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Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher
Are these tweaks no big deal? Are they helpful? Are they necessary, but cumbersome in implementation? Maybe. I'd like to hear thoughts about these tweaks before I jump back in with my opinions.
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necessary? maybe depending on how you want this competition to be presented. When you bring in volunteers from the coporate community they are going to attempt to bring a more professional image to their organization.
I think the entire program is going to continually evolve, and it may not always be agreed with by everyone but that is just the nature of the beast.
This is an organization dealing with many huge multinational corporations that expect a degree of professionality. Personally I think thus far all these tweaks have added a sense of professionalism to think organization. I think we have seen a number of ambitious ideas from FIRST over the last year (FIRST Senior Mentors, VEX, Kit Drive trains/Kit Revamp, IFI handling parts) and if this is the future of FIRST I think I like it a lot. Even looking at companies such as AndyMark have come about. I think that these evolutions of this program have dramatically changed the experience.
I was recently discussing this that KSC used to be great because of the uniqueness of being outdoors (or at least i thought), and the regionals had a little bit more of a "local flavor" to them, but to deliver a consistent experience a large number of teams these things are being eliminated. For better or worse, overall, I think these items will benifit.