Transition Whatcom2024-03-28T20:16:31ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcombhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2197501984?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/edapgroup/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=0ohynqugt8ob2&feed=yes&xn_auth=noa possible way to get started againtag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2012-01-26:2723460:Topic:763062012-01-26T18:28:29.671ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcomb
<p>I've been thinking about what kind of project the ARC could take on that would not be so huge and unanswerable as an entire descent plan. I've been thinking that it might be helpful to have a specific project that we could work together on, that could function as a first step forward.</p>
<p>I know that there are resources out there in the community about how to reduce energy consumption, etc. I wonder if there is any interest in researching what information and support sources already…</p>
<p>I've been thinking about what kind of project the ARC could take on that would not be so huge and unanswerable as an entire descent plan. I've been thinking that it might be helpful to have a specific project that we could work together on, that could function as a first step forward.</p>
<p>I know that there are resources out there in the community about how to reduce energy consumption, etc. I wonder if there is any interest in researching what information and support sources already exist, and compiling them in one place. Depending on what we find, it might be a web page with links to sites, it might be a brochure/booklet with addresses and phone numbers as well.</p>
<p>This would be a smaller project than the wiki site - which is also a good idea. Besides being helpful to the community, this project could help us to think more about what kinds of things people need to know individually, politically and communally. It would also provide a good resource for neighborhood initiatives.</p>
<p>If this idea is interesting to you, please add your thoughts. If there are a few of us interested, I propose we set up a meeting to get started.</p>
<p>Emily</p> ARC Processtag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-05-11:2723460:Topic:506672011-05-11T22:03:20.732ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcomb
<p>I had an action item from the May 9th meeting to write a draft a process for our Actions for Resilient Communities (ARC). This is the result.</p>
<p>The Transition Whatcom ARC (TWARC?) is proposed as an alternative to an EDAP. If we were to create an EDAP, it would likely be similar to those produced by other Transition organizations. The TWARC, as you will see if you read on, is vastly different.</p>
<p>More detail is required to complete our ARC process, but what follows should be…</p>
<p>I had an action item from the May 9th meeting to write a draft a process for our Actions for Resilient Communities (ARC). This is the result.</p>
<p>The Transition Whatcom ARC (TWARC?) is proposed as an alternative to an EDAP. If we were to create an EDAP, it would likely be similar to those produced by other Transition organizations. The TWARC, as you will see if you read on, is vastly different.</p>
<p>More detail is required to complete our ARC process, but what follows should be enough to stimulate discussion. One hopes that most of that discussion will occur here, and can be concluded at our next meeting. </p>
<p>But first, for reference, the purpose of Transition (from the TW ning site) is:</p>
<p>To support community led responses to peak oil and climate change, building resilience and happiness.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The purpose of the TWARC is proposed:</p>
<p>To be an inclusive, collaborative and ongoing process that collects and disseminates practical guidance on resilience enhancing actions to individuals, groups, businesses, and local government in Whatcom County.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And finally, the ARC <i>Process</i> works like this:</p>
<p>A simple procedure allows TW members to become ARC contributors. Besides subject matter expertise, ARC contributors would be expected to have some familiarity with the TW organization, its goals, and its values.</p>
<p>ARC contributors enter practical information that helps people increase resilience into the TWARC Wiki. A Wiki is a public, web-based information repository that is available to us without cost. Only recognized ARC Contributors can add new content to the Wiki.</p>
<p>Contributors’ information is stored, discussed, and maintained as "lessons" in the TWARC Wiki. The general public can read and comment on lessons (but not create them). When first created, the lessons are considered “experimental”. They are intended for use by those who are most motivated, most desperate, most skilled, and/or perhaps most willing to experiment with new resilience enhancing techniques.</p>
<p>The Wiki also contains descriptions of TWARC administrative processes. These are therefore available for public review and comment. They are subject to modification, within reason, in response to popular demand.</p>
<p>Experimental ARC lessons that have been reviewed, tested, and verified as useful by early adopters will become “certified” lessons. In some cases, it may be desirable for the experimental lessons to be edited and restructured for instructional purposes. This need not be done by the original contributor as it ideally requires instructional design expertise. Experimental and certified lessons are at least logically separated to avoid confusion among the uninitiated.</p>
<p>Certified ARC lessons are available as instructional materials to the public . A mechanism for accepting comments on the materials is provided. Comments from instructors and “graduates” are used to expand, refine, and enhance the instructional value of the lessons.</p>
<p>ARC Lesson materials may be formatted in a variety of ways depending on the nature of the subject and the various learning styles of the audience. For example, the information might end up as text, automated tutorials, or videos for on-line self instruction. Or ARC Lessons could also be lesson plans for instructor led , face to face, group instruction, or whatever else is found to be popular and works.</p>
<p>The ARC is maintained over time as follows: Lessons may gradually adapt to changing circumstances and new challenges, and thus remain relevant, useful, and generally available. Lessons which remain static or unused for a long time may lose certification. </p>
<p>The details of uncertified lessons that remain unused for some period of time would be logically or physically removed from the “active” on-line environment and archived. Summary information might remain public to ensure that late blooming lessons are not prematurely demoted. </p> EDAP Meeting May 9th 2011 (Kyler's Minutes)tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-05-10:2723460:Topic:502982011-05-10T06:05:57.398ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcomb
