Here is the first of what we hope will be a number of posts in which we share bits and pieces from the SurreyCares Spring Forum with Dr. Meg Wheatley on March 27.
This one is not exactly pretty, and if you aren’t used to reading Twitter it might even be a bit confusing, but try to think of it as tiny little bursts of comments over a CB radio, or something like that. We’ve tidied it up to make it easier for you, taking out duplicates and such, and we reversed the order so that the tweets present in “normal life” chronological order instead of reverse order as is normal for Twitter. Like with telegraphs in the olden days, we’ve also used a few abbreviations, such as “ppl” for “people.” Mostly they should be intuitive, but if any Tweet doesn’t make sense, just ask a question about it in the comment form below, but make sure you include the Tweet number! Finally, the @name that you see in the right-most column is the identity, in Twitter parlance, of the person posting the tweet.
[Hint: You can look people up in Twitter by using this format: http://twitter.com/NAME-WITHOUT-THE-@-SIGN -- put their name in where the caps are, such as "surreycares".]
Also, be warned: the PDF is six pages long, if you decide to download and print it! But it’s chock full of great quotes and ideas as both Meg and forum participants shared their thoughts and ideas. Basically, it’s just a brain dump, but at least it’s a start!
Download PDF by clicking here: 2012 Spring Forum Twitter Stream
TwitterStream for #SurreyCares during 2012 Spring Forum
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| 1 | @SurreyCares community forum with Dr Meg Wheatley is beginning now! Please use #SurreyCares hashtag for your tweets for the day. | @SurreyCares |
| 2 | Meg Wheatley about to take stage re community collaboration #surreycares | @VolunteerConnec |
| 3 | Great crowd today! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 4 | First up: the untapped resource of community. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 5 | Currently listening to Dr. margaret Wheatley at the Surrey Foundation Community Forum #surreycares | @kevinshen |
| 6 | Then we'll talk about "The future lives here" and what that means for Surrey. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 7 | Meg Wheatley states Surrey's best resource is untapped: community. It is needed if "The Future Lives Here" #SurreyCares | @JKageorge |
| 8 | The era of doing more with less: Dr Wheatley sees this globally. $ isn't solving the issues. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 9 | $ from government isn't solving issues. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 10 | She sees increasing conflict, fear, anxiety around the globe. 1/3 of work absences are due to nervous disorders. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 11 | Recent headline in US paper: "Is America over-regulated?" is Canada any different? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 12 | We're not solving issues as long as we don't seek solutions ourselves. Waiting for others' decisions gets us nowhere. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 13 | Solutions aren't coming from Ottawa or Victoria: they have to come from us. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 14 | A growing need for community: A craving for a simpler, slower, more centered life, ... #Surreycares | @SurreyCares |
| 15 | ...one less consumed by the soul-emptying crush of getting & spending, runs deep w/in our culture right now." Judith Warner. #Surreycares | @SurreyCares |
| 16 | Community, relationships as a resources, is counter-cultural. #Surreycares | @SurreyCares |
| 17 | http://ow.ly/i/x3A4 Slide shot. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 18 | When an old culture is dying, the new culture is born from a few ppl who are not afraid to be insecure.-Rudolf Bahro. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 19 | Comment after a disaster: "There's no risk to experimenting with solutions because this is already a disaster!" #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 20 | Walkouts are not drop-outs: they are ppl who choose to leave that which is shrinking them to walk on to a new life. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 21 | Walk out of limiting beliefs and start believing we, I, can make a difference. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 22 | New assumptions for Leaders: ppl who are willing to seek change, not formal titles. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 23 | 1) We have what we need already. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 24 | 2) Every problem is workable, has a solution. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 25 | Everyone is an expert, no one person is the authority with The Answer. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 26 | 4) Conflict is an unavoidable consequence of being interconnected: we both care! Yes, we oppose; treat it as a good sign. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 27 | Conflict can be a place of meeting rather than a destroyer! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 28 | Interesting comments from floor abt impressions of typical org chart: hierarchical, stuck, wage disparity, assume box=brains. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 29 | Q: Where does intelligence lie? What potential in ppl if we take them out of boxes? What is ppl's true capacity? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 30 | Org charts can be overwhelming if we think abt it from perspective of wanting to control it. