<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Last evening I was present at Harrison's <i>Wave Rider</i> presentation before the OD Network if Greater New York. It was terrific. I could the faces of most of them, and they were clearly hearing truths they may have known on a gut level but had not confronted. I think most of us, at one point or another, have had a similar experience when delving into Harrison's work. I know I have. More than once.<div><br></div><div>There is no such thing as a system that is NOT self-organizing. Amen.</div><div><br></div><div>Ralph Copleman<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 21, 2009, at 2:00 AM, OSLIST automatic digest system wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>There are 2 messages totalling 1573 lines in this issue.<br><br>Topics of the day:<br><br> 1. Fwd: A transition effective, delightful, profound...<br> 2. Opening<br><br>*<br>*<br>==========================================================<br><a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br>------------------------------<br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,<br>view the archives of oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu:<br>http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html<br><br>To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:<br>http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:43:48 -0000<br>From: cliodhna mulhern <cliodhna@flowstone.org.uk><br>Subject: Re: Fwd: A transition effective, delightful, profound...<br><br>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.<br><br>------=_NextPart_000_01AB_01C97AF4.5B84D290<br>Content-Type: text/plain;<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>charset="Windows-1252"<br>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable<br><br>Hello Peggy<br><br>Sorry for being late to this conversation. I am a long time Open Spacer =<br>and a committed Transition Towns activist...there are many of us out =<br>here. Th is a genuine grassroots leaderless movement where communities =<br>are renewing their sense of their own power, their own joy and their =<br>humanity...making plans and sowing seeds for the new and better world =<br>that is arriving every day...Conversation processes like OS, World Cafe =<br>and Ai are the heart of communication in this movement...Everyone...go =<br>and find your local transition initiative and be part of it...the time =<br>is now...we are the people we have been waiting for...Cliodhna<br>http://transitiontowns.org<br><br><br>Cliodhna Mulhern<br>Flowstone<br>Mobile : 07929328513<br>Tel : 01244.312758<br><br>"I slept and dreamed that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was =<br>service. I acted and learned that service was joy"=20<br>Tagore<br><br><br><br><br> 2009/1/18 Peggy Holman <peggy@opencirclecompany.com><br><br> Has anyone been involved with the Transition Town movement? It is =<br>apparently large and growing. It starts off "when a small collection =<br>of motivated individuals within a community come together with a shared =<br>concern: how can our community<br> respond to the challenges and opportunities of Peak Oil and Climate =<br>Change? (see Tom Atlee's article below)." =20<br><br><br> And Open Space is a central organizing practice for them.=20<br><br><br> I'm curious whether anyone from this community has been a part of =<br>this remarkable experiment.<br><br><br> appreciatively,<br> Peggy<br><br><br> Here are some excerpts from http://www.transitiontowns.org/:<br><br> =<br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><br> What is a Transition Town (or village / city / forest / island)?<br><br> It all starts off when a small collection of motivated individuals =<br>within<br> a community come together with a shared concern: how can our =<br>community<br> respond to the challenges and opportunities of Peak Oil and Climate =<br>Change?<br><br> ... [They embark upon] a process of:<br><br> * awareness raising around Peak Oil, Climate Change and the need to<br> undertake a community-led process to rebuild resilience and reduce =<br>carbon<br> emissions<br> * connecting with existing groups in the community<br> * building bridges to local government<br> * connecting with other transition initiatives<br> * forming groups to look at all the key areas of life (food, =<br>energy,<br> transport, health, heart & soul, economics & livelihoods, etc.)<br> * kicking off projects aimed at building people's understanding of<br> resilience and carbon issues and community engagement<br> * eventually launching a community-defined, community-implemented =<br>"Energy<br> Descent Action Plan" over a 15- to 20-year timescale=20<br><br> ... The community also recognises two crucial points:<br><br> * that we used immense amounts of creativity, ingenuity and =<br>adaptability<br> on the way up the energy upslope, and that there's no reason for us =<br>not to<br> do the same on the downslope<br><br> * if we collectively plan and act early enough there's every =<br>likelihood<br> that we can create a way of living that's significantly more =<br>connected,<br> more vibrant and more in touch with our environment than the =<br>oil-addicted<br> treadmill that we find ourselves on today....<br><br><br><br> ______________________________<br> Peggy Holman<br> The Open Circle Company<br> 15347 SE 49th Place<br> Bellevue, WA 98006<br> 425-746-6274<br> www.opencirclecompany.com<br><br> For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to:=20<br> www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook=20<br> =20<br> "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not =<br>get burnt, is to become=20<br> the fire".<br> -- Drew Dellinger<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> Begin forwarded message:<br><br><br> From: Tom Atlee <cii@igc.org><br> Date: January 11, 2009 2:29:02 PM PST<br> To: cii@igc.org (undisclosed list)<br> Subject: A transition effective, delightful, profound...<br><br><br> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br><br> Dec '08 - Jan '09 CII fundraiser progress report:<br><br> Funds raised so far: $8192 // Target: $36,000<br> Percentage of needed funds raised so far: 22.8%<br> People on List: 1838 // Days left: 20<br><br> +++ Thank you to the 55 people who have responded so far! +++<br> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br> If you value our work, please participate with a donation.<br> See the end of this mailing for how to contribute.