Comments on: Fireworks and Dancing Elephants! The Transition Network Structure Document is Finished!! http://transitionculture.org/2008/10/15/fireworks-and-dancing-elephants-the-transition-network-structure-document-is-finished/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:08:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Steve Penny http://transitionculture.org/2008/10/15/fireworks-and-dancing-elephants-the-transition-network-structure-document-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-60687 Steve Penny Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:01:59 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=1867#comment-60687 The stated purpose of the transition network, or movement as a whole, as stated in this document, is: “To support community-led responses to peak oil and climate change, building resilience and happiness”. 1. Do we really only support the community-led responses of others? Do we not make our own response? What if nobody else is responding? 2. Why mention building resilience (to oil shortage I presume) but not mention reducing greenhouse-gas emissions? 3. “Building happiness” is trite. Are we in the business of increasing happiness generally? There are so many ways of doing this that this is not a useful statement. Are we in the entertainment business, for instance? Or charity? Can we realistically deliver happiness, or this in fact outside our control? Without a clear and achievable purpose statement, we are unlikely to achieve whatever our purpose is. Getting this right is the highest priority of the transition movement. Everything else follows from it. Who has written this purpose statement? Who speaks for us, and by whose consent? This purpose statement appears to have been made by some individual or group, rather than legitimate representatives of the transition movement. The stated purpose of the transition network, or movement as a whole, as stated in this document, is:
“To support community-led responses to peak oil and climate change, building resilience and happiness”.
1. Do we really only support the community-led responses of others? Do we not make our own response? What if nobody else is responding?
2. Why mention building resilience (to oil shortage I presume) but not mention reducing greenhouse-gas emissions?
3. “Building happiness” is trite. Are we in the business of increasing happiness generally? There are so many ways of doing this that this is not a useful statement. Are we in the entertainment business, for instance? Or charity? Can we realistically deliver happiness, or this in fact outside our control?

Without a clear and achievable purpose statement, we are unlikely to achieve whatever our purpose is. Getting this right is the highest priority of the transition movement. Everything else follows from it.

Who has written this purpose statement? Who speaks for us, and by whose consent? This purpose statement appears to have been made by some individual or group, rather than legitimate representatives of the transition movement.

]]> By: Transition Network Structure Document « Transition Network News http://transitionculture.org/2008/10/15/fireworks-and-dancing-elephants-the-transition-network-structure-document-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-59918 Transition Network Structure Document « Transition Network News Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:04:34 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=1867#comment-59918 <p>[...] A lightly edited online version is here on Rob’s Transition Culture blog. [...]</p> [...] A lightly edited online version is here on Rob’s Transition Culture blog. [...]

]]> By: Elinor Mountain http://transitionculture.org/2008/10/15/fireworks-and-dancing-elephants-the-transition-network-structure-document-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-59854 Elinor Mountain Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:06:51 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=1867#comment-59854 <p>Liked the tone of this document and the vision for three years hence... will be useful for us here in Kilkenny, Ireland inspiring our way forward.. Given the power of church and sport ( G.A.A.) here to influence opinion..love to see their involvement through spread of eco-church and car-pooling awareness raising at matches etc.! . Also inter-faith eco events and case studies of social inclusion transition initiatives ...</p> Liked the tone of this document and the vision for three years hence… will be useful for us here in Kilkenny, Ireland inspiring our way forward.. Given the power of church and sport ( G.A.A.) here to influence opinion..love to see their involvement through spread of eco-church and car-pooling awareness raising at matches etc.! . Also inter-faith eco events and case studies of social inclusion transition initiatives …

]]> By: Kamil Pachalko http://transitionculture.org/2008/10/15/fireworks-and-dancing-elephants-the-transition-network-structure-document-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-59810 Kamil Pachalko Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:07:46 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=1867#comment-59810 <p>Good peace of work and what I like about it most that it gives some direction but still states it is a work in progress and will evolve with time, well done again.</p> Good peace of work and what I like about it most that it gives some direction but still states it is a work in progress and will evolve with time, well done again.

]]> By: cristiano http://transitionculture.org/2008/10/15/fireworks-and-dancing-elephants-the-transition-network-structure-document-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-59809 cristiano Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:53:15 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=1867#comment-59809 <p>I agree with Mike, this is incredibly useful and well done, really a great help for all of us. Thanks to Rob, Peter and the others (we're already working on the Italian translation).</p> I agree with Mike, this is incredibly useful and well done, really a great help for all of us. Thanks to Rob, Peter and the others (we’re already working on the Italian translation).

]]> By: Mike Grenville http://transitionculture.org/2008/10/15/fireworks-and-dancing-elephants-the-transition-network-structure-document-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-59803 Mike Grenville Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:51:38 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=1867#comment-59803 <p>This document is a great leap forward to bringing some focus into who we are and how we work together. It helps resolve some of the questions around the organisation and gives a firmer basis for going forward.</p> This document is a great leap forward to bringing some focus into who we are and how we work together. It helps resolve some of the questions around the organisation and gives a firmer basis for going forward.

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