Creating Sustainable, Community-driven Economies:
Workshop
Stevens Point/Amherst Junction, WI
January 15-18, 2014
Working agenda
Vision: We will all live in communities with thriving economies that support, enhance
and regenerate the social and ecological assets upon which we all depend.
Goals:
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Attract participation of diverse community members including representation
from non-profit, commercial, financial, municipal, and educational sectors in the
workshop and learning community
People participating in this workshop and learning community will understand
principles of economic sustainability so that they can become engaged in their
community, region and nation to change practices, laws, and policies to bring
about sustainable economies.
Objectives:
During the workshop, participants will:
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learn that economic sustainability is inextricably interrelated with social and
ecological sustainability, while economic value is fundamentally different from
social and ethical values.
discover that any thoughtful person, in collaboration with other thoughtful
people, can learn the essentials of economic sustainability in a matter of days.
in the process of collaborative learning, you will learn ways of sharing what you
have learned with your students or colleagues, without being self-conscious
about what you have yet to learn.
Tuesday, January 14
7:00 pm Community presentation – UWSP Dreyfus University Center Theater
John Ikerd with panel of local businesses/organizations. This will help to introduce the
opportunity of the learning community.
Wednesday, January 15 - CWES
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Check-in, Breakfast
9:00 – Opening Circle
Video: Indigenous Native American Prophecy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqfvUA2vRAM
10:30. “The Essential Questions of Economic Sustainability” (John)
Excel Visual: Future and Present Value
11:30 Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning
12:00 p.m - Lunch
1:00 p.m Video: Socially Responsible Investing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wrWwefzZkA
Guest: Socially Responsible Investing Grounding ideology in reality: “Economic, Social, &
Ethical Values
1:45 – 2:15 Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning
2:15 p.m. Break and snack
2:45 Video: Tragedy of the Commons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLirNeu-A8I
Video: The Story of Stuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM
3:00 Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning (open space)
4:00 Video: What is the Value of Nature? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iypqm8Lph68
Presentation: “The Essential Hierarchies of Economic Sustainability” (John)
4:30 Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning
5:00 Closing circle
(Dinner on own, dinner options for out of town attendees)
Thursday, January 16
8:00 a.m. – Breakfast and Opening Circle
9:00 a.m. – Video: Thomas Berry on Nature and Humans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdo2vpr-Rs (1st 3 min)
Presentation: “Ecological Principles Essential to Economic Sustainability” (John)
9:45 a.m. – Guest: Ecological Principles and The Sustainability of Nature (potentially Alan
Haney)
10:30 a.m. - Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning
11:15 a.m. – Grounding ideology in reality: “Discovering the laws of nature in nature”
Explore trails around CWES – Time for individual reflection
12:00 – Lunch
12:45 Video:
Presentation: “Social Principles Essential to Economic Sustainability” (John)
1:15 Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning
2:00 Video: A Steady State Economy; Herman Daly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmkw2qSpHsc&feature=related
Presentation: “Essential Economic Principles of Sustainability” (John)
2:30 Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning
3:00 Break and snack
3:15 Presentation: “Essential Characteristics of Sustainable Economies” (John)
4:00 Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning
4:30 Closing circle and preparation for dinner
5:30 – 8:00 Sustainable Economics Community Dinner
Central Waters Brewery
Dinner, music Sustainability, Local Foods, & Convivality: Definition: A jovial, sociable,
friendly, and lively disposition or nature; the good humor and festivity indulged in occasions of
celebration. (Bring your musical instrument and/or words to favorite sing-along songs.)
Friday, January 17
8:00 a.m. – Breakfast and Opening Circle
9:00 a.m. Video: The Customer is King http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fPybfTaIO0
Presentation: “Essential Characteristics of Markets in Sustainable Economies” (John)
9:45 a.m. – Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning
10:30 a.m. – Video: Annie Leonard, Story of Broke http://www.storyofstuff.org/moviesall/story-of-broke/
Presentation: “Essential Functions of Government for Economic Sustainability” (John)
11:15 a.m. – Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning
12:00 p.m. Lunch Guest: Government official (Scott Griffiths, Mayor Washburn confirmed;
Others local officials)
1:00 p.m. Travel to Greenhouse
1:30 p.m. Ground ideology in reality: “Learning social & market principles through community.”
Tour of Greenhouse and discussion of community education efforts, renewable energy (with
Josh Stolzenburg, Northwind Renewable Energy)
3:00 p.m. Closing circle
(Dinner on own, dinner options for out of town attendees)
Saturday, January 18th
8:00 a.m. – Breakfast and Opening Circle
9:00 a.m. Video: “Story of Change” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQdYXCKUv0
An Agenda for the Sustainability Revolution
Video: The Purpose of the Economy – Joseph Stiglitz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNqe-pn8xq8
Video: The Power of Compounding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIwyMif5EOg
Presentation: “Essential Mission of Sustainable Economies” (John)
10:00 Questions, Comments, and Discussion: Collaborative Learning
10:30 a.m. – Closing Circle: Grounding in Reality: What? So What? So What Now?
Each participant will have an opportunity to share the most important idea they picked up during
the Crash Course, explain why they think this idea is important, and how they plan to integrate
this idea into their profession and/or personal life.
12:00 p.m. Lunch and departure