<br> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br><br><br> The concept of energy descent, and of the Transition<br> approach, is a simple one: that the future with less oil<br> could be preferable to the present, but only if sufficient<br> creativity and imagination are applied early enough in<br> the design of this transition. -- Rob Hopkins<br><br><br> Dear friends,<br><br> I've been hearing more and more about a sustainability program =<br>called Transition Towns in recent months. And it is not just me: it =<br>has gone viral. It is being initiated in communities around the world =<br>at an ever-accelerating rate. At the time of this writing, there are =<br>126 communities who qualify as Transition Towns (see =<br><http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionCommunities>) -- =<br>despite the considerable criteria involved (see =<br><http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/Criteria>). Beyond that, =<br>there are about 600 more communities seriously considering it, all laid =<br>out on Google Maps =<br><http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/Mulling> to help everyone =<br>find each other and start new groups...<br><br> (Note: The links above are from the excellent Transition Towns =<br>wiki, which is a delightful portal through which to explore this topic.)<br><br> First worked up as a student project in the UK in 2005, Transition =<br>Towns has spread around the world in 3 years, entirely from the =<br>grassroots, truly viral. I feel like a late-comer. It is almost =<br>embarrassing to be writing to you about it now, in 2009, but I figure =<br>the world can use all the help it can get right now, and building =<br>resilient communities is a "the more the merrier" kind of undertaking.<br><br> The Transition Town movement is sometimes called the Transition =<br>Initiatives movement because it has come to include cities, colleges, =<br>islands, and all sorts of other communities in addition to towns.<br><br> And it is no surprise why it is spreading so rapidly. Not only =<br>are these folks incredibly pleasant, upbeat, and savvy about the use of =<br>the internet, but the Transition Towns initiative offers a refreshingly =<br>creative channel for people's growing unease about the slow-motion =<br>collapse of the old structures and systems we've come to depend on. It =<br>offers an inspiring, fully adaptable and evolving positive vision of =<br>incremental change toward sustainability that any community can =<br>realistically and pragmatically implement -- one that can be launched by =<br>any group of ordinary citizens. The Transition Town (TT) approach not =<br>only faces global-impact challenges squarely, but suggests that we can =<br>"build ways of living that are more connected, more enriching and that =<br>recognize the biological limits of our planet."<br><br> While Peak Oil and Climate Change are understandably<br> profoundly challenging, also inherent within them is the<br> potential for an economic, cultural, and social renaissance<br> the likes of which we have never seen. We will see a<br> flourishing of local businesses, local skills and solutions,<br> and a flowering of ingenuity and creativity. It is a<br> Transition in which we will inevitably grow, and in which<br> our evolution is a precondition for progress. Emerging<br> at the other end, we will not be the same as we were:<br> we will have become more humble, more connected to<br> the natural world, fitter, leaner, more skilled, and<br> ultimately, wiser. -- Transition Towns Handbook<br><br> Perhaps most remarkable is that the Transitions Towns approach =<br>engages people NOT by scaring them out of their wits or telling them =<br>what to do, but by providing powerful motivations, possibilities, and =<br>ways for them to explore creative local responses for and among =<br>themselves. There is no blueprint. The guidance provided involves =<br>tools, ways of talking and co-creating together, visons, and links to =<br>other people and resources engaged in this effort. What we do with all =<br>that is up to us.<br><br> Transition Town (TT) initiatives are formally about the =<br>"localization" of communities to prepare for disruptions arising from =<br>the twin crises of<br> (a) PEAK OIL -- not running out of oil, exactly, but when the =<br>world's demand for oil exceeds its ability to produce it (and the =<br>current low price of of oil will not last long: see =<br><http://my.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=3D20090106/4962e550_3ca6_155262=<br>00901061823557235>) and<br> (b) CLIMATE CHANGE and the extreme weather and other =<br>disruptions that accompany it.<br><br> However, there are other crises that effective localization and =<br>community resilience programs like TT can also prepare us for, from =<br>economic depression (which we're already tasting) to the disappearance =<br>of government services in a flood of red ink (see =<br><http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/08/deficit-projection-stu=<br>ns-congress> and =<br><http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/07/in-red-states-seek-tax=<br>-hikes/>) to solar flares disrupting our power grid and electronic =<br>control systems (an eventuality NASA has deemed possible by 2012 =<br><http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C478024%2C00.html>). We have =<br>gotten ourselves into a kind of addictive dependence on globally =<br>vulnerable systems whose potential (likely? current?) collapse dictates =<br>a prudent (inevitable?) turn towards relocalization and resilience.<br><br> As peak oil expert Richard Heinberg points out, the sooner we =<br>start learning to live without oil and the vast supply networks it =<br>feeds, the easier it will be for us when the current set-up is simply no =<br>longer an option.<br><br> So all this community preparation would be a great idea, =<br>regardless -- and I'd want to spread the word for that reason alone. =<br>But when I researched the TT approach, I found something even more =<br>intriguing to me, personally: the Transition Towns process uses two of =<br>my favorite processes -- Open Space and World Cafe. In fact, I even =<br>discovered that the most visible co-founder of this movement, Rob =<br>Hopkins, wrote in his Masters dissertation "Energy Descent Pathways: =<br>Evaluating potential responses to Peak Oil"<br> =<br><http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/system/files/msc-dissertation-publis=<br>hable-copy.pdf><br><br> "'[F]or many commentators, the need for engagement<br> points inexorably in the direction of new fora, such as focus<br> groups, citizens juries or panels, round tables, "visioning",<br> and new consensus conferences, in which, with no technocratic<br> monopoly of information, the necessary deliberation can take<br> place'. This arises from a growing realisation that =<br>environmental<br> values are not preformed, rather that they 'emerge out of<br> debate, discussion and challenge, as [people] encounter new<br> facts, insights and judgements contributed by others'."<br> "[Tom] Atlee's concept of 'co-intelligence' offers a tool =<br>for<br> harnessing the power of communities to implement change.