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Permalink Reply by John Rogers on March 10, 2009 at 11:27am

It's been great to connect into the international Transition movement from here in Germany. Specifically, I have shared information and had feedback on a Community Currency Design Manual I have written which should be of use to Transition areas designing their own currencies. Looking forward to co-volving!

John Rogers
Value for People
www.valueforpeople.co.uk

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Permalink Reply by Brane Semolic on March 10, 2009 at 11:28am

Les,
I would like to thank you for your great initiative and support at the global level. We are living in this post global environment and searching for new patterns of interpersonal collaboration and success. Some people are using this NING collaboration platform just for fun, others are trying to find solutions for their own problems, some people are trying to create professional virtual communities etc. I see NING as a great tool which can support and create a value for all this initiatives and groups.

I am using the NING platform too support my professional needs - test and dissemination of new ideas, concepts...; support to international professional virtual communities set-up and collaboration (project management community, specific knowledge share communities, open sourced SW developers community, university education community etc.) I see a great value in this support. Les, thank you again! Brane

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer White on March 11, 2009 at 7:38pm

Though virtual interactions such as those facilitated by TransitioNING (or skype) can't compare to being in the same room looking into each others' eyes I found the NING site helpful in making meetings more potent and productive. It's a way to get some of the more tedious business out of the way beforehand (ironing out agendas, sharing links and files, background reading) so that our face-time could be spent in creative conversation and heartful relationship.

Once people got the hang of using the site it eliminated the zillion disjointed emails and allowed us to have a living record of our discussions and learnings. No more digging through the inbox for that great website someone sent you last month or the minutes from two meetings ago...they're all right there. (I even set up my own NING site for work unrelated to Transition and it's been very useful for those same reasons.)

The search feature is helpful in finding resources for issues I'm exploring...seed sharing, energy conservation, peak oil, movies, whatever...and it's great to be able to learn from folks in different regions of the world about what's working (and what's not!)

When people are first learning about Transition and wanting to connect with their local group it's really handy to be able to have the NING site as a place for them to get plugged in right away. And it's been helpful to be able to list upcoming events and meetings there so people know what's happening next (or in a nearby town).

Intelligent use (not overuse) of these kinds of technologies can help reduce our need to travel so far, and so much, while still helping us locate the people in our communities who we'd love to meet for tea and TransitioNING.

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Permalink Reply by christij on March 11, 2009 at 8:22pm

Open mind, open hearts, free flow of information/ideas/support. A place where you are not alone and that we can -- no will make a difference.

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Permalink Reply by David E Greenwald on March 18, 2009 at 3:43pm

We just got word that our community has signed up its 1000th member.

I wish to commend Les Squires - his tireless devotion and love poured into the Transition NING sites is awsome.

We would not be at 1000 members without his true servant leadership!!

yours,
David

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Permalink Reply by Colorado.CA on March 26, 2009 at 4:07pm

I've enjoyed seeing how the Transition Movement has spread across the US so swiftly. This proves that when a good idea is presented to the masses, it is swiftly adopted and adapted for local use.

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Permalink Reply by Tina Clarke on April 6, 2009 at 8:27am

Thanks for all your work, Les, to help us network and find each other! I've been delighted to discover Transition Towns enthusiasts whom I'd never met before. Muchas Gracias for this site!

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Permalink Reply by Cindi Landreth on August 15, 2009 at 11:36am

Hi Les
We are likely past the first 180 days by now but I wanted to add to the pot of how this site has been helpful to me. I posted a question about a concern I have regarding emergency/powered down communication systems and found a link to Kathy Jacobsen who has been incredibly helpful in getting us started on reaching out to our local ham radio operators. She has now set up a discussion nation wide on the importance of including this work group into building resilience into our communities. She also pulled out of the woodwork (aka...some community somewhere in the US) an expert and mentor for us all! Wow - very effective tool! thank you Kathy and thank you Charles!

And Thank you so much, Les, for all that you do!
Cindi

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