<p><span class="font-size-3">Meeting Minutes by Kyler Boyes</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">During this meeting we enjoyed trials of group process techniques that are new for this group. We enjoyed this learning experiment. We may try to use other group process ideas in future meetings.<br></br></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">This is an evolving group which wishes to draw interest from those who have not attended, and renew interest for those that have. We are open to new…</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Meeting Minutes by Kyler Boyes</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">During this meeting we enjoyed trials of group process techniques that are new for this group. We enjoyed this learning experiment. We may try to use other group process ideas in future meetings.<br/></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">This is an evolving group which wishes to draw interest from those who have not attended, and renew interest for those that have. We are open to new people coming to participate, and be involved.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">- Thanks for reading- Kyler<br/></span></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Next Meeting will begin with:</span></p>
<ol>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Check in- introduce yourself...</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">think/listen activity (if appropriate)<br/></span></li>
</ol>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Consensus Decision #1</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><br/></span></p>
<ol>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Agenda will now be begun at the end of each meeting.</span></li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><span class="font-size-3">We will try to create a good beginning to the next meeting, by discussing an Agenda for the next meeting.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Agenda topics can be added between meetings online.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Agenda can include last minute additions.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span class="font-size-3">The purpose for this decision as I understand the intents of participants:</span></p>
<ol>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Create a concrete continuation of meetings.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Inspire interest in meetings for newcomers and current/former attendees through concrete representation of The Agenda.</span></li>
</ol>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Consensus Decision #2</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<ol>
<li><span class="font-size-3">ARC will now be the title of the working group (Actions for Resilient Communities)<br/></span></li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><span class="font-size-3">This may be Transition Whatcom ARC</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Whatcom ARC</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Or other, but ARC is agreed</span></li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Goals and Objectives discussed:</span></p>
<p> </p>
<ol>
<li><span class="font-size-3">We seem to have a consensus at this meeting that:</span></li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><span class="font-size-3">An educational resource is the central goal/objective of this working group EDAP/ARC.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Resource is meant to draw from knowledge/experience of other working groups ie; Personal Finance, Reskilling, Food Security, Heart and Soul, etc... As well as community members independent of work groups.</span></li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Stated Actions:</span></p>
<p> </p>
<ol>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Tris will Blog about Process for Operating this Educational Resource.</span></li>
</ol>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Proposed Actions:</span></p>
<p> </p>
<ol>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Unaquainted Members attending this meeting will participate in experimental wiki site- beginning of Educational Resource</span></li>
</ol>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Agenda for next meeting at the end:</span></p>
<p> </p>
<ol>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Process for Operating Wiki Site- Educational Resource</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">Change the name for work group on the Ning Site- EDAP becomes ARC- How to Change? What to change to Exactly? Transition ARC? Whatcom Transition ARC?</span></li>
</ol>
<p> </p>
<p> </p> New Working Name for EDAPtag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-04-20:2723460:Topic:486872011-04-20T04:04:25.862ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcomb
<p>We are looking for a working name for this information resource we are creating. Those of us who have been discussing the EDAP want a name that catches the community's imaginations and pulls them in. It will help in recruiting people to contribute to it. So instead of Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP), what can we use? Maybe something with an acronym that has marketing potential.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>To get your creative juices going here are a couple of ideas:</p>
<p>Whatcom RAP (Resiliency…</p>
<p>We are looking for a working name for this information resource we are creating. Those of us who have been discussing the EDAP want a name that catches the community's imaginations and pulls them in. It will help in recruiting people to contribute to it. So instead of Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP), what can we use? Maybe something with an acronym that has marketing potential.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>To get your creative juices going here are a couple of ideas:</p>
<p>Whatcom RAP (Resiliency Action Plan or Pathway) otherwise known as WRAP</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>Whatcom CURVE (Community-led Urban/Rural Visioning Experience) OR Whatcom CuRVe (Cooperative Re-Visioning)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Please, please give us your suggestions! I know you can come up with something better than my lame suggestions. Read Tris Shirley's discussion titled "Action Plan Purposes/Objectives" for more information on what we are planning to help you with ideas.</p> Action Plan Purposes/Objectivestag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-04-19:2723460:Topic:482502011-04-19T18:55:42.033ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcomb
This discussion is where you should add your comments which address the question "What do we want our Action Plan to do?"