<br> He defines its aim as being 'to increase the capacity of a<br> society as a whole to act in a co-intelligent manner' and<br> recommends the use of a wide range of facilitation and<br> empowerment tools to enable this. 'Our goal...' he writes,<br> 'can become the creation of ways in which people can<br> collaboratively arrive at solutions to their (and our) =<br>collective<br> problems'. Some of the mechanisms cited by [Gene] Rowe<br> and [Lynn J.] Frewer, most notably Open Space Technology<br> and World Caf=E9, are also advocated by Atlee, and are<br> increasingly being used around the world by groups working<br> to initiate relocalisation projects." (p. 41)<br><br> Wow. It made my day to find that my work played a role in =<br>inspiring and informing this intiative that just might make a decisive =<br>difference in how things turn out in our world.<br><br> But back to the Transition Towns movement. It has much to teach =<br>us. Here's my take on one set of its core principles:<br><br> The key to sustainability is RESILIENCE -- resilient communities, =<br>resilient people, resilient cultures, resilient systems. Resilience, TT =<br>folks like to point out, means a community or system can bounce back =<br>after challenges and shocks -- everything from food-supply interruptions =<br>to economic downturns to energy crises. Resilience is in many ways the =<br>healthy counterpoint to obsessive efficiency. Resilience makes healthy =<br>systems in which life-serving productivity arises from their well-being =<br>and responsiveness. Obsessive efficiency, in contrast, makes productive =<br>systems at the expense of well-being, degrading people and trashing =<br>ecosystems to maximize production and monetary profit. When =<br>productivity is defined as units produced and profits made per hour, =<br>rather than as life-value added, it becomes the enemy of life. The =<br>effort to create resilient Transition Towns is an effort to make an =<br>evolutionary leap into a kind of economics that focuses on supporting =<br>and adding value to life, not only in the OUTCOMES of productive =<br>activity, but in the vitality of the activity, itself.<br><br> Three requirements for resilient systems are Diversity, =<br>Modularity, and Tightness of Feedbacks.<br><br> DIVERSITY is about the variety of a system's elements and parts. =<br>It shows up in the idea that every vital function should be performed by =<br>more than one entity (redundancy, which is essential for resilience) and =<br>that if a community includes diverse people pursuing many various =<br>approaches to challenges and providing different sources of resources, =<br>it can keep functioning even if some of its parts fail. And if one =<br>approach doesn't work, there's a good chance another will. When you =<br>want to nurture diversity, you help people do what they are individually =<br>and collectively passionate about and good at rather than formulating =<br>and managing master plans into which you engineer human cogs. This kind =<br>of "follow your energy" self-organizing dynamic is where the Open Space =<br>process shines.<br><br> MODULARITY means that the whole scene works largely through groups =<br>or communities who are<br> (a) able to perform all the needed functions and<br> (b) networked so they can share experience and information.<br> This is an alternative to having everyone dependent on centralized =<br>governance and vast and vulnerable supply networks that pull everyone =<br>down when they collapse. Modularity enables the system as a whole to =<br>better re-organize in the event of a shock.<br><br> TIGHTNESS OF FEEDBACKS refers to how quickly and strongly one part =<br>of the system can respond to changes (good or bad) in another part. =<br>This factor involves good communication systems and, more importantly, =<br>local-ness. The more local our interactions are, the more the results =<br>of our actions are obvious to ourselves and others, and the more readily =<br>consequences can inform and shape our individual and collective =<br>responses through learning, answerability, corrections, rewards and =<br>penalties, and all the other forms of feedback.<br><br> Rob Hopkins stresses that Transition Towns is about cutting carbon =<br>and building resilience. Cutting carbon and building resilience. They =<br>go hand in hand, each inadequate by itself, each helping the other, each =<br>with long- and short-term implications.<br><br> There is MUCH more to the wisdom and practical know-how contained =<br>in the Transition Team materials, but I'll leave it for you to discover. =<br> I've included a number of further links below -- including links to the =<br>basic TT primer and Rob Hopkins' extensive TRANSITION HANDBOOK -- mostly =<br>sent to me by people on this list (Thank You!).<br><br> I have a feeling that in the not too distant future a majority of =<br>folks reading this will be involved, one way or another, in Transition =<br>Towns. The time is very very ripe.<br><br> Coheartedly,<br> Tom<br><br> =<br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br> For a quick, clear, and compelling introduction to the Transition =<br>Town movement see this great article from the Christian Science Monitor*<br> =<br><http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/09/11/communities-plan-fo=<br>r-a-low-energy-future/><br> and this great introductory talk by TT co-founder Rob Hopkins, =<br>about 6 minutes long<br> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkGHrWPtCvg0><br><br> For some no-talk inspiration about community engagement for the =<br>kind of world we dream of, here's a wonderful slideshow -- with great =<br>music -- about the many Transition Town communities being formed in New =<br>Zealand. It's about 4 minutes long:<br> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAPMTXrIL48A><br><br> Here's an excellent talk by Rob Hopkins, about 18 minutes long<br> =<br><http://www.ifg.org/programs/Energy/triple_crisis_av/panel5/3rob-v.htm><br><br> Here's a PDF file about the Transition Network (14 pages), "Who We =<br>Are and What We Do":<br> =<br><http://www.transitionnetwork.org/Strategy/TransitionNetwork-WhoWeAreWhat=<br>WeDo.pdf><br><br> And here's a PDF file (51 pages) of the Transition Initiatives =<br>Primer:<br> =<br><http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiativesPrimer.pdf><br><br> These PDFs contain information and guidelines that show a lot of =<br>wisdom about the psychology of an enterprise like this, and about =<br>connecting and partnering with different segments of the community, =<br>including local governments.<br><br> Here is the Amazon Link for The Transition Handbook by Rob =<br>Hopkins:<br> =<br><http://www.amazon.com/Transition-Handbook-Dependency-Local-Resilience/dp=<br>/19<br> =<br>00322188/ref=3Dpd_bbs_sr_1?ie=3DUTF8&s=3Dbooks&qid=3D1227893553&sr=3D8-1>=<br><br><br> Rob Hopkins' blog http://transitionculture.org/ includes, among =<br>much else, an engaging account of his own family's efforts to give up =<br>their addiction to "the car".