I would like for us to try and come up with a "NXT Mission Statement".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_statementhttps://www.missionstatements.com/http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/65230http://www.norcblueprint.org/uploads/File/Mission_Statement_Guidelines.pdfhttp://www.fastcompany.com/1400930/how-write-mission-statement-isnt-dumbFrom the links above:
"A mission statement defines in a paragraph or so any entity's reason for existence. It embodies its philosophies, goals, ambitions and mores. Any entity that attempts to operate without a mission statement runs the risk of wandering through the world without having the ability to verify that it is on its intended course."
I suggest two rules to this exercise.
First, posts containing your personal vision of the NXT mission statement contain no elaboration, explanation or follow-on text. The whole point of a mission statement is that it is short and self-contained, and is supposed to stand alone.
Second, say or post NOTHING about anybody else's NXT Mission Statement, only modify and resubmit your own based on what you see others write.
This is a brainstorming exercise. We will probably end up with several variants of a mission statement. This may help us identify and understand different "subcultures" in our community and who belongs to them.
Or this may just be an exercise in futility, I dunno.
Here's a first draft of "My NXT Mission Statement":
The mission of NXT is to become humanity's most widely used blockchain-based currency for the purchase of goods and services online.
Think there needs to be more? This mission statement is a blockchain of sorts - add to (or fork) it!
I'm working on this with QBTC, after the "branding" fell through.
I already collected surveys from Nxt members for this, but more are welcome.
The survey can be found here. We will collate this into a unified and understandable (ie. not all over the place) mission and vision.
QBTC is a professional in this field and I am very happy that she wants to help out with this as far as her time allows her to do.
For those who want: the survey can be found here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.5487600Answers can be posted in the marketing thread. I will then get them to QBTC and we will work on this.