OSE Fellowship Performance Development

Intro

OSE Fellows are required to execute a specific number of builds per month once they join the OSE team full time. All of us work together to improve performance - and thus guarantee that we not only meet the required numbers - but also grow with time. The Extreme Builds generate revenue that funds OSE - OSE does not rely on foundation or nonprofit sector funding. We are bootstrapping operations by mission-related revenue streams - which we believe is important for our work to be highly replicable and scalable. Even though we operate in the nonprofit sector, we are an entrepreneurial organization.

Training

OSE provides the training to execute Extreme Manufacuring and Extreme Learning workshops effectively. Such training is the focus of OSE's Immersion Program. During immersion, Fellows-in-Training will be exposed to 6 or more Extreme Builds - which are real-life simulations of the type of work that Fellows will be doing in their own communities once they graduate. The builds during the immersion program serve to both train Fellows - and to provide the actual Extreme Manufacturing/Learning workshop to participants. In every build, Fellows take on additional responsibilities, until they run the build themselves - in pairs - in the 6th or final build. Thus - the typical evolution of responsibility for Fellows may be:

• First workshop - participate in a build of the machine for the first time - to build their own productive machine (3D printer, CNC circuit mill, laser cutter, filament maker, plastic shredder). At this time, Fellows establish contacts with local schools and schedule visits, in pairs, to network with potential clients (schools, libraries)
• Second workshop - repeat of build, and add a second 3D printer to their personal microfactory. Fellows print parts for the second workshop - thereby testing the productivity of their own machine for the first time.
• Third workshop - Fellows participate by sourcing parts for the 3rd build, printing the printed parts, and laser cutting the electronics panel. Fellows participate in teaching a small part of the 3D printer workshop during the actual build.
• Fourth workshop - By this time, Fellows gain a thorough master the design and build of the 3D printer. OSE does the workshop introduction, and the Fellows run the workshop with OSE observing and providing live feedback.
• Fifth workshop - All the Fellows execute the complete workshop by themselves as a group of 4+ Fellows-in-Training, with OSE simply observing and providing feedback.
• Sixth workshop - Fellows pair up and go to 2+ different locations.
• Seventh workshop - (if schedule allows) - Fellows teach an Extreme Learning workshop - which is XM with a day dedicated to teaching design of the 3D printer and of 3D objects in FreeCAD. Includes teaching on how to slice and understand which objects can be printed by following 3D printed object design rules.

Team Development

Fellows are required to be in good standing (see OSE Fellows Good Standing) in order to maintain their position as OSE Fellows. We all work together on performance development. Performance development may include any of these aspects:

• OSE webinars or invited guest lectures over the internet
• Monthly coaching sessions by a professional enterprise coach
• Additional performance development meetings where we work on creative solutions to issues
• Fellows teaching one another during OSE Developer meetings or other sessions.
• Continuing education via addition Immersion Programs every 6 months
• Participation in additional OSE Workshops outside of those the Fellows run themselves.

Team Continuity

Fellows are encouraged to continue with OSE as long as they remain in good standing. Fellows can fall out of good standing in several ways, for which a backup plan must be created:

• Not meeting build quotas - needs to be corrected for financial sustainability.
• Incomplete quarterly product release - is needed so we can maintain and grow the program
• Not investing on one's personal growth - is needed to negotiate the challengest of open source development effectively

Meeting the required quotas is critical. All is well when quotas are met - but what happens when quotas are not being met? Fellows who meet the bare minimum in a given month have one quarter of time to improve. We will all work together as a team to address improvements. This may revolve around improving OSE marketing, helping the Fellow gain additional skills, . OSE is responsible for organizing events - but the Fellow may be a