In which I endeavor to collect, catalogue, and contemplate One Million Splotz of Glue.
Doc Searls writes:
With his One Million Splotz of Glue Campaign, Lloyd Y. Asato is doing an important and commendable thing: building community through “everyday actions”. He’s talking about real communities here, where people actually know and care about each other — rather than the abstract demographic variety. He adds, These actions have the cumulative effect […]
Posted on March 5th, 2007 by Lloyd Y. Asato
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In which I attempt to respond to Siel’s comment by sharing a story about nurses in a small rural hospital. Siel writes:
On a sidenote, do we really need a million different ideas to get going? I say find a few good ones, then start working on those.
My story about nurses in small rural hospitals.
I […]
Posted on March 5th, 2007 by Lloyd Y. Asato
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Links and bounces for Sunday, 4 March 2007 (because the conversation spreads across the room and sometimes out of earshot).
Doc Searls responds and clarifies.
Siel thinks we do not need a million ideas (Splotz of Glue) to get going, just a few good ones.
Gary Mintchell joins in the conversation.
And Planet Identity and Brewed Fresh Daily helped to bounce the feed.
Posted on March 4th, 2007 by Lloyd Y. Asato
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If you ask me to analyze a problem and propose a solution, I will present to you an alternative process. If you ask the same of my former business partner, he will tell you to get new leadership. If you ask the same of my graduate advisor, he will deconstruct the meanings of […]
Posted on March 3rd, 2007 by Lloyd Y. Asato
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I got a full ride and apprenticeship to graduate school. One of only two the department gives out each year. I felt very lucky and validated. My research area was public policy, in particular public/private collaborations. My work was on community benchmarking and I was working out what would eventually become […]
Posted on March 3rd, 2007 by Lloyd Y. Asato
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Siel writes:
Hi Lloyd –
I try to build community by working to bridge the gap between advice and implementation at a local level. We hear, for example, that we should recycle our e-waste, instead of dumping our broken DVD players into the trash headed to landfills. However, we rarely hear what steps we can actually take […]
Posted on March 3rd, 2007 by Lloyd Y. Asato
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Doc has graciously taken the time to respond to my ask. And while he does not supply a Splotz of Glue he offers something better - things to think about. Please read his post and let us meet back here to discuss. There is a lot to unpack.
Doc Searls’ Everything is Muscilaginous
Thanks […]
Posted on March 2nd, 2007 by Lloyd Y. Asato
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I am looking for mentors and allies who can help me develop these ideas.
I am looking references that can inform or shape this campaign.
Is anyone doing this or has done it and can share lessons learned?
What do you think of the Community Building Todo List (workshop and facilitator team) concept?
Who should I talk to or […]
Posted on March 2nd, 2007 by Lloyd Y. Asato
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A dear friend responded to this effort with a “why” and a “it seems as if there is something missing”.
I realize that I may have launched too soon with an incomplete idea, but it has been an incomplete idea for six years. I have taken it as far as I can by […]
Posted on March 2nd, 2007 by Lloyd Y. Asato
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It is time to begin.
I have decided to ask George Nemeth, Siel, Doc Searls, Valdis Krebs, and my mother what they do to build community.
I will ask George because he liked the first effort and because he understands what I am trying to accomplish with the One Million Splotz of Glue Campaign.
I will […]
Posted on March 1st, 2007 by Lloyd Y. Asato
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