This discussion is where you should add your comments which address the question "What do we want our Action Plan to do?" ACTION PLAN: Step One: Developing a Frameworktag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-04-19:2723460:Topic:484002011-04-19T14:31:15.955ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcomb
<p>Here is the discussion proposing our Framework (aka table on contents, outline) for our Action Plan.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>From <a href="http://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/EDAPwebversion">http://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/EDAPwebversion</a>:</p>
<p><strong>Themes and Pathways for Energy Descent</strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Working With Nature:</em></strong></p>
<p>1. Food Security - Can Totnes and District Feed Itself? </p>
<p>2. Food Production and Farming</p>
<p>3. Health and…</p>
<p>Here is the discussion proposing our Framework (aka table on contents, outline) for our Action Plan.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>From <a href="http://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/EDAPwebversion">http://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/EDAPwebversion</a>:</p>
<p><strong>Themes and Pathways for Energy Descent</strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Working With Nature:</em></strong></p>
<p>1. Food Security - Can Totnes and District Feed Itself? </p>
<p>2. Food Production and Farming</p>
<p>3. Health and Wellbeing</p>
<p>4. Supporting Biodiversity – The Web of Life *</p>
<p>5. Water Matters *</p>
<p><strong><em>Creative Energy Systems:</em></strong></p>
<p>1. Energy Security</p>
<p>2. Renewable Energy Budget</p>
<p>3. Transportation</p>
<p>4. Building and Housing</p>
<p><strong><em>Resourcing Localisation</em></strong></p>
<p>1. Economics and Livelihoods</p>
<p>2. Consumption and Waste *</p>
<p><strong><em>Nurturing Transition</em></strong></p>
<p>1. Arts, Culture, Media and Innovation</p>
<p>2. Inner Transition *</p>
<p>3. Education, Awareness and Skills for Transition</p>
<p><strong><em>Empowering People</em></strong></p>
<p>1. Local Governance *</p>
<p>2. Community Matters *</p>
<p>3. Youth Issues *</p>
<p> </p>
<p>FROM <a href="http://transitionculture.org/wp-content/uploads/kinsaleenergydescentactionplan.pdf">http://transitionculture.org/wp-content/uploads/kinsaleenergydescentactionplan.pdf</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>1 The Practical Sustainability Course at Kinsale FEC</p>
<p>2 The Kinsale Energy Descent Energy Action Plan – an introduction. by Rob Hopkins </p>
<p>3 The Dawn of the Second Half of the Age of Oil by Dr. C.J.Campbell of ASPO Ireland. </p>
<p>4 The Scenario of This Report by Rob Hopkins</p>
<p>5 Food by Deirdre Barry and Rob Hopkins</p>
<p>6 Youth & Community by Michael O’Callaghan, Rob Hopkins,Michelle Walsh, Carmel Geary</p>
<p>7 Education by Diana Good and Pernilla West</p>
<p>8 Housing by Jan Brady, Anna Aherne and Abbie North</p>
<p>9 Economy and Livelihoods by Michael O’Callaghan and Diane Carton</p>
<p>10 Health by Michelle Wash, Ben Girling,Carmel Geary and Rob Hopkins</p>
<p>11 Tourism by Becci Neal</p>
<p>12 Transport by Becci Neal and Bridget Hannan</p>
<p>13 Waste by Jan Brady and Anna Aherne</p>
<p>14 Energy by Pernilla West and Bridget Hannan</p>
<p>15 Marine Resources by Diana Good and Stephen Keaveny</p>
<p> </p>
<p>FROM <a href="http://transitionus.org/sites/default/files/ForestRow_In_Transition-EDAP.pdf">http://transitionus.org/sites/default/files/ForestRow_In_Transition-EDAP.pdf</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>1 Foreword</p>
<p>2 Forest Row in Transition</p>
<p>3 Forest Row Transition Times</p>
<p>4 The big issues in brief</p>
<p>5 What are Transition Initiatives?</p>
<p>6 Forest Row in 2025</p>
<p>7 Meet the Foresters</p>
<p>8 The Foresters at home: domestic energy in 2025</p>
<p>9 The Foresters on the move: travel in 2025</p>
<p>10 Buying and growing food in 2025</p>
<p>11 Staying healthy in 2025</p>
<p>12 Make, mend and exchange: the local economy in 2025</p>
<p>13 The Forest Row community in 2025</p>
<p>14 At the end of the day: looking back to 2009</p>
<p>15 Forest Row Transition timeline: steps to the future</p>
<p>16 Headlines from the future</p>
<p>17 Transition Initiatives</p>
<p>18 Business and Peak Oil</p>
<p>19 Resources</p>
<p>20 Forest Row - origins and expansion</p>
<p>21 Appreciation</p>
<p> </p> Better Location for Meeting Minutestag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-04-01:2723460:Topic:475692011-04-01T02:54:33.201ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcomb
<p>You can now find all of the meeting minutes at:</p>
<p><a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=1asmc9lffnx77">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=1asmc9lffnx77</a></p>
<p>You can now find all of the meeting minutes at:</p>
<p><a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=1asmc9lffnx77">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=1asmc9lffnx77</a></p> Whatcom Transition University?tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-03-30:2723460:Topic:469452011-03-30T23:17:59.622ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcomb
