Beginning
Inspirations
Purpose
What was the purpose of FoAM as an organization when you created it ?
What were FoAM’s vision, mission and values when the organization was created ?
How do you see the link between FoAM’s structure, internal processes, and mission/vision and value ?
Membranes
Members
What were the rules to become a member of FoAM ? Was this process formalized ?
What was the process to consider someone a member ? Was this process formalized ?
What were the reasons leading to exclude a member ? Was this process formalized ?
Were there different members status with different right & duties ?
Core team
Board
Decision-making
What kind of decisions were taken collectively ?
What were the collective decision-making instances ? Where there only the AGM, or did other instances like the Board existed ?
How did you manage coordination of members work on projects ? Did you have clear roles and personal missions ?
How was decision-making structured within FoAM ?
Was there a hierarchy with different members status, more or less involved in decision-making ?
How was a new project labeled a “FoAM project” ? Could any member start a “FoAM project” on his own, or did he have to ask other members to claim the label ?
Who was in charge of the financial decision-making ?
In your opinion, how many “metamorphosis” FoAM did overcome ?
Purpose
How did the following elements evolved ?
Purpose
Vision
Mission
Values
What/who was a driving for the evolution of these elements ?
Was it a collective decision ? Of which kind of
Membranes
Did the rules for membership acquisition/destitution evolved ?
Did new members statuses appeared / old member statuses disappeared ?
Did new membranes appeared / old membranes disappeared ?
Decision-making
Forks
What triggered the creations of the new studios ?
Is there an explicitly written common ground or agreement linking studios together ?
Is there a hierarchy in the studios regarding decision-making ?
Are studios linked financially ?
Do every studio manage their own projects ? Can each studio claim to launch a “FoAM project” on its own ?
Inspirations
Plasticity, adaptability, evolvability
The nature of FoAM work, its members, and its structure seem to be very plastic and ever-changing, while still being attached to common interests from the beginning
How would you name this “DNA”, the part that did not change over the years ?
Which element(s) / what reason(s) do you see as responsible for this outstanding plasticity ?
Successes & failures
Legal aspects