<br><br> Here are a recent set of videos, about ten minutes each: Rob =<br>Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition Towns Movement, speaking at the =<br>Positive Energy Conference in Findhorn this past Spring. They are short =<br>and very enjoyable, instructive, and inspiring.<br><br> First segment<br> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dkizxt14aPM8<br><br> Second http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkbLsmR21gnk<br><br> Third http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUwjGDtHGd9c<br><br> Fourth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DciZc5vv5-yY<br><br> Fifth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DL0GYI5CJTkw<br><br> Sixth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDb9KpaELhCg<br><br><br> -----------<br><br> * NOTE: I wanted to feature that excellent Christian Science =<br>Monitor article on Transition Towns (ironically dated September 11, =<br>2008) -- in its entirety -- but the Monitor has done something with its =<br>website that makes it impossible to cut and paste that article (and =<br>others?), so all I can give you is the link and hope that you will take =<br>the trouble to click it. I do highly recommend it.<br><br> PS: In researching this, I ran across this stunning fact: =<br>"Americans drove 100 billion fewer miles in the 12 months ending in =<br>October than they had the year before, a decline of about 3.4%, the =<br>Transportation Department reported Friday. Miles driven fell by 9 =<br>billion miles, or 3.5%, to 250 billion miles in October compared with =<br>October 2007. So far in 2008, miles driven have fallen 3.5% to 2.45 =<br>trillion miles."<br> =<br><http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/americans-dri=<br>ve--billion-fewer-miles-past-year/>. I'm boggled that people can throw =<br>around numbers like billions and trillions when talking about miles =<br>driven. I then stumbled on a chart showing miles driven each month from =<br>1983 to 2007<br> =<br><http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/05/06/nothing_but_flo.html> =<br>which shows the yearly average was at 3 trillion miles per year for both =<br>2006 and 2007 and will -- thankfully, painfully, undoubtedly -- be much =<br>lower for 2008. At 20 miles per gallon (about average for the US), =<br>that's 150 billion gallons of gasoline burned by American drivers during =<br>each recent year. If I were the earth, I'd be getting hot under the =<br>collar, too... It is high time to get our act together. And it adds =<br>immense poignancy to Rob Hopkins' blog entry on his own efforts to give =<br>up driving<br> =<br><http://transitionculture.org/2009/01/07/five-months-and-counting-the-rea=<br>lities-of-giving-up-driving/><br><br><br> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br><br> TO SUPPORT THE CO-INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE & TOM ATLEE'S WORK...<br><br> Please send a donation of any amount -- $25, $50, $100, $500 or =<br>more -- to<br><br> The Co-Intelligence Institute<br> PO Box 493<br> Eugene, OR 97440<br><br> or use your Visa or MasterCard to make an online donation at<br> http://co-intelligence.org/donations.html<br><br> Do let me know when you've mailed a donation, so I can add it to =<br>our tally right away. 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I am=20<br>a long time Open Spacer and a committed Transition Towns =<br>activist...there are=20<br>many of us out here. Th is a genuine grassroots leaderless movement =<br>where=20<br>communities are renewing their sense of their own power, their own joy =<br>and their=20<br>humanity...making plans and sowing seeds for the new and better world =<br>that is=20<br>arriving every day...Conversation processes like OS, World Cafe and Ai =<br>are the=20<br>heart of communication in this movement...Everyone...go and find your =<br>local=20<br>transition initiative and be part of it...the time is now...we are the =<br>people we=20<br>have been waiting for...Cliodhna</FONT></DIV><br><DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"><A=20<br>href=3D"http://transitiontowns.org">http://transitiontowns.org</A></FONT>=<br></DIV><br><DIV> </DIV><br><DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"></FONT> </DIV><br><DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic">Cliodhna =<br>Mulhern<BR>Flowstone<BR>Mobile :=20<br>07929328513<BR>Tel : 01244.312758</FONT></DIV><br><DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"></FONT> </DIV><br><DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic">"I slept and dreamed that life was =<br>joy. I awoke=20<br>and saw that life was service. I acted and learned that service was joy" =<br><br><BR>Tagore</FONT></DIV><br><DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"></FONT> </DIV><br><DIV><BR> </DIV><br><BLOCKQUOTE=20<br>style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =<br>BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><br> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"=20<br> size=3D3></FONT> </DIV><br> <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>2009/1/18 Peggy Holman <SPAN dir=3Dltr><<A =<br><br> =<br>href=3D"mailto:peggy@opencirclecompany.com">peggy@opencirclecompany.com</=<br>A>></SPAN><BR><br> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20<br> style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: =<br>#ccc 1px solid"><br> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word">Has anyone been involved with =<br>the=20<br> Transition Town movement? It is apparently large and growing.=20<br> It starts off "when a small collection of motivated =<br><br> individuals within a community come together with a shared =<br>concern: how=20<br> can our community<BR>respond to the challenges and opportunities of =<br>Peak Oil=20<br> and Climate Change? (see Tom Atlee's article below)." =20<br> <DIV><BR></DIV><br> <DIV>And Open Space is a central organizing practice for them.=20<br> <DIV><BR></DIV><br> <DIV>I'm curious whether anyone from this community has been a part =<br>of this=20<br> remarkable experiment.</DIV><br> <DIV><BR></DIV><br> <DIV>appreciatively,</DIV><br> <DIV>Peggy</DIV><br> <DIV><BR></DIV><br> <DIV>Here are some excerpts from <A=20<br> href=3D"http://www.transitiontowns.org/"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.transitiontowns.org/</A>:<BR><BR>-------------=<br>----------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR><BR>&nb=<br>sp;What=20<br> is a Transition Town (or village / city / forest / =<br>island)?<BR><BR> It=20<br> all starts off when a small collection of motivated individuals =<br>within<BR>a=20<br> community come together with a shared concern: how can our=20<br> community<BR>respond to the challenges and opportunities of Peak Oil =<br>and=20<br> Climate Change?