Seed Project Logs+Week 5 Outcomes

Group:

  • Amazing community event / open house on the 25th. (Experience of community connection, acknowledgement & gratitude)
  • Pick veggies at Little Seed
  • Fill out our physical calendar
  • Get everyone set up with our Google Cal (also public view of it on Wagn)

Pritha

  • Use the event as an opportunity for profound listening and openness (not just coordinating affairs).
  • "Out herself" on wagn as part of this project

Ben

  • Collaboration Jam: a circle for sharing project progress and needs
  • Post & Blast new video (and get 500 views by Aug 31st)
  • Schedule a Participants / Coaches / Source Team Hangout

Emory

  • Coordinate with Paul Rix on cleanup of upstairs

Kyle

  • Make a playable version of gameshifting

Eric

  • Design strategy for international collaboration

Art

  • Get sundog PBX set up and running
  • Revise application and FAQ to launch open Fall cycle for new applicants.

+Accomplishments

Group Accomplishments

  • Open House, and presentations
  • Painted a Mural
  • Went to Little Seed farm and helped in exchange for some food
  • Played game shifting with the community at our event
  • Group project cross-pollination, sharing status, and inviting input and feedback (Thursday on grass). This process was valuable at this stage now that we're more related. New synergy.
  • New capacities to check-in with each other and communicate clearly, nakedly, authentically. Quickly remove impediments and misinterpretations.
  • Online hangout with Seb that concretized group jamming
  • Multiple nourishing and eventful meals that included ELL'ers and QIVC people. 
  • Radio interviewer attended and did more interviews
  • Radio interview which brought valuable new guests
  • Community outreach: radio, posters, email invitations....
  • Community placemaking and partnership with ELL occurred.
  • The event had a very healthy embodiment of flow, authenticity and depth. Jammin' together.
  • Becky as Food Coordinator for next program!! (as long as she has someone to partner with)

Connor

  • materialized august 25th presentation (Connor's Play)
  • got CultureCraft.cc up and running
  • Created 4 graphics for CultureCraft
  • participated fully in group activities according to goals set for 'upgrading expressive capacity'
  • Took CultureCraft handbook app from 20 to 50% completion
  • flyer production, printed and digital
  • meaningful walk with Venessa that felt really valuable to me

Emory

  • helped welcome and introduce many people to ELL
    • Sarah and Nicholas, Tyler and Austin, Philip and WGXC, more of my friends and family from Hudson
  • helped a great deal with logistical things such as food, transport, communication about group activities, shopping, set-up for 25th open house
  • fixed my car
  • led a group session in-house and open-house that allowed participants to take an experience with them... rather than simply an explanation
  • worked with Ruben for the Aug25 presentation, communicated deeply with Eric and Art during the week, co-ordinated with Ben to help get his video on Reality Sandwich in the future, coordinated WGXC interview, coordinated minor but meaningful things with Bryan, Jody, Betsy, Aligna, Paul R, etc
  • Contributed to GameShifting
  • Donated, prepared and sourced food
  • Made valuable connections with Paul from QIV, Laura, Alex (Tiny Houses), and others including Ellen and others who enjoyed the imagination activation activity
  • flyer production, printed and digital, and distribution
  • collaborated dynamically with Jean

 Kyle

  • A new conversation for the present and future that is no longer about his past struggles
  • Gameshifting was used for the making something happen with the community
  • A place to go with Play Nexus in Maine

Ruben

  • Doing new things every day!

Eric

  • Went swimming in river

Ben

  • Got through a presentation and feeling okay about it
  • Got clear about what he wants to share
  • Found supportive connective tissue with other's projects
  • Got comfortable and confident with time management

Pri

  • Relaxed and open about presentation which is promising for future pilots/projects
  • Posted to wagn
  • Received kudos for sincerity during presentation... Giving up "perfection" for authenticity (even if "lumpy")
  • Processed through difficult feelings and produced a positive/helpful email message. Sees this being a helpful process in the future

Art

  • Made gameshifting cards, boards, instructions
  • Executed a gameshifting session

Group Failures

  • to start using google calendar
  • failed to bring in large numbers of people to the open house that weren't already familliar with the project
  • failed to stay present to intentions and review them on the web site 

Connor

  • Failed to write a personal journal on wagn
  • Failed to write a blog post at personal site
  • Failed to contact possible consultants for Culture Craft
  • Failed to maintain physical workout schedule 

Emory

  • Failed to write a personal journal entry on wagn
  • Failed to enter a project on wagn
  • Failed to provide helpful personal and interpersonal limitations/constraints/fences
    • feeling lack of creative space for nurturing the projects i want to hold coherence for
    • feeling fatigued, stressed, anxious, detached from the dream world and swamped with waking requests
    • not roping off enough time for physical enjoyment
    • lacking morning/evening ritual to book-end my days
  • Failed to photograph enormous dinosaur turtle spotted from mill roof with brother Austin on Sunday

 Kyle

  • Did not learn any more cooking

Ruben

  • Failed to write as much as intended last week

Ben

  • failed to check on intentions during the week
  • failed to hold presentation practice session
  • did not establish concrete personal goals w/coach

Pri

  • Still haven't invoiced client

Eric

  • No international collaboration solution

Art

  • Sundog PBX not finished
  • next application / session not launched