​​Call Two (10/14, 9-11am PT)
​​for the TRCC 2015 Co-Project Roundtable 
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​​This is the main pad for the second Roundtable call, on 10/14, from 9-11am PDT.  It is OK to join the call for the first 90 mins only. If you have not done so already, please register here to receive your call-in information. 
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​​Here is the list of topics discussed on the call, with links to the pads where notes were taken: 
  • ​​​+Topic 1​: Kelley Rajala Local Economy Centers - physical place for new economy to come to life
  • ​​Topic 3 (merged with 2): Trathen Heckman: Linking Community Resilience Challenge and Our Power Campaign, with specific place-based collaborative actions
  • ​​​+Topic 4​ Michelle Holliday: An action research project and learning cohort around a living systems framework - how are we building resilience in ourselves & our communities and writing/reporting our story? 
  • ​​​+T​opic 5 (merged with 4) Hina: Building resilience for personal evolution, leadership, and collaboration-the Oh Shit! factor - when we come up against a wall, how do we move forward?
  • ​​​+Topic 6​ Michael Nagler: formulate the new story and put it in effective media (a la story of Stuff)
  • ​​​+Topic 7​ Maja Bengston: making concrete: putting metrics on "all" e.g. carbon saving projects 
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​​There are also notes from our Opening and Closing Circles below. 
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​​Use the index in the right -hand margin to navigate through this pad more easily. We will work our way down this pad during the call, taking notes together here for plenary portions, and moving over to separate breakout pads when we are in small groups (see the group pad index above).
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​Welcome

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​Today's Call Flow:
  • ​​Welcome/Context (Part 1 )
  • ​​Brief Opening Circle (introductions)  
  • ​​Context (Part 2 )
  • ​​Our calling question: "what specific possibilities inspire you and why?" 
  • ​​Popcorn Harvest
  • ​​Invocation 
  • ​​Marketplace 
  • ​​Breakouts by Topic
  • ​​Closing Circle/Harvest
  • ​​Next Steps 
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​What/Why/How We're Doing This:
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  • ​​This Roundtable is the start of a process to develop a "co-project"
  • ​​TRCF (Threshold Funding Circle) commitment of $50,000 for collaborative multi-partner “co-project” in March 2015
  • ​​TRCC (Thriving Resilient Communities Collaboratory) hosting process to develop up to three co-project proposals and select among them
  • ​​Other potential funders invited as experiment in collaborative funding, potentially increasing grant beyond $50K.
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  • ​​Purpose Statement:
  • ​​Through this co-project, we want to take the next big step in inclusive TRC movement-building by prototyping a democratic and collaborative process that might ultimately enable billions of dollars to flow into the Movement from philanthropists and investors. 
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  • ​​Participating in the online rounds and taking notes during the calls for this Roundtable will create a robust record of our collective thinking. That will set the stage for the TRCC Circle to decide which organizations will receive RFPs for the co-project at our in-person gathering on Nov. 9-10 in Oakland (Roundtable ppts are invited, details TBA). The Roundtable will also provide essential information to guide our design of that gathering, and the design of our proposal creation conversations and selection process, which will take place through February 2015. 
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  • ​​By the end of this call, we will have information about specific co-project seed ideas and be ready to develop them in greater detail. Post your seed ideas on the Synthesis pad by Monday, 10/20 at 10:20am PT, and develop them into a one-pager by Tuesday, 11/4 at 11:04am PT!
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​Questions?
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​Opening Circle

