Possible charter for our project

Guiding Principles:

• Simplify the process for the intended audience. Speak in their language.

• Start out by making the process high level and abstract so that it can be tailored for different customers, the first target being sr. communities.

• Make it seem interesting and achievable. We don’t want prospective customers to think it’s complicated and onerous.

Improv-11052020 

You and your group are meeting with a committee of a senior housing facility to sell your idea.  You want to show your innovation to the committee by explaining the Radical Listening Concept. This Combining Listening Skills with Curiosity.  You can use paper props in your skit. Play act your script in words, song or dance to share. 

Judging Improv … Know what is expected.

Benefit: The local community (starting with a charter & culture) is the foundation of any society and there should be more encouragement from local governments for its citizenry to join in local social groups, care groups, sporting or cultural groups...whatever, just interact with each other and all try to build a more harmonious society and it starts in the neighborhood. Local towns should be totally transparent and inclusive and take the people with them on decisions that impact on day to day living.

It's a start that hopefully will encourage a better understanding and respect for each other . Again, hopefully such a community could be replicated on a larger stage, i.e.. state and federal levels. Big calls I know but you have to start somewhere. If people feel involved they may no longer feel powerless and thus open to exploitation from an organization using fear as a political weapon. How to recover and rebuild trust in the system and in the community...that is so difficult.

Obvious is the need to get an informed populace; one that is not open to crack pottery and will consider logically presented facts. We need to discuss and understand our goal of a WE culture versus an I society ( where we think of only ourselves).

Speaking of facts, Why are we  hearing this line of "alternate facts"…there are facts and there are lies. There are not two sets of facts. Sure you can have a differing view on an issue, but you can't have your own "facts". Getting the factual true story out there requires a strong well resourced completely independent public broadcaster and strict laws on the content published on-line. I know this is incredibly difficult but that alone should not be a reason not to keep on trying. P.Falson  Gimpy NSW

What's missing?

Original doc. (Dennis master)

Example 1(Flow-chart))

Example 2 Graphic)

Example 3 (simple)

Follow-up page (back-up)

• It must be very accessible to people when they first review it (i.e., clear, easy to understand the basics, starts at a higher level, etc.) and then they can go deeper later; doesn't "turn off" 
• Conveys prerequisites: just a laptop with a camera and mic, a quiet space to meet, and a desire to have fun!
• Conveys simple expectations for participation: an open mind, about 1-2 hours/week for approximately 12-16 weeks, etc.
• Conveys why it should be worthwhile and valuable to participants: build community, flex the brain, learn some new things, make a practical impact on a meaningful problem, etc.
• Perhaps conveys that they have an opportunity to shape the program, refine it, and even serve as a future facilitator as it goes in new directions (e.g., opportunities to support young adults, etc.)

John Bace

Requirements ( Simple, Measurable, Satisfies customer needs, visual pleasing)