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 31 | Why working with community is working with life: life's basic building blocks are relationships. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 32 | "Individual" is a man-made fiction. It doesn't exist in biology: nothing living lives alone. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 33 | Who we're with, different situations bring out different elements of who we are. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 34 | Biological principle: To create health, create more connections. "Ubuntu" #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 35 | Ubuntu: A person is only a person through other people. Also means we belong in a bundle of like. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 36 | Traditional cultures understand community. Western society lives in an "optical illusion of separateness." #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 37 | "Dadirri" (Australian Aboriginal): deep, respectful listening which builds community. Takes time, energy. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 38 | Senegal culture: deep poverty, but no suicides. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 39 | Ppl despair when they feel no belonging, feel alone, invisible. Want to stop suicide? Reach out and connect! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 40 | Power of a community of belonging is incalculable. Relationship is a huge resource. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 41 | What kind of leadership supports community? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 42 | Leader type one: leader as hero, like a roman emperor, or the person who works too hard, alone, desperate. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 43 | Some ppl think it's selfish to look after oneself because too much work, too many needs. Social hero? Absurd. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 44 | No one can solve problems by working alone, in isolation, "I know best," or "I just have to work harder." #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 45 | Leader as Host: non-egoic perspective, everyone has something to contribute. Sees self as part of a team, not alone. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 46 | Think back to ppl who influenced/inspired us: they encouraged, stretched, believed in us, saw gifts in us. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 47 | A leader is anyone who is willing to help. Lady in village who saw kids not going to school; did something abt it! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 48 | Start w/ whatever's in front of you & make difference there, then go to next stage, then next. Not strategic, but effective! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 49 | Who would we find in our community if we went looking? "Without us/me you would fail." Really?!? No one is an expert on own. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 50 | Great start to #surreycares at #sridge. It is not about charity: it is relationships that make community | @DouglasRTennant |
| 51 | Order without control IS possible! Just need agreed-upon principles. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 52 | RT @DouglasRTennant: Great start to #surreycares at #sridge. It is not about charity: it is relationships that make community | @SurreyCares |
| 53 | World Cafe begins now. Question one: What did you hear that got your attention? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 54 | If you are not here (SurreyCares community forum at Southridge School), what tweets meant something to you and why? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 55 | We have 20 minutes to discuss which ideas captured our attention this morning, got us thinking, and why/how. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 56 | Rosanna is doing a great job capturing the notes from today's community forum! http://ow.ly/i/x4eS #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 57 | RT @JKageorge: Meg Wheatley states Surrey's best resource is untapped: community. It is needed if "The Future Lives Here" #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 58 | Getting instructions now for the next conversation. Hosts allowed to make ONE comment on first conversation. No recaps! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 59 | Question 2 for table discussion: "The future lives here" -- How is your work contributing to Surrey's future? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 60 | Online followers: How do YOU contribute to the future of Surrey already? If its true, it's not bragging! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 61 | Now we've got 25 minutes for this topic. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 62 | Diverse? Entrepreneurial? Gateway? In the future, what words will you use to describe Surrey? #SurreyCares | @JKageorge |
| 63 | In reply to Surrey Foundation: | |
| 64 | @SurreyCares #surreyCares ReNewton is working 2 revitalize SE Newton & bring a community/public market back to nghbrhd at KG&64 #surreybc | @ReNewtonNation |
