks and clean for an hour or two as their main cleaning action of the week.

			Many other experiences were made during the pre-history period, none of which seemed as good. The "Powerhour" was pretty much directly copied from the "Putzparty" and included in the Collective Agreements at the founding of Kanthaus, at 10:00 on Thursdays.

			In mid-2023, the time of Powerhur was [https://git.kanthaus.online/kanthaus/kanthaus-governance/commit/75e0172d5c5096681e1268fb872c8b531c0a0564 changed] to after [[CoMe]] (i.e. 11:00 on Mondays) in an effort to "concentrate" Kanthaus activities, to leave people more time to focus on non-Kanthaus things.

			== Analysis ==
			The topic of communal cleaning is evergreen and there are many systems. The Powerhour has some advantages:

			* simplicity: meet at a given time, get task, clean for an hour, done
			* regularity: you can plan with/around it
			* mutual-monitoring: everyone is there, everyone sees who gets what task
			* community: doing something together in time can be bonding

	== Detailed description of tasks ==		== Detailed description of tasks ==

Dorota: meeting is not at 11:00 but after coMe, in the same place

2025-03-17T06:18:07Z

meeting is not at 11:00 but after coMe, in the same place

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	== Time and place ==		== Time and place ==
	'''Mondays at 11 am''' we ~~meet~~ in the ~~[[dining~~ room]] to distribute tasks. Then ~~all of our houses~~ will be cleaned for a maximum of 2 hours.		'''Mondays immediately after [[CoMe]]''' (or at 11 am when there's no CoMe) we stay in the same room to distribute tasks. Then K20 and K22 will be cleaned for a maximum of 2 hours.

	== Initial meeting ==		== Initial meeting ==

Dorota: how the meeting goes is rarely exactly the way described

2025-03-17T06:15:19Z

how the meeting goes is rarely exactly the way described

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	[[File:PowerHourTaskList2024.png\|thumb\|Power Hour Task List]]		[[File:PowerHourTaskList2024.png\|thumb\|Power Hour Task List]]
	There is a Power Hour Task List for the most relevant tasks.		There is a Power Hour Task List for the most relevant tasks.

			The facilitator decides how to assign tasks to people.

			Usually, it goes something like this:

	The facilitator goes through the tasks briefly to find out which ones are of priority this week. Visitors are given tasks first so that they can be paired with more experienced Kanthausians easily. Then there is a round in which people can grab their preferred task. The facilitator makes sure that no important task is left and that everybody has something to do in the end.		The facilitator goes through the tasks briefly to find out which ones are of priority this week. Visitors are given tasks first so that they can be paired with more experienced Kanthausians easily. Then there is a round in which people can grab their preferred task. The facilitator makes sure that no important task is left and that everybody has something to do in the end.

Dorota: Add repro category

2025-03-17T06:12:59Z

Add repro category

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	[[Category:Maintenance]]		[[Category:Maintenance]]
	[[Category:Meeting]]		[[Category:Meeting]]
			[[Category:Repro]]

Janina at 09:50, 29 January 2025

2025-01-29T09:50:06Z

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	=== [[Power hour/Glass and Pfand\|Sort and Return Glass and Pfand]] ===		=== [[Power hour/Glass and Pfand\|Sort and Return Glass and Pfand]] ===
	=== [[Power hour/Clean Sidewalks\|Clean Sidewalks]] K18, K20, K22 ===		=== [[Power hour/Clean Sidewalks\|Clean Sidewalks]] K18, K20, K22 ===
	~~[[Category:Infrastructure]]~~
	[[Category:Social]]		[[Category:Social]]
	[[Category:Regular]]		[[Category:Regular]]
	[[Category:Maintenance]]		[[Category:Maintenance]]
	[[Category:Meeting]]		[[Category:Meeting]]

Communal: /* Vortex Shifting */ lin to vrtex

2024-12-07T14:25:04Z

Vortex Shifting: lin to vrtex

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	* skip the basement and workshops		* skip the basement and workshops

	=== Vortex Shifting ===		=== [[The Vortex\|Vortex Shifting]] ===
	* go to the [[Intermediate\|Intermediate Storage Room]]
	* follow the [[Processes to manage stuff#Details of the shifting\|instructions about the vortex]]

	=== [[Power hour/Indoor Plant Care\|Indoor Plant Care]] ===		=== [[Power hour/Indoor Plant Care\|Indoor Plant Care]] ===

Communal: /* Main Kitchen */ remove redundant section

2024-12-07T14:22:58Z

Main Kitchen: remove redundant section

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 === [[Power Hour/Main Kitchen|Main Kitchen]] ===
 === [[Power hour/Snack Kitchen|Snack Kitchen]] ===
 === [[Power hour/Bathrooms K20|Bathrooms K20]] ===
 === [[Power hour/Bathrooms K22|Bathrooms K22]] ===

Communal: /* Bathrooms K20 */ remove redundant bathrooms

2024-12-07T14:14:16Z

Bathrooms K20: remove redundant bathrooms

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 === [[Power hour/Bathrooms K20|Bathrooms K20]] ===
 === [[Power hour/Bathrooms K22|Bathrooms K22]] ===
 === Vacuuming Central Rooms ===
 * get a vacuum cleaner from the [[Intermediate|Intermediate Storage Room]]