21 June 2009
the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
"Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."
18 June 2009
(social) startUP 17.june.2009 Lower Lights Ministries | columbus (social) entrepreneurs
columbus (social) entrepreneurs goal with (social) startUP is to catalyze social change through meaningful entrepreneurship by harnessing the energy of the entrepreneurial startup community and the business acumen of venture capitalists. It's going to be the "Startup Weekend of Social Entrepreneurship" and it started here in Columbus, Ohio!
The goal of this first (social) startUP on 17.june.2009 was to help Lower Lights Ministries become more sustainable and break their dependencies on donor charity alone. The event was a success - we are collecting feedback to continually improve (social) startUP to be more effective and meaningful.
The 3 final innovations were:
action! plans were formulated [see worksheet] + columbus (social) entrepreneurs will facilitate accountable involvement with Lower Lights Ministries for entrepreneurs, professionals, and creative minds who choose to move forward with these meaningful (social) entrepreneurial ventures.
(social) startUP 17.june.2009 Lower Lights Ministries
Special thanks to our sponsors Sandbox Columbus (for providing the space) and Barrio Tapas (for providing the delicious food). Please support our supporters!
Thanks,
Luke Barbara
Joe DeLoss
columbus (social) entrepreneurs facilitates accountable community engagement + investment. in seth godin speak, we're mobilizing a tribe. our tribe is of passionate, ambitious, and accountable folks looking to tackle social issues through meaningful entrepreneurship.
get at us and connect for further information:
+ LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/cbusSE
+ Twitter: @JoeDeloss + @LukeBarbara
+ Email: CBusSocialEntrepreneurs@gmail.com
The goal of this first (social) startUP on 17.june.2009 was to help Lower Lights Ministries become more sustainable and break their dependencies on donor charity alone. The event was a success - we are collecting feedback to continually improve (social) startUP to be more effective and meaningful.
The 3 final innovations were:
- Urban Garden
- Recyclying/Sorting Facility
- Maintenance/Repair Business
action! plans were formulated [see worksheet] + columbus (social) entrepreneurs will facilitate accountable involvement with Lower Lights Ministries for entrepreneurs, professionals, and creative minds who choose to move forward with these meaningful (social) entrepreneurial ventures.
(social) startUP 17.june.2009 Lower Lights Ministries
- Photos (Flickr)
- Worksheets
- Thanks to NCT Ventures for the inspiration on the worksheets!
- Original Event Details
Special thanks to our sponsors Sandbox Columbus (for providing the space) and Barrio Tapas (for providing the delicious food). Please support our supporters!
Thanks,
Luke Barbara
Joe DeLoss
columbus (social) entrepreneurs facilitates accountable community engagement + investment. in seth godin speak, we're mobilizing a tribe. our tribe is of passionate, ambitious, and accountable folks looking to tackle social issues through meaningful entrepreneurship.
get at us and connect for further information:
+ LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/cbusSE
+ Twitter: @JoeDeloss + @LukeBarbara
+ Email: CBusSocialEntrepreneurs@gmail.
11 June 2009
(social) startUP | "open sourcing social change" | 17.june.2009
(social) startUP | "open sourcing social change"
presented by
columbus (social) entrepreneurs
(social) startUP brings together a community of socially-conscious entrepreneurs, professionals and creative minds to create social change. (social) startUP participants will be charged with a simple, yet crazy, goal - to create an entrepreneurial solution to make a community partner more sustainable in 2 hours time.
our community partner for this event is Lower Lights Ministries, a non-profit focused on community development in the Franklinton neighborhood of columbus, ohio (near west side). Lower Lights empowers those facing social, economic, relational and spiritual barriers to overcome dependencies and move from "get to give." to learn more about Lower Lights and to get your creative juices flowing on the challenge they are presenting to (social) startUP, please review (click on) this CHALLENGE PROPOSAL.
(social) startUP provides an outlet for professionals to create significant value in two hours of your time. have no doubts though, if you're interested, we will encourage and support you to engage community partners further as change agents. here's how your valuable time contribution plays out:
- 6:00 PM - networking + arrival
- 6:15 PM - welcome + introduction
- 6:25 PM - Lower Lights presentation
- 6:35 PM - small groups create solutions
- 6:55 PM - elevator pitches (1 min each)
- 7:05 PM - voting (top 3 ideas move-on)
- 7:10 PM - slightly larger groups create action! plans to solutions
- 7:35 PM - action! plan pitches (2 min)
- 7:45 PM - conclusion + next actions
- 8:00 PM - event ends, (social) change begins
columbus (social) entrepreneurs facilitates accountable community engagement + investment. in seth godin speak, we're mobilizing a tribe. our tribe is of passionate, ambitious, and accountable folks looking to tackle social issues through meaningful entrepreneurship.
get at us and connect for further information:
+ LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/cbusSE
+ Twitter: @JoeDeloss + @LukeBarbara
+ Email: CBusSocialEntrepreneurs@gmail.com
+ Twitter: @JoeDeloss + @LukeBarbara
+ Email: CBusSocialEntrepreneurs@gmail.com
08 June 2009
George Carlin on the "importance" of stuff
George Carlin, astute observer of human behavior and comedic genius, on the "importance" stuff. Well said!
06 June 2009
wtf is a "garage sale"?
What is a garage sale? Really think about it...
It's the consequence of having way too much stuff.
We've acquired so many physical possessions - that we no longer have enough space for - so we sell them. Surely some of these things were necessities at the time, that we're passing along to a new person who needs them. (Such as a baby crib once the children have grown up.) But I'd be willing to bet that a number of the items for sale are things we've simply become bored with and possibly never needed in the first place. Perhaps we're selling the "old" stuff so we can acquire more "new" stuff, which will later become "old" stuff which we'll sell to...well, you get the idea.
Is this a vicious cycle?
A sustainable practice?
We've been programmed our whole lives to buy stuff.
Does it make us feel good? Is that how we find meaning?
Think before you speak makes a lot of sense.
How about: Think before you buy.
What is this "garage sale" you speak of?
Inspired by a chat with Seth Godin and discussions at the Acumen Fund Student Leaders Workshop 2009. More on Acumen Fund and that experience in a future post.
It's the consequence of having way too much stuff.
We've acquired so many physical possessions - that we no longer have enough space for - so we sell them. Surely some of these things were necessities at the time, that we're passing along to a new person who needs them. (Such as a baby crib once the children have grown up.) But I'd be willing to bet that a number of the items for sale are things we've simply become bored with and possibly never needed in the first place. Perhaps we're selling the "old" stuff so we can acquire more "new" stuff, which will later become "old" stuff which we'll sell to...well, you get the idea.
Is this a vicious cycle?
A sustainable practice?
We've been programmed our whole lives to buy stuff.
Does it make us feel good? Is that how we find meaning?
Think before you speak makes a lot of sense.
How about: Think before you buy.
What is this "garage sale" you speak of?Inspired by a chat with Seth Godin and discussions at the Acumen Fund Student Leaders Workshop 2009. More on Acumen Fund and that experience in a future post.
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