Bike camp was fun

The Toronto Cyclists Union Bike Camp was a great success (see video)! Thanks to all the people who contributed their great ideas.

The day was packed with two time periods of 9 sessions from which we could choose. We were encouraged to move around and find the best fit. The sessions were determined at the beginning of the day with people volunteering ideas and the chance to lead that session. After the two periods of brainstorming the ideas were gathered together for a quick session of "dotmocracy" where people filled in dots on whether they supported or disagreed with the idea. The most popular ideas were bunched up and assigned to those who wanted to take them on long after BikeCamp. The format provided a free-flowing, flexible idea-machine. We'll see how well it translates to sustaining the enthusiasm and action the day after.

I hope the bike union puts up a survey on the day. It definitely was a fruitful day, but there are always things to improve. If you went, give your feedback! You can even talk about the "How do we make money and become popular while biking" session that I led (clearly, just so I could steal some ideas because I've been mostly a failure at it so far).