<BR><BR> ... [They embark upon] a process=20<br> of:<BR><BR> * awareness raising around Peak Oil, Climate Change =<br>and the=20<br> need to<BR>undertake a community-led process to rebuild resilience =<br>and=20<br> reduce carbon<BR>emissions<BR> * connecting with existing =<br>groups in the=20<br> community<BR> * building bridges to local government<BR> * =<br><br> connecting with other transition initiatives<BR> * forming =<br>groups to=20<br> look at all the key areas of life (food, energy,<BR>transport, =<br>health, heart=20<br> & soul, economics & livelihoods, etc.)<BR> * kicking =<br>off=20<br> projects aimed at building people's understanding of<BR>resilience =<br>and=20<br> carbon issues and community engagement<BR> * eventually =<br>launching a=20<br> community-defined, community-implemented "Energy<BR>Descent Action =<br>Plan"=20<br> over a 15- to 20-year timescale <BR><BR> ... The community =<br>also=20<br> recognises two crucial points:<BR><BR> * that we used immense =<br>amounts=20<br> of creativity, ingenuity and adaptability<BR>on the way up the =<br>energy=20<br> upslope, and that there's no reason for us not to<BR>do the same on =<br>the=20<br> downslope<BR><BR> * if we collectively plan and act early =<br>enough=20<br> there's every likelihood<BR>that we can create a way of living =<br>that's=20<br> significantly more connected,<BR>more vibrant and more in touch with =<br>our=20<br> environment than the oil-addicted<BR>treadmill that we find =<br>ourselves on=20<br> today....<BR></DIV><br> <DIV><BR><br> <DIV><SPAN=20<br> style=3D"WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: =<br>none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; =<br>LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate"><br> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word"><SPAN=20<br> style=3D"WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: =<br>none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; =<br>LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate"><br> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word"><SPAN=20<br> style=3D"WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: =<br>none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; =<br>LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate"><br> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word"><br> <DIV>______________________________</DIV><br> <DIV>Peggy Holman</DIV><br> <DIV>The Open Circle Company</DIV><br> <DIV>15347 SE 49th Place</DIV><br> <DIV>Bellevue, WA 98006</DIV><br> <DIV>425-746-6274</DIV><br> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.opencirclecompany.com/"=20<br> target=3D_blank>www.opencirclecompany.com</A></DIV><br> <DIV><br> <DIV> </DIV><br> <DIV>For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to: <BR><A=20<br> href=3D"http://www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook</A> <BR> <B=<br>R>"An=20<br> angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get =<br>burnt, is=20<br> to become <BR>the fire".<BR> -- Drew =<br>Dellinger</DIV></DIV><br> =<br><DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></SPAN><BR></DIV></SPAN><BR></DIV></SPAN><BR></DIV><br> <DIV><BR><br> <DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR><br> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><br> <DIV><br> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT=20<br> style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=3DHelvetica =<br>color=3D#000000=20<br> size=3D3><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica"=20<br> face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>Tom Atlee <<A =<br>href=3D"mailto:cii@igc.org"=20<br> target=3D_blank>cii@igc.org</A>></FONT></DIV><br> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT=20<br> style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=3DHelvetica =<br>color=3D#000000=20<br> size=3D3><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica"=20<br> face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>January 11, 2009 2:29:02 PM =<br>PST</FONT></DIV><br> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT=20<br> style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=3DHelvetica =<br>color=3D#000000=20<br> size=3D3><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" =<br>face=3DHelvetica=20<br> size=3D3><A href=3D"mailto:cii@igc.org" =<br>target=3D_blank>cii@igc.org</A>=20<br> (undisclosed list)</FONT></DIV><br> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT=20<br> style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=3DHelvetica =<br>color=3D#000000=20<br> size=3D3><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px =<br>Helvetica"=20<br> face=3DHelvetica size=3D3><B>A transition effective, delightful,=20<br> profound...</B></FONT></DIV><br> <DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV></DIV><br> =<br><DIV>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><BR> &nbs=<br>p; Dec=20<br> '08 - Jan '09 CII fundraiser progress=20<br> =<br>report:<BR><BR> Fund=<br>s=20<br> raised so far: $8192 // Target:=20<br> =<br> $36,000<BR> Pe=<br>rcentage=20<br> of needed funds raised so far:=20<br> =<br>22.8%<BR> People on =<br><br> List: 1838 // Days left: =<br> 20<BR><BR>+++=20<br> Thank you to the 55 people who have responded so far!=20<br> +++<BR>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR>If =<br>you value=20<br> our work, please participate with a donation.<BR>See the end of =<br>this=20<br> mailing for how to=20<br> =<br>contribute.<BR>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><BR>=<br><BR> The=20<br> concept of energy descent, and of the=20<br> Transition<BR> approach, is a simple one: that =<br>the future=20<br> with less oil<BR> could be preferable to the =<br>present, but=20<br> only if sufficient<BR> creativity and imagination =<br>are=20<br> applied early enough in<BR> the design of this=20<br> transition. -- Rob Hopkins<BR><BR><BR>Dear=20<br> friends,<BR><BR>I've been hearing more and more about a =<br>sustainability=20<br> program called Transition Towns in recent months. And it is =<br>not just=20<br> me: it has gone viral. It is being initiated in =<br>communities=20<br> around the world at an ever-accelerating rate. At the time =<br>of this=20<br> writing, there are 126 communities who qualify as Transition Towns =<br>(see=20<br> <<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionCommunitie=<br>s"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionCo=<br>mmunities</A>>)=20<br> -- despite the considerable criteria involved (see <<A=20<br> href=3D"http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/Criteria"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/Criteria</A>=<br>>).=20<br> Beyond that, there are about 600 more communities seriously=20<br> considering it, all laid out on Google Maps <<A=20<br> href=3D"http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/Mulling"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/Mulling</A>&=<br>gt;=20<br> to help everyone find each other and start new =<br>groups...