12 first steps for a Transition initiative1. Form A Steering Group and Design Its Demise From the Outset.
- Start Small
- Form Group for First 3 Stages
2. Awareness Raising- Talks and Film Screenings
- Imaginative Facilitation
- Keep it Positive
3. Lay The Foundations- Draw in Existing Groups
- Value What’s Already There
- Jointly Organize Events
4. The Official Unleashing- Invite Key People
- Propels the Project Forward
- Inspirational and Historic
- Get People Talking to Each Other
5. Form Groups- Make Them Happen
- Self-organising
- Core (Steering) Group
- Training
6. Use Open Space- Precede With an event
- Networking
- Projects will Emerge
- Live OnLine
- Title as Question
7. Develop Visible Practical Manifestations of the Project- Develops a Sense That Something is Happening
- Enhances Willingness to Engage
- Balance Observation and Action
- Team Building
8. Facilitate The Great Reskilling- Draw from Oral Histories
- Utilise Local Skills
- Where are the Gaps in Peoples’ Skills?
- Build a Sense of ‘Can Do’
9. Build a Bridge To Local Government- Draw Them in as Much as Possible
- Avoid Any Sense of ‘them and us’
- Invite Them to Events
- How Can Your Plans Integrate With Theirs
10. Honor the Elders- Oral History Interviews
- Local History
- Comparative Skills Inventory
11. Let It Go Where It Wants To Go . . .- Every One Will Be Different
- Design in Flexibility
- Plan for Uncertainty
12. Create an Energy Descent Plan- Start with the Vision and Backcast
- Utilize Local Plans
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