​​TRCC Community Members (very brief!) 
  • ​​Name  
  • ​​Where you are
  • ​​Name of organization(s), if any, you are representing here
  • ​​Do you have a specific idea for a co-project proposal or approach? (yes, no or maybe, but not the idea!)
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​​Newcomers (~ one minute each) 
  • ​​Who/Where are you?
  • ​​What hat(s) are you wearing here?
  • ​​Org representative (name of org)
  • ​​Funder/Potential Funder
  • ​​Potential contractor (in what capacity?)
  • ​​Thinking partner/observer (with what perspective?)
  • ​​Do you have a specific idea for a co-project proposal or approach? (yes or no, but not the idea!)
  • ​​What led you to accept the invitation to be here?
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​​Notes/Chat/Questions: 
​​Jon Scott - Plainfield NH, Clean Water Action & Singing Field Foundation - YES
​​Kevin OBrien - Philly PA, self/contractor-thinking partner - NO
​​Heather Tischbein - Salmon Creek Watershed Vancouver, WA, self, co-intelligence institute, & small farmers of SW Washington - FUZZY idea
​​Max Milton - Helena, MT, TRCF - NO
​​Leslie Meehan, Santa Cruz Mountains, Yes
​​Maja Bengtson - cohousing cmty Berkeley CA, process person - collabortator - intrigued by creating collaborative projects, Ben nudged me very impressed w/ projects connected to this group- MAYBE
​​Mateo Nube, Movement Generation/Climate Justice Allliance - YES
​​Michelle Holliday - Montreal - Cambium Consulting & work around thrivability, helping people & cmts recognize characteristics of living systems - drawn in by Ben & admiring others, interested in how investing/philanthropic funding can become more aligned w/ stewardship of life - coproject aligned w/ my thinking & the trends I see - MAYBE
​​Janet Redman - Barbados at board mtg for intl fund (thinking about grassroots intl)  Institute for Policy Studies, progressive thinktank in DC, on steering cmte w/ Climate Justice Alliance - what're new models of thrivingresilience? expand concept to bring in lived experience around relationships, new ways of what's possible - enjoy spacious process of loading relational and contemplative work up front - thinking about big moves & concrete steps so people can feel comfortable and safe - FUZZY MAYBE (sorry, forgot that piece)
​​Trathen Heckman - Petaluma River Watershed, Daily Acts & TransitionUS, YES
​​Kelley Rajala - Sonoma County/SF North Bay, local economy champion & business & project starter, Livability projects (bicoastal consultancy), ShareExchange, Local Economies Center - got a Threshold grant a couple years ago, YES
​​Michael Nagler - Walker Creek watershed SFNorthBay, Metta Center for Nonviolence, YES
​​Mary Emeny - Amarillo TX, TRCF & a family foundation listening for next step in philanthropy, active local area foundation, what we're talking about here is totally off the radar in my part of the world, NO
​​Hina Pendle, Santa Cruz CA, US Partners, going from I to WE/ think together/ move together/true democracy YES
​​Marissa Mommaerts - SFNorthBay, TRCC & TransitionUS, MAYBE
​​Erika Harrison - Vancouver, CA, funder, invited by Leslie to see how TRCC is bringing activists into the conversation
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​The Context for this Conversation (Part 2)

  • ​​This is a flow that you can drop in and out of. The commitment is to one call and one online round, but the process will continue into January/February, and is emergent.
  • ​​Mix of old and new people--deepening and expanding relationships in the TRCC Community
  • ​​We're all wearing individual and collective hats--trust is essential. Assume good faith!
  • ​​Building on three years of experience as a community
  • ​​We want to build on and amplify the exciting work that is already happening across the various organizations represented here (and beyond!).
  • ​​Co-sensing to focus on what is most inspiring; We're in "the Complex domain." We need to trust our hearts and collective wisdom.
  • ​​Lots of wonderful possibilities are present & we can't make a "wrong" choice
  • ​​Prototyping--the meta story of what we're doing and how we're doing it may be more important that the co-project itself - the story may be the most powerful legacy
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​​Notes/Chat/Questions: 
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​Popcorn Harvest

​​What is taking shape here for you? 
  • ​​Mary Emeny: read Teilhard Chardin back in college who posited noosphere (the global brain) - anything we look at outside is going on inside in the global brain - we're building new pathways to develop the global brain 
  • ​​Jon Scott: an organizing project to accomplish something together that uses a participatory process where the people who are participating can determine how they'll work and how they'll benefit - want a way to manage funds that is community directed rather than large organization directed
  • ​​provide resources to front-line communities focussing on extreme energy - they need to be part too; being able to bring together folks who have done a lot of thinking on resilient communities with front line communities who are most impacted
  • ​​Max Milton: collaboration/retreat time, not just donors but program people and foundation board members - if you had a circle like that maybe you could disperse funds more quickly than a cumbersome grant process - people are talking about bringing business investment into this for both financial support & community buyin
  • ​​Janet Redman: as new participant looking at people's responses, digging deep local and reaching out - reaching out across communities not just place-based but communities that are virtual 
  • ​​excited about building trust - thinking about people putting resilience strategies in place in families and communities - how do we bring that in? how do we harvest the energy? climate march moment of unexpected power surge
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​Breakouts

​​Open Space Format: What is a co-project seed idea that you would like to discuss?
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​​Type name of initiator, topic title and "room number"
​​​+Topic 1​: Kelley Rajala Local Economy Centers - physical place for new economy to come to life
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​​Topic 3 (merged with 2): Trathen: Linking Community Resilience Challenge and Our Power Campaign, with specific place-based collaborative actions
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​​​+Topic 4​ Michelle: An action research project and learning cohort around a living systems framework - how are we building resilience in ourselves & our communities and writing/reporting our story? One-year action research with (8) leaders meeting quarterly and prototyping in their organization with coaching assistance; mix between bootcamp and a social lab
​​Michelle 
​​Hina
​​Kevin
​​Heather
​​Leslie
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​​​+T​opic 5 and 4 merged Hina: Building resilience for personal evolution, leadership, and collaboration-the Oh Shit! factor - when we come up against a wall, how do we move forward?
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​​​+Topic 6​ Michael: formulate the new story and put it in effective media (a la story of Stuff)
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​​​+Topic 7​ Maja: making concrete: putting metrics on "all" e.g. carbon saving projects 
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​​Take notes on the pad for each topic! "Press three to move me"
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​Closing Circle/Harvest

