[craigbutcher]

I really appreciate the information in this post. One of the things about FIRST is that it is not only about engineering things, it is about how human beings work, too. Learning cooperation and ...yes, politics, which is not a dirty word but just what happens when human beings work together without violence... is a critical part of how anything gets done by groups.

I did not forsee this question (ownership) when we started, but it has a lot to do with how we grow from here. Our sponsors have been so generous, and we don't want to repay their generousity with discourtesy, but we now know we also need to know what the expectations are when things are given.

Starting out was kind of a sudden, ad-hoc, organize as we go along in six weeks sprint. Now we want to use what we learned to make the next year another valuable, but different, experience. Anyone who wants to send us stories of the transition from rookie to successful ongoing team, we are eager to hear!

FIRST is terrific!

Craig Butcher