| 65 | Third question: from what you heard at your table, what will Surrey look like I the future? How will others describe Surrey? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 66 | Surrey is/will be neighbourly. lots of conversation. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 67 | We're hearing comments from the floor now, BTW. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 68 | Surrey is gradually becoming more engaged. Unneighbourly situations are being challenged. It's a process, keep reaching out. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 69 | More and more, Surrey is becoming innovative, even leading the way: sustainability, youth #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 70 | "I'm very proud to be from Surrey!" #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 71 | "I was born and raised here. We are more than the sum of the many parts! One size will NEVER fit Surrey." #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 72 | "Today's forum is a fire starter, and Surrey will be a better place as we all walk out of here today." #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 73 | We really want neighbourly places to meet! Big isn't always better. I'm worried abt all the building going on. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 74 | S/times all you need to do is reach out to people, find a way to connect: bake & swap, new mums, whatever! Start in backyard. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 75 | "We have amazing things in our community! Worried abt widening socioeconomic gaps." #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 76 | Lunchtime! Back in 45 mins. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 77 | Breaking for lunch at #surreycares. Lots of interesting ideas about community to discuss. | @DouglasRTennant |
| 78 | Great to meet you RT @JKageorge: Diverse? Entrepreneurial? Gateway? In the future, what words will you use to describe Surrey? #SurreyCares | @Divafish |
| 79 | Awesome graphic facilitation RT @SurreyCares: Rosanna capturing the notes from today's community forum! http://ow.ly/i/x4eS #SurreyCares | @Divafish |
| 80 | RT @SurreyCares: Leader type one: leader as hero, like a roman emperor, or the person who works too hard, alone, desperate. #SurreyCares | @Divafish |
| 81 | What type of leader are you: hero or host? #SurreyCares | @Divafish |
| 82 | RT @Divafish: gr8 2 meet u RT @JKageorge: Diverse? Entrepreneurial? Gateway? In future, what words will u use-describe Surrey? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 83 | In reply to Surrey Foundation: | |
| 84 | @SurreyCares I help convey how awesome Surrey is to the rest of the region through http://ow.ly/9UMIs & http://ow.ly/9UMAQ #surreycares | @rbrtwhite |
| 85 | Start anywhere... Follow it everywhere. Model for community lead change #SurreyCares via Margaret Wheatley | @Divafish |
| 86 | Story abt Wangari Maathai and her community work. Google her! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 87 | "It is ppl who must save environm't. It is the ppl who must make the leaders change. And we cannot be intimidated." Mattarai #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 88 | QotD: the ppl who must save the env.. who must make their leaders change. So we must stand up for what we believe in-Maathai #SurreyCares | @Divafish |
| 89 | Greenbelt Movement in Kenya: powerful story/case study. Tress cut, water ruined; 5 of 7 tree plants died. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 90 | That was 1977. By 2004, they planted 30 million trees, 600 communities, 20 nations. 2011: 5 billion trees worldwide! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 91 | Point is, start anywhere. Just start. See issue others care about, and start w/ ppl's passion. Not abt strategic planning. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 92 | Work with life, not in boxes. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 93 | Once you begin, you'll discover what's next. Follow each step as it comes up. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 94 | What we do here and in community is not incidental to rest of life, it IS life, integral. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 95 | We learn what works by doing the work! Follow energy of "Yes!" Why do we work faster or fire ppl when idea one doesn't work? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 96 | We learn what works by doing the work, and always follow the energy of "yes"! #SurreyCares | @kevinshen |
| 97 | Humpback whale breaching: 80,000 of blubber believing it can fly! (ha ha!) #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 98 | "If you want to make God laugh, show him your plans." Another laugh! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 99 | Synchronicity: When you're doing the right work, it's amazing how the pieces seem to fall into place. (SF: Like this forum.) #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 100 | Notice something bigger going on than you can possibly explain? Keeping following that path. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 101 | Ppl support what they create, and act responsibility for what they care about. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 102 | Need to be connected to work to make a difference. Accountability? Rules? No. Create meaningful work instead. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 103 | How to change the world in "Four Easy Steps": starts with "Some friends and I started talking..." #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 104 | 1) Notice what you care about. Interesting comment: Issues tend to choose us. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 105 | At the same time, if you get passionate, don't try to make everyone else care, just find others who do already. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 106 | 2) Get started. Doesn't matter if you start "wrong"--it's called learning. Start, small? fail?; learn, keep going, get better #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 107 | Just start. (Story abt mum&2kids who started w/ 18 meals/week, now 1M meals/week.) They just started. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 108 | Mistakes are ok. Just learn from them. