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# Summary
The concept of concrete energy accounting revolves around making the process more tangible and directly tied to reality. It's about taking energy accounting from the abstract and nebulous to something solid and measurable, something we can build structures and organizations out of. It is not merely about financial accounting and traditional company procedures, but includes visualizing the concreteness of tasks that are being accounted for and distinguishing between "soft" and "concrete" tasks. Soft tasks focus on internal processes and do not directly build something in the outside world, while concrete tasks are outward facing and contribute to tangible outcomes such as building structures or creating software. The implementation of concrete energy accounting is not only significant for project management, but also serves as a crucial instrument for maintaining balance in progressive and non-profit projects. It counters the tendency of such projects to spend a large proportion of time and effort on internal processes, and instead, encourages an outward-facing focus on activity. This becomes particularly important when considering dynamic equity for tangible projects. Owners or investors in a project need to distinguish between concrete and non-concrete contributions, ensuring that real value is being added to their investment. To facilitate this, tasks need to be properly accounted for, agreed upon in planning meetings, and invoiced accordingly.
# Tidied Transcript
This discussion focuses on the second stage of energy accounting journey, which aims to make energy accounting more concrete. By concrete, we mean it is grounded in reality, like the physical, tangible nature of concrete that forms the foundation of buildings. It is powerful yet needs to be handled with caution due to its environmental impact. In similar terms, making something concrete in energy accounting means turning ideas and concepts into actual structures, organisations, or plans. A concrete task is one that is tangible and has a direct impact on the outside world. For instance, conducting a three-hour workshop on consent in order to design the governance and software project of the Voyaging Methodology is a concrete task. It involves creating a tangible output, like a design specification for a product, that will be presented to an external audience. On the other hand, a soft task focuses more on internal processes. An example of this would be holding an alignment meeting to understand issues around leadership and consent. It is internal because it concentrates on our processes and does not directly build something in the outside world. In energy accounting each week, we need to strike a balance between these two types of tasks. It is important to accurately categorise tasks as concrete or soft. Additionally, we need to decide how much of our energy should be directed externally and how much internally. The concept of concrete energy accounting serves two main purposes. The first is to counteract the natural tendency of progressive and not-for-profit projects to focus heavily on internal processes, thereby ensuring there's an outward-facing focus on activity. The second is to make short-term decisions on dynamic equity for various projects. The owners of these projects have invested significant amounts of money into them and want to ensure that the work being done is concrete and directly contributes to the project. Concrete accounting helps differentiate between the work that truly adds value to a project and the work that does not. In conclusion, the concept of concrete energy accounting is crucial in creating a balance between internal processes and external production. It aids in making decisions regarding dynamic equity and ensures that the work being done is directed at increasing the value of the project.
# Keywords Energy Accounting, Concrete Energy Accounting, Soft Tasks, Concrete Tasks, Project Management, Progressive Projects, Non-profit Projects, Dynamic Equity, Investment, Value, Task Allocation, Invoicing
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digraph { layout=fdp; "Energy Accounting" -> "Concrete Energy Accounting"; "Energy Accounting" -> "Soft Tasks"; "Energy Accounting" -> "Concrete Tasks"; "Concrete Energy Accounting" -> "Project Management"; "Concrete Energy Accounting" -> "Dynamic Equity"; "Project Management" -> "Progressive Projects"; "Project Management" -> "Non-profit Projects"; "Dynamic Equity" -> "Investment"; "Dynamic Equity" -> "Value"; "Investment" -> "Task Allocation"; "Task Allocation" -> "Invoicing"; }
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