Originally Posted by pdx rick
...but couldn't you have done this all by Zoom? Hmm
I don’t know. Part of the underlying intent of the project is a sort of cultural exchange, which wouldn’t go far on Zoom. And as much as I don’t like the large expenditure of time and resources, and the consumptive footprint of the travel, there’s nothing like having someone with experience and knowledge guide you through a new concept in person.

The project budget includes amounts for folks from the other sites to visit us, as well, to share what they know.

You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller