[chandler-users] Chandler & GTD - a perfect match

[Mimi Yin]

Hi Marcelo,

I think we can all agree that a GTD plugin for Chandler would be cool  
and attract users and we'll certainly help you in any way we can to  
implement the plugin. :)

But I actually think Chandler is already innovating.

For me, the innovation in Chandler isn't any one cool feature.  
Instead, I think of Chandler as a new way of putting together  
features that already exist elsewhere: List View, Reminders, Status,  
Calendar, Read-Write Sharing, Email, etc...

I think this is what Pierre-Francois means when he says "Sometimes  
the "big and great" is just a whole lot of little things and it seems  
to me that what you expect *is* happening." though I don't want to  
read too much into what he said ;)

The innovation we're aiming for lies in what this new recombination  
of features allows you to do, namely: Manage your tasks and schedule  
in the context of developing the thoughts and ideas that will  
ultimately drive and define the concrete next actions you take on.

The motivating idea behind Chandler is that work today is less about  
"managing and completing tasks" and more about "thinking through what  
needs to be done and why you're doing it in the first place":  
Defining goals, identifying and following-up on open issues,  
collecting and evaluating input and feedback, driving discussions to  
make decisions, etc.

This idea is already embodied in the product you're using today. Our  
challenge going forward is to make that more apparent to users.

That being said, please let us know how we can help you get started  
on on a GTD plugin. The Chandler Development would be the best place  
to start a discussion - http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/ 
listinfo/chandler-dev

Mimi


On Mar 12, 2008, at 1:26 PM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa wrote:

>
> Personally, I've had rather concrete feedback from the staff, lately,
> and if they aren't alive, then I think I seriously need a psychologist
> ;-)
>
> I'm not saying they're not alive :) I'm just saying that Chandler  
> needs something innovative - a cool GTD plugin would be cool ;)
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to best implement the GTD  
> system on Chandler currently?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcelo.
>
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Pierre-François Gomez  
> <pef.gomez at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi !
>
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
> <celoserpa at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > We need to change this, something big and great has to happen in  
> the project
> > in order to change this paradigm that Chandler is vaporware (and it
> > certainly isn't).
>
> Sometimes the "big and great" is just a whole lot of little things and
> it seems to me that what you expect *is* happening.
>
> Personally, I've had rather concrete feedback from the staff, lately,
> and if they aren't alive, then I think I seriously need a psychologist
> ;-)
>
> Every single journey, no matter how long it is, starts with just  
> one step ;-)
>
> -- pef
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