Criteria for thriving core group (TWOG) from June 16th planning Meeting

[Travis Linds]

Criteria for thriving core group (TWOG)

From Leadership Planning Meeting June 16, 2010, 6 -10 pm

·       Simple

·       Inclusiveness

·       Reflects living system vs mechanistic model

·       Functional and practical

·       Fun

·       Patient

·       Scaleable – from small groups to county wide and beyond

·       Non-tyrannical

·       Viral

·       Open hearted

·       Facilitate cross pollination

·       Open to change and updating (dynamic steering)

·       Promotes communication

·       Full representation

·       Built in flexibility

·       Transparent

·       Durable/resilient (50+ yrs)

·       Dynamic / healthy turnover

·       Community partners

·       Informed

·       Visually representable

·       Accessible

·       Inclusive of internal and relational process

·       Efficiency in decision making

·       Willing to interface/work with existing structure

·       Plan on passing baton – intentional

·       Pro democratic

·       Turns to transition towns model as an advisor

·       Willing to be a model

·       Learning organization

·       Clear boundaries

·       Communities orbiting a hub

·       Accountability

·       Clarity of what it is not

·       Generating small successful results (tangible – crawl, walk then run)

·       Multi species/culture/generation/habitat (include air, water and soil)/ethnic representation

·       Consistent with transition town principles

·       Replicate-able

[Jamie Jedinak]

Thank you for putting this together!ANd with large print - Yeah!