<BR><BR>(Note:=20<br> The links above are from the excellent Transition Towns =<br>wiki, which=20<br> is a delightful portal through which to explore this =<br>topic.)<BR><BR>First=20<br> worked up as a student project in the UK in 2005, Transition Towns =<br>has=20<br> spread around the world in 3 years, entirely from the grassroots, =<br>truly=20<br> viral. I feel like a late-comer. It is almost =<br>embarrassing to=20<br> be writing to you about it now, in 2009, but I figure the world =<br>can use=20<br> all the help it can get right now, and building resilient =<br>communities is a=20<br> "the more the merrier" kind of undertaking.<BR><BR>The Transition =<br>Town=20<br> movement is sometimes called the Transition Initiatives movement =<br>because=20<br> it has come to include cities, colleges, islands, and all sorts of =<br>other=20<br> communities in addition to towns.<BR><BR>And it is no surprise why =<br>it is=20<br> spreading so rapidly. Not only are these folks incredibly =<br>pleasant,=20<br> upbeat, and savvy about the use of the internet, but the =<br>Transition Towns=20<br> initiative offers a refreshingly creative channel for people's =<br>growing=20<br> unease about the slow-motion collapse of the old structures and =<br>systems=20<br> we've come to depend on. It offers an inspiring, fully =<br>adaptable and=20<br> evolving positive vision of incremental change toward =<br>sustainability that=20<br> any community can realistically and pragmatically implement -- one =<br>that=20<br> can be launched by any group of ordinary citizens. The =<br>Transition=20<br> Town (TT) approach not only faces global-impact challenges =<br>squarely, but=20<br> suggests that we can "build ways of living that are more =<br>connected, more=20<br> enriching and that recognize the biological limits of our=20<br> planet."<BR><BR> While Peak Oil and Climate =<br>Change are=20<br> understandably<BR> profoundly challenging, also =<br>inherent=20<br> within them is the<BR> potential for an economic, =<br><br> cultural, and social renaissance<BR> the likes of =<br>which=20<br> we have never seen. We will see =<br>a<BR> flourishing=20<br> of local businesses, local skills and =<br>solutions,<BR> and=20<br> a flowering of ingenuity and creativity. It is=20<br> a<BR> Transition in which we will inevitably =<br>grow, and in=20<br> which<BR> our evolution is a precondition for =<br>progress.=20<br> Emerging<BR> at the other end, we will not =<br>be the=20<br> same as we were:<BR> we will have become more =<br>humble,=20<br> more connected to<BR> the natural world, fitter, =<br>leaner,=20<br> more skilled, and<BR> ultimately, wiser. -- =<br><br> Transition Towns Handbook<BR><BR>Perhaps most remarkable is that =<br>the=20<br> Transitions Towns approach engages people NOT by scaring them out =<br>of their=20<br> wits or telling them what to do, but by providing powerful =<br>motivations,=20<br> possibilities, and ways for them to explore creative local =<br>responses for=20<br> and among themselves. There is no blueprint. The =<br>guidance=20<br> provided involves tools, ways of talking and co-creating together, =<br>visons,=20<br> and links to other people and resources engaged in this effort. =<br> What=20<br> we do with all that is up to us.<BR><BR>Transition Town (TT) =<br>initiatives=20<br> are formally about the "localization" of communities to prepare =<br>for=20<br> disruptions arising from the twin crises =<br>of<BR> (a) PEAK=20<br> OIL -- not running out of oil, exactly, but when the world's =<br>demand for=20<br> oil exceeds its ability to produce it (and the current low price =<br>of of oil=20<br> will not last long: see <<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://my.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=3D20090106/4962e550_3ca6=<br>_15526200901061823557235"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://my.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=3D20090106/4962e=<br>550_3ca6_15526200901061823557235</A>>)=20<br> and<BR> (b) CLIMATE CHANGE and the extreme =<br>weather and=20<br> other disruptions that accompany it.<BR><BR>However, there are =<br>other=20<br> crises that effective localization and community resilience =<br>programs like=20<br> TT can also prepare us for, from economic depression (which we're =<br>already=20<br> tasting) to the disappearance of government services in a flood of =<br>red ink=20<br> (see <<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/08/deficit-project=<br>ion-stuns-congress"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/08/deficit=<br>-projection-stuns-congress</A>>=20<br> and <<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/07/in-red-states-s=<br>eek-tax-hikes/"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/07/in-red-=<br>states-seek-tax-hikes/</A>>)=20<br> to solar flares disrupting our power grid and electronic control =<br>systems=20<br> (an eventuality NASA has deemed possible by 2012 <<A=20<br> href=3D"http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C478024%2C00.html"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C478024%2C00.html<=<br>/A>>).=20<br> We have gotten ourselves into a kind of addictive dependence =<br>on=20<br> globally vulnerable systems whose potential (likely? current?) =<br>collapse=20<br> dictates a prudent (inevitable?) turn towards relocalization and=20<br> resilience.<BR><BR>As peak oil expert Richard Heinberg points out, =<br>the=20<br> sooner we start learning to live without oil and the vast supply =<br>networks=20<br> it feeds, the easier it will be for us when the current set-up is =<br>simply=20<br> no longer an option.<BR><BR>So all this community preparation =<br>would be a=20<br> great idea, regardless -- and I'd want to spread the word for that =<br>reason=20<br> alone. But when I researched the TT approach, I found =<br>something even=20<br> more intriguing to me, personally: the Transition Towns =<br>process uses=20<br> two of my favorite processes -- Open Space and World Cafe. =<br> In fact,=20<br> I even discovered that the most visible co-founder of this =<br>movement, Rob=20<br> Hopkins, wrote in his Masters dissertation "Energy Descent =<br>Pathways:=20<br> Evaluating potential responses to Peak Oil"<BR><<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/system/files/msc-dissertation=<br>-publishable-copy.pdf"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/system/files/msc-diss=<br>ertation-publishable-copy.pdf</A>><BR><BR> &nbs=<br>p; "'[F]or=20<br> many commentators, the need for =<br>engagement<BR> points=20<br> inexorably in the direction of new fora, such as=20<br> focus<BR> groups, citizens juries or panels, =<br>round=20<br> tables, "visioning",<BR> and new consensus =<br>conferences,=20<br> in which, with no technocratic<BR> monopoly of=20<br> information, the necessary deliberation can=20<br> take<BR> place'. This arises from a growing =<br>realisation=20<br> that environmental<BR> values are not preformed, =<br>rather=20<br> that they 'emerge out of<BR> debate, discussion =<br>and=20<br> challenge, as [people] encounter new<BR> facts, =<br>insights=20<br> and judgements contributed by=20<br> others'."