Comments on: Own Your Own Tools http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/2008/10/08/own-your-own-tools/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:39:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Technology and Organizations » Blog Archive » What Does Workspace Mean These Days? http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/2008/10/08/own-your-own-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Technology and Organizations » Blog Archive » What Does Workspace Mean These Days? Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:46:24 +0000 http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/?p=196#comment-233 [...] solution is to let people own their own tools — in this case their own technical space.  However, I suspect that the next five years is [...] [...] solution is to let people own their own tools — in this case their own technical space.  However, I suspect that the next five years is [...]

]]> By: Michael Griffith http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/2008/10/08/own-your-own-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Michael Griffith Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:26:47 +0000 http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/?p=196#comment-34 It has long been the practice in the film industry to pay a "box rental" fee to experienced crew who bring their own equipment to the production. This is especially true for the make-up artist/stylist but crew in the electrical and camera departments also have specialized equipment that the individual production doesn't want to have to buy. I would think any business or team that comes together to complete a specific task could benefit from having the team members bring their own tools. Not only does it reduce the startup cost of the project but it reduces the time that it takes to get new equipment, get it configured, install the software, etc. Businesses that go this route should take a page from the film industry playbook and pay a reasonable rental fee for the equipment so that the tools can continue to be updated on a regular basis. It has long been the practice in the film industry to pay a “box rental” fee to experienced crew who bring their own equipment to the production. This is especially true for the make-up artist/stylist but crew in the electrical and camera departments also have specialized equipment that the individual production doesn’t want to have to buy.

I would think any business or team that comes together to complete a specific task could benefit from having the team members bring their own tools. Not only does it reduce the startup cost of the project but it reduces the time that it takes to get new equipment, get it configured, install the software, etc.

Businesses that go this route should take a page from the film industry playbook and pay a reasonable rental fee for the equipment so that the tools can continue to be updated on a regular basis.

]]> By: Tool Naiveté vs. Tool Fetishism « Dylan Salisbury’s weblog http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/2008/10/08/own-your-own-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Tool Naiveté vs. Tool Fetishism « Dylan Salisbury’s weblog Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:19:40 +0000 http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/?p=196#comment-33 [...] not knowing how to use a blowtorch. But master craftsman go further and own their own tools (see Professor Terri Griffith’s post about this)… If you’re in this camp, you’ve figured out how to tweak your editor [...] [...] not knowing how to use a blowtorch. But master craftsman go further and own their own tools (see Professor Terri Griffith’s post about this)… If you’re in this camp, you’ve figured out how to tweak your editor [...]

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