[Springboard] July Gathering

Wed Jun 16 16:35:14 CDT 2010

Here we go again!  Try this one.

Jack

On Jun 16, 2010, at 5:30 PM, David Scott wrote:

> Jack
> david here --
> I hate to be such a pain in the ass, but I can't open the triangles  
> file.  Any help you can give would be great.
> david
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> 2010/6/16 Jack Gilles <icabombay at igc.org>
> Dear Colleagues,
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> We now are getting a handle on what we need to do at the post-OIKOS/ 
> ICA event at Oklahoma City University (OKCU).  I'm sending this  
> email and the attached work to the Springboard Dialogue group  
> because the earlier mailing didn't cover everyone I know who is  
> associated with the work we've done through Springboard gatherings  
> and I now feel the meeting we're going to have is a continuation of  
> that series of gatherings.
>
> So a bit of a context for the new people getting this email.  After  
> the event scheduled for Oklahoma City University with OIKOS and ICA,  
> which begins Monday July 12th and ends with lunch on the 14th, a  
> group of us will begin meeting regarding the continuing dialogue  
> about what and how we get our wisdom (historical and current) in  
> form(s) that we can share with Those Who Care.  We have talked a lot  
> about this and there has been quite a bit of work done already over  
> the last couple of years.  But at this meeting I would hope we would  
> prioritize what we need to do, build some plans for it to happen and  
> get started toward some specific goals for 2010-11.   You will see I  
> actually think this Formation work.
>
> Mark Davies has graciously arranged for those of us coming for the  
> first event to be able to extend our stay in the rooms we are  
> getting for $22/night/person.  However there are colleagues willing  
> to host some of us who need to save some money.  Let Pat Webb know  
> if you need that.  Mark has also said we can have space to meet in,  
> which is wonderful.
>
> We will meet later in the afternoon of the 14th to begin (4??) and  
> have our first session together.  I thought we'd consider going out  
> together that evening and our colleagues in OKC can help us there.   
> We would have all day the 15th, and although a couple of people need  
> to depart Friday morning, some of us might continue to meet on  
> Friday morning to push through details.  If you are coming and  
> haven't made your plane reservations please look at Friday  
> afternoon, evening or Saturday for departure if possible.
>
> Again, for those getting this for the first time, in an earlier  
> email I sent out a set of triangles that I had worked on and called  
> ""The Academy for the 21st Century Spirit Movement".   It was my  
> attempt to put into a "Knowing" Doing" Being" format our wisdom and  
> what we may consider sharing in some form.  But it was not a design  
> of a new Academy, but simply a vehicle to get some coherence into  
> our work.  You will see that in the 3rd Draft I've changed the title  
> and as well as several of the sub-triangles.  The accompanying text  
> document contains paragraphs on each triangle explaining my meaning  
> and rationale for the title as well as what the next level might  
> consist of (level 4).   But remember, this is just a dialogue tool,  
> not a construct.  As such I hope it stimulates thinking on what we  
> need to clarify and work on.  We need to prioritize and then polish  
> and choose a form or instrument to make it accessible.
>
> You will see from the opening context of the text document that I  
> see four tasks before us at OKSU.  These triangles are just a way to  
> look at how we might prioritize for the other three tasks;  
> Historical Archives, Repository & Video Interviews, and Resurgent  
> Publishing.  To this end, I would ask David Dunn & Jan Sanders and  
> Dick Sims to bring us up to speed on the Global Archives project,  
> Gordon Harper, Len Hockley and Jim Weigel to share with us their  
> thinking of the evolution of the Repository web site and the future  
> of the interview process, and George Walters & John Epps to share  
> some vision and possibility for Resurgent Publishing.  I also think  
> Geroge, people would appreciate an update on the event in DC at  
> Wesley Theological Seminary.   I would hope we could get all of that  
> work done by Wednesday evening and then go from there.
>
> Finally, for those who can not attend, please consider joining us  
> via Skype for any or all of our time together.  We've done that  
> before at our meetings and with speakers and cameras it can feel  
> that you're with us at the table.
>
> So, let the conversation continue, especially ideas of prep we need  
> to do before we arrive.
>
> Grace & Peace,
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> Jack
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