17 August 2009
Power Tags Empower Partnerships
Posted by admin under: order of the arrow .
This idea of Power Tags at the National Order of the Arrow Conference just recently concluded seems like a really cool idea. It’s heavily technology reliant, but actually seems intended to develop good, old-fashioned friendships and partners in Scouting for the future. Heard about it over at ScoutingNews.org.
One of the extra activities at the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) were the exchanging of “Power Tags”.
Each participant and staff member recieved a sheet of 15 “Power Tags”. There were five different colors of tags that corresponded to the four regions and another for staff members. Each tag held a unique code that corresponded to the individual they were issued to. Each participant was to exchange tags with other participants and have at least a 10 minute chat with them about the meaning of the theme “The Power of One.”
Now that NOAC is over, participants need to log onto www.NOACPower.org and enter the ID codes listed on the tags that were collected at NOAC. Once you enter the code you will see the corresponding individual’s email address so you can contact and stay in touch with the folks you met at NOAC and conversed with. As an added bonus, if you exchanged at least 10 Power Tags, you can select between a challenge coin and an arrowhead necklace
I like the little extra, but the ability to exchange nifty stuff and stay in touch even if you don’t have time to jot down info seem scool. It’s a great way to promote continued interaction long after the original event has concluded.
The only way it could be better would be if the power tags were individually designed by lodge or something. Then, they’d be collector’s items as well as contact points. 
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One Comment so far...
Dan - Scouting News Says:
19 August 2009 at 1:58 pm.
I thought it was an awesome idea as well; however I was curious if it was an opt-in deal or if anyone entering your code could gain your contact information. Curious as to how they got around the BSA’s grey line interpretation of COOPA for those under 13.
