TIMELINE & MINUTES

July 20, 2010

Present:  Dave, Sue, Chris, Kathy, Carol, Dan, Daniel, Tree

NOW-THRU SEPT. 27

GOAL:  GET THE REMAINING PATTERNS ROUGHED OUT (SPROUTS)

Events:

            Core team has regular tele-meetings

            Regional Nookers to write by Sept. 28

                        Daniel & Kathy - 3 patterns

                        Chris & Carol - 10 patterns

                        Dave - move sprouts to bloom - 20 patterns

            Regional events to write patterns

            Bowen - next session start Sept. 28 eve, depart Oct. 1 morn

                        solo work to bloom

                        edit & prune

                        Kathy coordinate menu & shopping list

                        Sue shopping

                        Portland - Tree ask them what they want to do

OCT. 1-JAN. 31

GOAL:  EDITING, POLISHING, PRUNING TOWARD COMPLETION (BLOOMS)

Almost all patterns at Bloom or Bouquet status by end of Jan.

Plan another Bowen session to coincide with Tree’s workshop in BC - Jan. 2011

FEB. 1-BY JUNE 30

Book Proposal to B-K:  Tree & Dave responsible, Chris & others help

MINUTES

Nookers [reference to space & time nooks pattern] working on patterns who want review will send a prompt

Sue’s available -- off between now and Aug. 16

Priority is to get patterns complete, other activities to happen according to energy

      (Story collection, card decks, teaching program, game, etc.)

CARD DECKS:  Dan send prototype to Dave & Daniel

      Dave, Daniel, Dan to meet re card decks on July 28 at 3pm

Considering how each of us may reach out to our communities  - ON AGENDA FOR SEPT. MTG.?

            WHO ARE OUR COMMUNITIES/NETWORKS?

                        Carol:  coaches, MBA SFU, Transition

                        Kathy:  cohousing BC

                        Sue:  Antioch

                        Daniel:  cohousing BC

                        Tree:  lots of facilitator colleagues, esp. in NW; intentional cmties; Eugene eco-groovy people

                        Dave:  large professional firms, blog, Transition

                        Chris:  Art of Hosting, Open Space, Berkana, blog

                        Dan:  Royal Rhoads Univ., DF, ISW

BOOK PROPOSAL

Need, why do it

audience, who buys it

concept:  1-2 page summary includes sections & chapters

what is different about this book - how relate to others in the field, what niche fills, how different

bio, credentials

introduction

promotional plan

      author’s personal marketing & support activities

      who contribute intro, preface, etc.

      all suggested contacts for endorsements

book structure

sample chapter representative, including graphics

chapter summaries