Social Forms to Embody the Future: Community Building in the light of Social Threefolding

Presenters: Robert Karp and Laura Summer will both be working with us. (Robert will be giving a public talk Saturday night entitled "Creating a 21st Century Movement for Social Threefolding.") But really it's a "peer-led" training so we're of course hoping that many of you will also present. Presentations will be pretty short (5 - 20 minutes) as we want to spend most of our time in discussion. They should be related to Community Building but this is a big topic so we have some freedom here. We need reports on specific initiatives, organizations, and associations that you know of. We need your thoughts and ideas... whatever you feel called to share. Please contact us if you're interested.

Pre-Reading: We've put together a great packet of reading materials (not too long) - a couple articles, a powerful lecture by Herr Doctor, and the introduction to Otto Scharmer's "Theory U." Please read up. You can find it here

Miscellaneous: There is a $50 registration fee due that covers room and board, but bring a sleeping bag and mat as some of you will definitely be on floors and couches. Also, boots and some warm gear for out of doors. Lastly, bring a dish that will feed a few people because Friday night is POTLUCK.

Core group: This year Think OutWord is also establishing a core group of participants who, wanting to move forward in the pursuit of their social and spiritual goals, think that working in a focused way within a community of peers will be of use to them. The core group will form a community of folks who are plugged into each other's projects, interested in giving feedback, helping out, partnering up. It will be a think tank (think/feel/do tank?) and an incubator for initiative. Individuals will gain the strength, insight, and support to really pursue their own ideals, and the group will be better equipped to see the big picture, figure out what's needed, what Think OutWord is capable of, and how each of us can contribute. This group will also act as the Board of Think OutWord. Simply put: we believe that the world is hard up, and that if these threefold ideas are understood, articulated and implemented, they could have a hugely positive effect. The core group will strive to do this. We will have a discussion about this over the weekend, but anyone who already knows that they are interested in participating in this way should contact us right away.