Do USA – Organising principles
THE DO LECTURES ‘12 / Organizing Principles Do USA
WE DON’T BEG
Folks either get the essence of DO or they don’t. We don’t beg.
INSPIRATION v. DESPERATION
It’s important that we stay disciplined to possibility and optimism and all that is good.
SPACE & PACE
Avoid the itch
to over program. Silence, solitude and time for reflection are imperative.
THE MAGIC IS THE SPACE BETWEEN WORDS
The talks are merely the spark. The bonfire happens outside the Hop Barn.
ULTIMATE DINNER CONVERSATION
Who would you want to have for dinner?
SIMPLIFY & GO
Less is indeed more.
CREATE THE CONDITIONS TO FLOURISH
Focus on creating the conditions to flourish versus creating magic.
SEEK DIVERSITY
Seek diversity in thought, people and ideology.
GENIUS OF PLACE
Abundance comes from Campovida and connection to nature.
IT’S NOT WHAT WE DO, BUT RATHER WHY WE DO
Celebrate not what DO is, but rather WHY we do the DO.
NURTURE THE UK CONNECTION
Remember our roots.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
Enough said.
LIVE EMPATHY
Understanding the essence for all things (speakers, attendees, volunteers) is key.
ENCOURAGE GLORIOUS MISTAKES
If we are not uncomfortable then we’re not doing it right.
FOOD IS NOT A THING….IT IS A RELATIONSHIP
Food is everything at the DO.
THE DO US APPLICATION IS A MIRROR INTO YOUR SOUL
Seek the ones that suggest the applicant is willing to be cracked wide
open.
2 Comments
Awesome principles/words to live by, too.
Hello…I am interested in attending the DO Lectures in SEpt…is there any way I can work at the event to offset the fees???!!! I am familiar with DO in Wales and the founders from Howies…and have been a diligent and very interested follower even before their arrival to the USA(I loved in UK for many years). I am very very interested in Maggie Dowd and inspired by her in my soul…even though she is half my age! I am so excited that she is speaking and bringing one of her students with her. I liive in Arizona right now but am looking to move to California sometime in the next year. I would love to be able to attend this event with likeminded people who inspire and think my life experiences(I ran a sustainable knitwear company in London involving travel to Asia and South America for 20 years) would mean I would be able to give with integrity. I also have seen Duke’s TED talk at Bend and as he spoke I had Buckminster Fullers book right by my side! A big fan as well….he would be one of my dinner guests if could! Look forward to your reply. Thanks Michelle