<BR> "[Tom] Atlee's =<br>concept of=20<br> 'co-intelligence' offers a tool =<br>for<BR> harnessing the=20<br> power of communities to implement change.<BR> He =<br>defines=20<br> its aim as being 'to increase the capacity of=20<br> a<BR> society as a whole to act in a =<br>co-intelligent=20<br> manner' and<BR> recommends the use of a wide =<br>range of=20<br> facilitation and<BR> empowerment tools to enable =<br>this.=20<br> 'Our goal...' he writes,<BR> 'can become the =<br>creation of=20<br> ways in which people can<BR> collaboratively =<br>arrive at=20<br> solutions to their (and our) =<br>collective<BR> problems'.=20<br> Some of the mechanisms cited by [Gene] =<br>Rowe<BR> and [Lynn=20<br> J.] Frewer, most notably Open Space =<br>Technology<BR> and=20<br> World Caf=E9, are also advocated by Atlee, and=20<br> are<BR> increasingly being used around the world =<br>by=20<br> groups working<BR> to initiate relocalisation =<br>projects."=20<br> (p. 41)<BR><BR>Wow. It made my day to find that my =<br>work played=20<br> a role in inspiring and informing this intiative that just might =<br>make a=20<br> decisive difference in how things turn out in our =<br>world.<BR><BR>But back=20<br> to the Transition Towns movement. It has much to teach us.=20<br> Here's my take on one set of its core principles:<BR><BR>The =<br>key to=20<br> sustainability is RESILIENCE -- resilient communities, resilient =<br>people,=20<br> resilient cultures, resilient systems. Resilience, TT folks =<br>like to=20<br> point out, means a community or system can bounce back after =<br>challenges=20<br> and shocks -- everything from food-supply interruptions to =<br>economic=20<br> downturns to energy crises. Resilience is in many ways the =<br>healthy=20<br> counterpoint to obsessive efficiency. Resilience makes =<br>healthy=20<br> systems in which life-serving productivity arises from their =<br>well-being=20<br> and responsiveness. Obsessive efficiency, in contrast, makes =<br><br> productive systems at the expense of well-being, degrading people =<br>and=20<br> trashing ecosystems to maximize production and monetary profit. =<br> When=20<br> productivity is defined as units produced and profits made per =<br>hour,=20<br> rather than as life-value added, it becomes the enemy of life. =<br> The=20<br> effort to create resilient Transition Towns is an effort to make =<br>an=20<br> evolutionary leap into a kind of economics that focuses on =<br>supporting and=20<br> adding value to life, not only in the OUTCOMES of productive =<br>activity, but=20<br> in the vitality of the activity, itself.<BR><BR>Three requirements =<br>for=20<br> resilient systems are Diversity, Modularity, and Tightness of=20<br> Feedbacks.<BR><BR>DIVERSITY is about the variety of a system's =<br>elements=20<br> and parts. It shows up in the idea that every vital function =<br>should=20<br> be performed by more than one entity (redundancy, which is =<br>essential for=20<br> resilience) and that if a community includes diverse people =<br>pursuing many=20<br> various approaches to challenges and providing different sources =<br>of=20<br> resources, it can keep functioning even if some of its parts fail. =<br><br> And if one approach doesn't work, there's a good chance =<br>another=20<br> will. When you want to nurture diversity, you help people do =<br>what=20<br> they are individually and collectively passionate about and good =<br>at rather=20<br> than formulating and managing master plans into which you engineer =<br>human=20<br> cogs. This kind of "follow your energy" self-organizing =<br>dynamic is=20<br> where the Open Space process shines.<BR><BR>MODULARITY means that =<br>the=20<br> whole scene works largely through groups or communities who=20<br> are<BR> (a) able to perform all the needed =<br>functions=20<br> and<BR> (b) networked so they can share =<br>experience and=20<br> information.<BR>This is an alternative to having everyone =<br>dependent on=20<br> centralized governance and vast and vulnerable supply networks =<br>that pull=20<br> everyone down when they collapse. Modularity enables the =<br>system as a=20<br> whole to better re-organize in the event of a =<br>shock.<BR><BR>TIGHTNESS OF=20<br> FEEDBACKS refers to how quickly and strongly one part of the =<br>system can=20<br> respond to changes (good or bad) in another part. This =<br>factor=20<br> involves good communication systems and, more importantly, =<br>local-ness.=20<br> The more local our interactions are, the more the results of =<br>our=20<br> actions are obvious to ourselves and others, and the more readily=20<br> consequences can inform and shape our individual and collective =<br>responses=20<br> through learning, answerability, corrections, rewards and =<br>penalties, and=20<br> all the other forms of feedback.<BR><BR>Rob Hopkins stresses that=20<br> Transition Towns is about cutting carbon and building resilience.=20<br> Cutting carbon and building resilience. They go hand in =<br>hand, each=20<br> inadequate by itself, each helping the other, each with long- and=20<br> short-term implications.<BR><BR>There is MUCH more to the wisdom =<br>and=20<br> practical know-how contained in the Transition Team materials, but =<br>I'll=20<br> leave it for you to discover. I've included a number of =<br>further=20<br> links below -- including links to the basic TT primer and Rob =<br>Hopkins'=20<br> extensive TRANSITION HANDBOOK -- mostly sent to me by people on =<br>this list=20<br> (Thank You!).<BR><BR>I have a feeling that in the not too distant =<br>future a=20<br> majority of folks reading this will be involved, one way or =<br>another, in=20<br> Transition Towns. The time is very very=20<br> =<br>ripe.