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 109 | 4) Stay together. (Remember earlier, she said conflict means we both care?) #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 110 | About to go to table topics again. Meet other people who care about something you (really) care about; start talking. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 111 | Twenty minutes for conversation now. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 112 | What do YOU care about? Who else feels the same way? Find them and start talking. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 113 | RT @kevinshen_: We learn what works by doing the work, and always follow the energy of "yes"! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 114 | RT @Divafish: the ppl who must save the env., make their leaders change. we must stand up for what we believe in-Maathai #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 115 | RT @Divafish: Start anywhere... Follow it everywhere. Model for community lead change #SurreyCares via Margaret Wheatley | @SurreyCares |
| 116 | Now time to seek out people who share our issues. Take turns stating personal primary issue, then seek likeminded others. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 117 | Issues: violence against women, ppl w/ disabilities, seniors abuse & neglect, financial literacy, mentoring for children... #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 118 | The ideas are popping at #SurreyCares - the world's big changers start with conversations between friends | @Divafish |
| 119 | ...engaging more volunteers, too much bureaucracy, nutrition, youth, simplicity, heritage, environment, revitalize Newton... #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 120 | ...community health, natural medicine, personal health & well-being, entrepreneurial youth stories, imaginary borders #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 121 | Brilliant ideas at #SurreyCares @Divafish: The world's big changers start with conversations between friends | @JKageorge |
| 122 | ...religious and spiritual diversity... Have to stop with 15 issues! Can some amalgamate? Go join a topic that interests you. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 123 | Think about your issue. What is it about it that interests you? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 124 | RT @Divafish: The ideas are popping at #SurreyCares - the world's big changers start with conversations between friends | @SurreyCares |
| 125 | "Love is much more demanding than law." -Tutu. Do you trust other people? Do you care, even thru obstacles? #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 126 | Want more? http://Www.margaretwheatley.com. Free downloads. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 127 | Closing: all is possible, but it all depends on you and the people you draw in to you. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 128 | We'll have materials from today up on our blog site, http://t.co/YiD44V8t. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 130 | View photo: | |
| 131 | Closing words from Dr. Margaret Wheatley #SurreyCares http://pic.twitter.com/wGIf7Wco | @kevinshen |
| 133 | View photo | |
| 134 | So cool! #surreycares #surreybc http://pic.twitter.com/372uX51h | @NtQtSouthSurrey |
| 135 | One more thought for the road: "We were together. I forget the rest." Thx, Dr Wheatley! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 136 | Had a great day discussing social innovation with Margret Wheatley & the community! Looking forward to all the new connections!#surreycares | @DivaJessika |
| 138 | In reply to Anne Whitmore | |
| 139 | @Divafish You provided sharp insight on what entrepreneurs need to be creative. I'm glad you followed your mother to #SurreyCares | @JKageorge |
| 141 | In reply to NotQuiteSouthSurrey: | |
| 142 | @NtQtSouthSurrey So nice to meet you today at the #SurreyCares Community Forum! | @SurreyCares |
| 143 | ||
| 144 | View photo: | |
| 145 | RT @NtQtSouthSurrey: So cool! #surreycares #surreybc http://pic.twitter.com/WtPwblmV | @SurreyCares |
| 147 | In reply to Stephanie Cadieux: | |
| 148 | @MLACadieux We tried hard to get good pix of visual notes, too. Search Twitter for #SurreyCares, & watch our blog for posts, pix, vids! | @SurreyCares |
| 150 | RT @DivaJessika: Had gr8 day discussing social innovation w/ Margret Wheatley & community! Looking forward to new connections! #surreycares | @SurreyCares |
| 151 | #surreycares #surreybc Thanks Surrey Foundation for an interesting and thought provoking day. Great to meet new allies too! #ReNewton | @ReNewtonNation |
| 153 | In reply to ReNewton Nation: | |
| 154 | @ReNewtonNation So glad you could make it today! May this be only the very first of many conversations for great things! #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 156 | In reply to ActingTogether: | |
| 157 | @ActingTogether Hope you enjoyed the forum! Thx for coming. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
| 158 | Gratefulness and Great Fullness from the conversation with Margaret Wheatley - feeling like I have found more of my people at #SurreyCares | @JennBeCreative |
| 160 | In reply to Jennifer Beavington: | |
| 161 | I love her! RT @JennBeCreative Gratefulness and Great Fullness from the conversation with Margaret Wheatley - at #SurreyCares | @lindzmarsh |
| 163 | In reply to Kevin Shen: | |
| 164 | @kevinshen_ So glad you were able to come yesterday, Kevin! It was nice to meet you. Hope you got a lot out of the day. #SurreyCares | @SurreyCares |
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