Event Program

Our goal is to make participants more powerful agents of transformation.

We will work together to...

  • Awaken the passion and energy in ourselves and our community
  • Create community in record time
  • Expose and share cutting-edge ideas on sustainability, business, and design
  • Develop our whole selves... bringing together our social, intellectual, creative, and professional selves

Format: A mix of work and play, formal and informal, teaching and learning

The event is formatted as a series of activities crafted to help create connections, spur ideas, foster learning, encourage reflection, and inspire action. 

Much of the event is organized using unconference principles (see Open Space Technology) and there will be participant-led workshops throughout. The interests and expertise of the attendees will drive the program. There will also be fun breaks, social time, and wild-card activities to spice things up.

Everyone's experience will be a little bit different based on how they want to spend their time.

Preparation: You Get Out of It What You Put Into It

Think about what you, personally, want to contribute and what you want to get out of the event. Come prepared to make that happen. Some tips:

  • If you'd like to propose an unconference topic or drive some discussion about your current projects, do some thinking about how to craft the most meaningful conversation (framing, forum, prompts needed, etc).
  • Share your interests and expertise! If you haven't signed-up to lead a workshop, contact us and we'll get you on the roster.
  • Participate in the Greenermind Showcase (think 8th grade talent show but more fun and less awkward). Contact us and we'll include you in the line-up.
The event will be shaped by all of you--and you will get out of the Summit what you put into it.

2013 Theme: From Little Things, Big Things Grow

The theme of the conference this year will spur us to think about how to realize the full potential of our endeavors, no matter how big or small. The seed of a great idea, given the right care and support, can grow into something world-changing. We'll work together to define what that means for us - and how we can support each other in creating the future we want to live in.
[credit to Australian musician Paul Kelly for the theme inspiration: From Little Things Big Things Grow]

Visual recordings from GMS'12 sessions...



(This is the 2012 agenda, for reference.  The 2013 agenda is under development, and will depend on the attendees)

Daily Agenda

Thursday - June 14, 2012 (Get your head in the game)

7:00 pm Dinner
11:00 pm  Invocation and campfire fun

Friday - June 15, 2012 (New Visions, New Myths)

10:00 am Participant-led workshops (early-bird sessions)
noon  Lunch (provided)
1:30 pm Opening activities
2:15 pm New Myths
4:30 pm Create unconference schedule
(for Saturday's discussions)
5:30 pm Communication and facilitation crash-course
6 pm Wrap-up
7:30 pm Dinner 
Evening  Fun!

Saturday - June 16, 2012 (Learn from each other)

7 am Early morning activities and breakfast (bring your own)
8:30 am Participant-led workshops
10 am Unconference opening, unconference sessions, and participant-led workshops
noon Lunch (provided)
1:30 pm Unconference sessions & particpant-led workshops
5:30 pm Reflection and share-out
7 pm Happy Hour 
7:45 pm Dinner (provided)
 Evening Fun! (including Greenermind Showcase)

Sunday - June 17, 2012 (Grow ourselves)

7 am Early morning activities and breakfast (bring your own)
8:30 am Participant-led workshops
10:30 am Opening activity
11 am Tools for change
12:45 pm Close
1:15 pm Lunch (provided)

Participant-led Workshops & Activities

It's a talented and energetic group of folks. A big part of the event is sharing and connecting with each other. Here are a few of the sessions for this year:
  • Frameworking & Design Strategy
  • Visual facilitation
  • Mountain Biking
  • Leadership development
  • Yoga
  • "Dance like everyone's your friend"
  • Base of the Pyramid business models
  • LCA
  • Meeting Design 101
  • "Naked Engineering"
  • Mushrooming
  • Presentation coaching
  • Design research

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