<p>What if we thought of our Transition Information Resource as a compendium of course material for real classes. At some point, the classes might actually be taught somewhere, maybe at the Folk School. Teaching a class is a good way to refine your presentation and ensure that the information is accessible to the audience. Questions from students point out weak areas of the presentation . The material in the Resource might evolve as the classes evolve in response to comments and…</p>
<p>What if we thought of our Transition Information Resource as a compendium of course material for real classes. At some point, the classes might actually be taught somewhere, maybe at the Folk School. Teaching a class is a good way to refine your presentation and ensure that the information is accessible to the audience. Questions from students point out weak areas of the presentation . The material in the Resource might evolve as the classes evolve in response to comments and evaluations by students.</p>
<p>The classes need not be highly academic – in the dry, stuffy sense. I’m guessing that much of what people need to know are actually skills, so there might be a lot of hands on work associated with most topics. I suppose those parts might be considered labs.</p>
<p>This structure would require our contributors to organize their information chunks of a digestible size, so as to fit it into a number of class sessions of moderate length. There might be a series of classes to cover larger and/or more complex topics: Personal Finance 101, 110, 120, for example. For some classes there could also be reading lists, to familiarize students with existing scholarship and classic works in each area.</p>
<p>Part of the idea is to be able to reach people in the community no matter what their optimum mode of learning may be. Those few people who are good at reading and comprehending might be able to meet their needs just by reference to material in the Resource. I suspect that the majority of people would greatly benefit from instruction in a class setting and interaction with others learning the same subjects. A compromise would be to have the classes videoed and available that way somehow.</p>
<p>I suspect there are enough academics around to help us with course design. Perhaps there could be a series of course “templates” that could be adapted to a variety of topics. It also suggests we might be in serious partnership with the Reskilling Workgroup.</p>
<p>So where other Transitions Towns and communities might publish an EDAP, we’ll open Whatcom Transition Univesity! I’d love to be able to sign my name with a “TrD” appended to it. That would be Doctor of Transition ... </p>
<p>OK, this is just another of Tris’ screwy ideas. But what do you think?</p> NEXT EDAP MEETINGtag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-03-15:2723460:Topic:455962011-03-15T17:50:16.572ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcomb
<p>Next Meeting will be March 28th from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at my house.</p>
<p>Event is listed here:</p>
<p><a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/edap-planning-meeting-4">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/edap-planning-meeting-4</a></p>
<p>Any volunteers for facilitator?</p>
<p>Next Meeting will be March 28th from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at my house.</p>
<p>Event is listed here:</p>
<p><a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/edap-planning-meeting-4">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/edap-planning-meeting-4</a></p>
<p>Any volunteers for facilitator?</p> Where to build our EDAP?tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-03-02:2723460:Topic:450002011-03-02T17:06:58.461ZPeter Holcombhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PeterHolcomb
<p>There was discussion at our 2/28 workgroup meeting about the need for a widely accessible location in which to collect content for our EDAP. Based on very limited prior experience with the it, I offered to check out the Wiki Space web tool as a possibiliy. </p>
<p>I have created a Wiki named TWGuidebook just to see how this tool looks and feels. I've invited a few other workgroup members to join the Wiki as authors and add a page or two, but anyone can see the content and participate in…</p>
<p>There was discussion at our 2/28 workgroup meeting about the need for a widely accessible location in which to collect content for our EDAP. Based on very limited prior experience with the it, I offered to check out the Wiki Space web tool as a possibiliy. </p>
<p>I have created a Wiki named TWGuidebook just to see how this tool looks and feels. I've invited a few other workgroup members to join the Wiki as authors and add a page or two, but anyone can see the content and participate in the discussions ( I think). At least, that's what I thought I did. </p>
<p>Since I went through the registration process to create the Wiki to begin with, I don't really know what you do to visit it as a "guest." It would be great if a couple of people could check out that aspect of the tool and comment. Go ahead and join the discussion on the Wiki or comment here if you prefer. I think you can find the Wiki at or near:</p>
<p> <a href="http://twguidebook.wikispaces.com/">http://twguidebook.wikispaces.com/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nothing that you see or read on the Wiki represents the views of TW, the workgroup, or even of me. But I had to fill the space with something. TIA.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Tris</p>