Your Thoughts on the Pilot Community Event on December 13th, 2009 at Highland Lake

We had our first Community Event for people to start a year-long dialogue on how we can create an evolutionary leap in the way we build connected communities that support the lives we want to lead.

We certainly found out how passionate people are for this kind of conversation! We expected that maybe 40 or 50 people would show up on what was a Saturday night during the holiday season, but we had 103! So we scrambled to set up more cafe tables. It was a wonderful night of conversation and connection. After the World Cafe conversations, we had an amazing meal and the stunning voice of soul singer Kat Williams!

We learned a lot about what we need to do for our next event including; having a microphone sound system, smaller tables so people can be in a more intimate conversation, and to serve the food before the cafe begins.

We'd like to give an enormous amount of thanks to Kerry Lindsey, owner of The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa at Highland Lake, where we held the pilot event. Kerry is committed to building a sustainable community on his 200 acres of land along with the greater Asheville area that would be used as a model and learning center for other communities around the world.

We thank everyone for bringing their hearts and minds to the evening. Many people expressed their deep gratitude for creating the space for this type of deeper conversation and action within the community.

If you go back to the main page or click on the Photos tab above, you'll see the visual notes that were taken on the evening.

Let us know your thoughts on our pilot event...