  • ​​Kelley: very interesting 3D experience being w/ people across the country - commitment to reach out to Marissa 
  • ​​Hina: in group with michelle and leslie, talking about year long research project developing personal and leadership resilience. hooking up with New Stories and seeing how it all can fit together
  • ​​Marissa: excited about conversation in group 2, possibilities for collaboration to support and drive resources to frontline communities  revolutionary! game-changing! just what I hoped it would be...
  • ​​Jon: $50k is not a lot compared w/ what we're trying to do. value of time & energy that we've put in this already $50k w/ small amt of resources one of the best things we can do with it is to get it to frontline communities. for me, it would be OK if all/most went to frontline communities to lead how those resources are used
  • ​​Kevin: Michelle/Hina group very inspiring. action learning communities, looking forward
  • ​​Gretchen: acknowledge design/flow of calls/hackpads. really appreciate structure & people who've come together. wanted to be in two conversations! story and Michelle/Hina. tomorrow there's Heartspace at 8:30-9:45PT. proud to be part of TRCC & New Stories
  • ​​Heather: committed to participating in an "action research lab" if one emerges - would love to be in an action lab 'cos SW WA is a "frontline community"--farmland being converted to houses and industry; port of vancouver on track to become largest oil transfer facility (Bakken crude coming thru the Columbia River Gorge) in NW; also coal train "pipeline"
  • ​​Leslie: excited and grateful for all who showed up. something emerging that feels really grounded in local communities that's possible collaboration across community resilience challenge and our power and the canopy that's holding space for stories to emerge...can be thinking together and harvesting what we are learning. really feels like a living system being born in our global heart and brain together!
  • ​​max: be nice to get some more funders from outside this circle. new program officers. the more we can get in on this stage the better   ANYBODY WELCOME TO SUGGEST ALIGNED FUNDERS HERE (thanks!, Leslie)
  • ​​Maya: most concretely Metta Center and New Stories decided on some outcomes going forward. great talk about idea on making things concrete with metrics. still a seed sprouting, no next steps yet but grateful for Gretchen's input
  • ​​Mateo: feeling very excited by conversation in our small group. personal appreciation from hearing Jon's focus on not just getting money to frontlines but having them make those decisions is a very principled-approach. very encouraging to hear this kind of leadership.
  • ​​Michelle H: pleased with level of resonance in whole conversation. a next step > share an overview of the action research project
  • ​​Janet R: wants to echo mateo's thoughts . exciting to lift up models peeps are familiar with but also being a model that changes how we think about how social change happens. gratitude for being invited in to this. excited about new ways to be thinking about resilience and moving people to action. >commitment to work with Mateo and CJA
  • ​​Trathen: really excited about what Jon, Mateo, Janet, etc brought to the fertile edge where transition efforts and frontline efforts can be part of process of deciding where $ go and how to collaborate and take action together.
  • ​​Ben: grateful for trust to host these calls
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​​Postcall harvest
​​Max: great and exciting - also want time for reflection & trust-building that's not tied to a specific campaign. 
​​cursing (again) because behind in my reading - calls always come the week where I've got other deadlines.
​​since TRCF began, what are best practices for small communities? and now we're looking at funding a movement echo Wendell Berry's caveats about funding a movement. need to fund bringing mainstream into the process. much climate justice organizing is bringing people to the table which is important, but we all need to be at the table too.
​​a few strategic foundation people & board members need to be doing more of this funding, that's where we get to the billion dollars. doing presentation for AERO - how do we increase resilience? are we cmty resilience facilitators?
​​I think it's a viable idea to get funding.
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​​Leslie's sense of the three emerging ideas:
​​Kelley: new economy - links w/ business
​​Trathen, Mateo: Our Power/Community Resilience Challenge  - food/permaculture, white/color, & mainstream 
​​TRCC/New Stories/Thrivable World - collaboration engine/canopy 
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​Next Steps 

​​By the end of this call, we will have information about specific co-project seed ideas and be ready to develop them in greater detail. Post your seed ideas on the Synthesis pad by Monday, 10/20 at 10:20am PT, and develop them into a one-pager by November 4th at 11:04am PT!
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​​We meet in person on November 9 and 10 at Canticle Farm in Oakland (stay tuned for details - you can attend either Sun aft/eve and/or Mon AM/lunch), after the training on Dismantling Racism in Our Communities: Building Collaboration for Resilience on November 8th in San Francisco  Register now!
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