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We are passionate about telling the stories of people who have had the courage to dream, and the commitment to bring their dreams to reality.
A diverse group of twelve people have been selected to be a part of the 2010 Durham Dreams initiative. Their dreams have transformed government, education, downtown development, health, arts and business in Durham.
Over the course of this year, we will capture and share these stories in hopes that it inspires others to dream. The year will culminate in an art exhibit showcasing Eleatta’s Dream Portraits. Paintings and prints will be sold, and a portion of the proceeds will go to fund a new dream in Durham.
Last night FutureWave partnered with local artist, Eleatta Diver to launch our 2010 Giving Back Initiative – Durham Dreams.
What an exciting evening, to be surrounded by some of the most creative, caring people in Durham who are dedicating their lives to making this city one of the best places to live in the country. Please welcome our 2010 Durham Dreamers!
1. Sheriff Worth Hill
2. MaryAnn Black
3. Bill Kalkhof
4. Bill Shore
5. Rev. Ernie Mills
6. Cora Cole-McFadden
7. Taylor Mingos
8. Joel and Krystin McCauley
9. Dr. Evelyn Schmidt
10. Pepper Fluke
11. Ivan Parra
12. Kelly Bryant
Be watching as the stories unfold throughout the year!
Graphic facilitation of a team-building event
What was incredibly profound was the strength of the network that seemed to form in front of our eyes … I could feel it and see it happening real time. In a recent HBR Survey, 95% of subscribers said they believe face-to-face meetings are a key to success in building long-term relationships. For a global team that spends much of its time regularly dealing with issues that would be categorized as crises, meeting and forming bonds on the spoken and unspoken levels result in opportunities we can’t even begin to quantify. Doug Weeks of Booz Allen summed up his thoughts on going to conferences recently when he said, “I go because everybody is going to be there.”
So … we ask, can connections of gathered intelligence, forming relationships, conversation, and the building nature of collaboration happen via a flat screen and a headset?
The bottom line, which is the ROO—Return on Objective—carries WILD VALUE when meetings are well designed, the genius in the room is catalyzed, and every opportunity is made to support learning and transformation.
I saw this happen last week and the experience drives us to continue to explore ways to support meaning making for the hearts and minds that are doing good in the world … the magic happens when people are face to face.
BAM!
I’ve been doing some thinking around the importance of mass collaboration.
In the past we focused on developing people and teams, then the need became, how do we get people to work together across departments within an organization? Our challenge was to eliminate silos.
Now … to meet the challenges we currently face, we have to expand our concept of collaboration to include not only those we currently work with, but how do we collaborate with people outside of our organization?
How do we bring together multiple sectors—business, non-profits, government, academia, social networks—to create new ways of innovating, building business and tackling the global challenges that face us today?
This type of cutting edge collaboration brings huge potential and raises difficult questions:
In closed system groups, to ensure accountability, the vision and action plans can be tied to compensation and advancement. It was possible to put “teeth” into the decisions. We have some “push” power to enact the change we want.
In multi-sector collaborations, how do we ensure accountability and follow-through? I believe we must move from a “push” form of motivation to a powerful “PULL.”
How do we work together to create a common vision and pathway forward that is SO COMPELLING that people can’t help but become excited and put their energy into following through? How do we work with people in a way that they feel like they “Can’t NOT” take steps to initiate change? The motivation shifts from an external push to an internal pull.
Be looking for more posts and resources on this topic as our curiosity leads us to more questions and hopefully … creative solutions!
Like the image of Lassoing Dreams? Check out more of the dream series at Eleatta
FutureWave is embarking on a media campaign with the first in a series of press releases detailing our partnerships and events. Our first two press releases—“FutureWave Guides Sustainable Business To Higher Ground” and “PossibilityNOW! Cafés Tap ‘the Genius in the Room’ as a Fresh Alternative to the Keynote Speech”—are now available in the “Downloads” section of our sidebar. Look for future press releases to be posted there in the coming weeks.