<BR><BR>Coheartedly,<BR>Tom<BR><BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=<br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR><BR>For=20<br> a quick, clear, and compelling introduction to the Transition Town =<br><br> movement see this great article from the Christian Science=20<br> Monitor*<BR><<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/09/11/communities-=<br>plan-for-a-low-energy-future/"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/09/11/comm=<br>unities-plan-for-a-low-energy-future/</A>><BR>and=20<br> this great introductory talk by TT co-founder Rob Hopkins, about 6 =<br>minutes=20<br> long<BR><<A =<br>href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkGHrWPtCvg0"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkGHrWPtCvg0</A>><BR><=<br>BR>For=20<br> some no-talk inspiration about community engagement for the kind =<br>of world=20<br> we dream of, here's a wonderful slideshow -- with great music -- =<br>about the=20<br> many Transition Town communities being formed in New Zealand. =<br> It's=20<br> about 4 minutes long:<BR><<A=20<br> href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAPMTXrIL48A"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAPMTXrIL48A</A>><BR><=<br>BR>Here's=20<br> an excellent talk by Rob Hopkins, about 18 minutes long<BR><<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://www.ifg.org/programs/Energy/triple_crisis_av/panel5/3rob-v=<br>.htm"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.ifg.org/programs/Energy/triple_crisis_av/panel=<br>5/3rob-v.htm</A>><BR><BR>Here's=20<br> a PDF file about the Transition Network (14 pages), "Who We Are =<br>and What=20<br> We Do":<BR><<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://www.transitionnetwork.org/Strategy/TransitionNetwork-WhoWe=<br>AreWhatWeDo.pdf"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.transitionnetwork.org/Strategy/TransitionNetwo=<br>rk-WhoWeAreWhatWeDo.pdf</A>><BR><BR>And=20<br> here's a PDF file (51 pages) of the Transition Initiatives=20<br> Primer:<BR><<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiativesPrimer.p=<br>df"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiatives=<br>Primer.pdf</A>><BR><BR>These=20<br> PDFs contain information and guidelines that show a lot of wisdom =<br>about=20<br> the psychology of an enterprise like this, and about connecting =<br>and=20<br> partnering with different segments of the community, including =<br>local=20<br> governments.<BR><BR>Here is the Amazon Link for The Transition =<br>Handbook by=20<br> Rob Hopkins:<BR><<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/Transition-Handbook-Dependency-Local-Resili=<br>ence/dp/19"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.amazon.com/Transition-Handbook-Dependency-Loca=<br>l-Resilience/dp/19</A><BR>00322188/ref=3Dpd_bbs_sr_1?ie=3DUTF8&s=3Dbo=<br>oks&qid=3D1227893553&sr=3D8-1><BR><BR>Rob=20<br> Hopkins' blog <A href=3D"http://transitionculture.org/"=20<br> target=3D_blank>http://transitionculture.org/</A> includes, among =<br>much else,=20<br> an engaging account of his own family's efforts to give up their =<br>addiction=20<br> to "the car".<BR><BR>Here are a recent set of videos, about ten =<br>minutes=20<br> each: Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition Towns =<br>Movement,=20<br> speaking at the Positive Energy Conference in Findhorn this past =<br>Spring.=20<br> They are short and very enjoyable, instructive, and=20<br> inspiring.<BR><BR>First segment<BR><A=20<br> href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dkizxt14aPM8"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dkizxt14aPM8</A><BR><BR>S=<br>econd=20<br> <A href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkbLsmR21gnk"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkbLsmR21gnk</A><BR><BR>T=<br>hird=20<br> <A href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUwjGDtHGd9c"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUwjGDtHGd9c</A><BR><BR>F=<br>ourth=20<br> <A href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DciZc5vv5-yY"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DciZc5vv5-yY</A><BR><BR>F=<br>ifth=20<br> <A href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DL0GYI5CJTkw"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DL0GYI5CJTkw</A><BR><BR>S=<br>ixth=20<br> <A href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDb9KpaELhCg"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDb9KpaELhCg</A><BR><BR><=<br>BR>-----------<BR><BR>*=20<br> NOTE: I wanted to feature that excellent Christian =<br>Science=20<br> Monitor article on Transition Towns (ironically dated September =<br>11, 2008)=20<br> -- in its entirety -- but the Monitor has done something with its =<br>website=20<br> that makes it impossible to cut and paste that article (and =<br>others?), so=20<br> all I can give you is the link and hope that you will take the =<br>trouble to=20<br> click it. I do highly recommend it.<BR><BR>PS: In =<br>researching=20<br> this, I ran across this stunning fact: "Americans drove 100 =<br>billion fewer=20<br> miles in the 12 months ending in October than they had the year =<br>before, a=20<br> decline of about 3.4%, the Transportation Department reported =<br>Friday.=20<br> Miles driven fell by 9 billion miles, or 3.5%, to 250 billion =<br>miles in=20<br> October compared with October 2007. So far in 2008, miles driven =<br>have=20<br> fallen 3.5% to 2.45 trillion miles."<BR><<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/americ=<br>ans-drive--billion-fewer-miles-past-year/"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energ=<br>y/americans-drive--billion-fewer-miles-past-year/</A>>.=20<br> I'm boggled that people can throw around numbers like =<br>billions and=20<br> trillions when talking about miles driven. I then stumbled =<br>on a=20<br> chart showing miles driven each month from 1983 to 2007<BR><<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/05/06/nothing_but_flo.html=<br>"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/05/06/nothing_but_=<br>flo.html</A>>=20<br> which shows the yearly average was at 3 trillion miles per year =<br>for both=20<br> 2006 and 2007 and will -- thankfully, painfully, undoubtedly -- be =<br>much=20<br> lower for 2008. At 20 miles per gallon (about average for =<br>the US),=20<br> that's 150 billion gallons of gasoline burned by American drivers =<br>during=20<br> each recent year. If I were the earth, I'd be getting hot =<br>under the=20<br> collar, too... It is high time to get our act together. =<br> And it=20<br> adds immense poignancy to Rob Hopkins' blog entry on his own =<br>efforts to=20<br> give up driving<BR><<A=20<br> =<br>href=3D"http://transitionculture.org/2009/01/07/five-months-and-counting-=<br>the-realities-of-giving-up-driving/"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://transitionculture.org/2009/01/07/five-months-and-c=<br>ounting-the-realities-of-giving-up-driving/</A>><BR><BR><BR>++++++++++=<br>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><BR>TO=20<br> SUPPORT THE CO-INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE & TOM ATLEE'S=20<br> WORK...<BR><BR>Please send a donation of any amount -- $25, $50, =<br>$100,=20<br> $500 or more -- to<BR><BR> The Co-Intelligence=20<br> Institute<BR> PO Box 493<BR> Eugene, OR=20<br> 97440<BR><BR>or use your Visa or MasterCard to make an online =<br>donation=20<br> at<BR><A href=3D"http://co-intelligence.org/donations.html"=20<br> =<br>target=3D_blank>http://co-intelligence.org/donations.html</A><BR><BR>Do =<br>let=20<br> me know when you've mailed a donation, so I can add it to our =<br>tally right=20<br> away. 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