Intentional Society: Season 3 kick-off and new website!
Hello friends,
This weekend we begin what I'm calling our third season of Intentional Society - the span of a quarter (and rest week last Sunday) seems about right. The minute-to-minute particulars will vary based on how many new faces show up, but I'm quite looking forward to applying the lessons of the last six months in an integrated arc over the next three months!
If you've never been to an introductory call, those are now "orientation" calls and here's the sign up link for this Saturday July 10th, 1:00-1:55pm Pacific Daylight Time (4pm Eastern, 8pm UTC).
If you've drifted nearer and farther in the past and are interested in re-engaging at this opportune moment, please reply to this email so I can get you an invite.
If you'd like to get involved but not this weekend, never fear! We'll retain our open door policy throughout the quarter. It's (Northern Hemisphere) summer, after all - take advantage of the sunshine with people you care about.
If you like to see what I've been working hard at for the past two weeks, check out the friendly new https://www.intentionalsociety.org/ website that rolled out this morning! In contrast with the previous bare-bones site, this one was constructed with the aid of an actual designer. (Imperfectly realized, of course, all translation faults are mine.) There's a lot more content there now, aimed at smoothing the path from "I have no idea what this thing is" to "Ohh, I kinda get it, maybe I should check out an orientation." Take a look and let me know of any reactions or suggestions you have!
To get back to that "arc" I referenced, the playbook for July through September looks something like this:
- A few weeks of community formation and simple practices
- Some large-group learning - perhaps Deliberately Developmental Organization practices or/and Spiral Dynamics
- A Collective Presencing session to sense into what explorations are calling to us
- Small group voyaging to explore a diversity of directions
- Returning to the campfire for story-sharing and integration
I like that most of these are moves "from our playbook"! New content, of course, but the forms feel a little more comfortable and I'm excited to build on all of the things that have worked well while expanding (fingers crossed) the vibrancy and vitality of of this community.
Can you help us expand the awareness of Intentional Society? If you know any people, spaces, or places that would be receptive or interested in this kind of close-knit developmental community on a journey of personal and relational growth... would you consider sharing a link with them? Any signal-boosting would be (non-coercively) appreciated.
Cheers,
James