FIRSTthoughts.org -- tackling the "knowledge gap"

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A few weeks ago, Team 694 inaugurated the FIRSTthoughts Project, an initiative tackling disparity between new and experienced teams in the FIRST community. This project is meant to inspire and enable all FIRST teams to share some of their knowledge with teams around the world - for years to come.

At Hartford, we held an “idea drive,” asking teams to donate ideas that have guided them throughout their team’s history. We were really excited by the response that we got: over 30 teams, including both Connecticut powerhouses and rookies, came together to create short, 2-minute videos sharing advice with other teams.

This project can go even further. We would like to ask FIRST teams, alumni, mentors and sponsors to contribute their knowledge to the archive. The process is easy: make a short video of yourself or team members, upload it to YouTube, and post the video URL to FIRSTthoughts.org... you’re done! Topics for videos can include anything from a battle plan for fundraising to your team’s nifty trick for fixing leaky pneumatics.