Three Goals for SustaVariety Communities
In brief, SustaVariety is variety that continues, refreshes, and renews. Based on this longer explanation of what it means to create, grow and spread SustaVariety, I’m suggesting three goals for SustaVariety communities.
Goals:
- For people and groups to experience and enjoy SustaVariety more often.
- For people and groups striving towards (creating, growing, spreading) SustaVariety to experience and enjoy SustaVariety as they strive.
- To increase the prevalence of sustainable proximities with sustainable variety (see note below), and to the extent possible list, track, and assess them, so we can improve and further create, grow, and spread SustaVariety and experience and enjoy more SustaVariety.
Note that the idea of “sustainable proximities with sustainable variety” is also discussed in the longer explanation, and links for further exploration are provided there.
Three Ways To Strive
Although this is discussed generally in other places (such as the homepage), briefly I’m suggesting three ways we can strive towards the three goals for SustaVariety communities above:
- Consider the basic idea that SustaVariety is variety that continues, refreshes, and renews, and then create, collaborate, and live with this idea in mind.
- Use proximity thinking approaches to create, collaborate and live. See the next paragraph for an overview.
- Mix and blend the above two ways to strive.
You might be wondering, how do proximity thinking approaches boost SustaVariety? Our connected world is proximity oriented. The proximity thinking (ProxThink) framework offers you proximity-oriented approaches to transform how you create, collaborate, and live. The ProxThink framework consists of three integrated parts that go with a connected world, which when used together can create and sustain more SustaVariety in a connected world. The ProxThink Basics help us describe and discuss situations. The ProxPatterns are especially helpful for creativity, innovation and problem-solving. The Growth Model boosts collaboration and encourages growth for people who share a proximity, helping shared situations come alive. One way you can use the Growth Model is by using the Shared Situation Guide on a collaboration platform designed for mobile devices and/or computers. After learning about and using proximity thinking, you should enjoy more SustaVariety, as well as be able to blend it with the basic idea that SustaVariety is variety that continues, refreshes, and renews. And, as mentioned on the homepage, I’ve started some ProxThink-related projects that also help boost SustaVariety. Your next step (below) shows you how to quickly learn more about proximity thinking approaches.
One Recommended Next Step
To begin striving in the ways presented above, towards the suggested three goals for SustaVariety communities, I’d recommend you start with the online course Let’s Be More Alive — Intro to ProxThink. You can also join our membership community to create, grow, and spread SustaVariety. Between the course and the community, you should enjoy more SustaVariety. Start the course here.
I hope you enjoy more SustaVariety!
