CPX  Climate  Change  notes.  13/10/09.   Facilitated  by  Georges  McKail  and  Shawn  Callahan  

Acting On Climate Change: At Home, At Work, At CPX Ideas for CPX Venue  - CPX in a park/house council/outside/enviro friendly meeting place - public transport to meetings - encourage advocacy in personal lives and work - influence change in divergent work areas

Group  Activity  - retweet, CPX blog, ideadump space - green choices for all CPX gatherings - social networking technologies to get ideas flowing - actively exchange sustainable info - support group for change - have specific climate change ideas hub online link to corporates - cocreate film on social issues

Individual  Action  - Have conversations that matter/keep focus - communications to corporates re creative advice available to help solve - keep a story collection we can build on in future - pledge: tell one person per day about CC - Tell Peter Spence story to a friend - create buzz for existing green initiative - keep climate on agenda - progress, discussion, action

Other  perspectives  - bring indigenous speakers - go "outside" our demographic for insights - have all meetings involved in indigenous vision guest - create prog connect water and indigenous innov | melb water

Emergence  - participate in actions agreed - mobilize people who can act - show leadership by doing something new - be active catalysts of positive change - encourage members to get involved in CAG's - Assist in promotion of systemic understanding and cognition - become clearing house/network hub for initiatives

Generate  new  thinking  - Use facilitation skills (in group) generously - share/create possibilities with others to shift consciousness - share thoughts and ideas - tap wisdom within whole group - be a vehicle for emergence of evolutionary movement - CC spin on every session, keep it top of mind e.g. better then black balloons - provide opportunities to generate thinking

Special  interest  groups  - form CPX subgroup that raises awareness amongst members - sponsor sub group for specific problems

Other  - create target for our ??? of resources for holding our meetings - active change in diverse areas - expound the corporate timeline | vision for the future

Promotion  - help enviro groups streamline to reduce costs - find good alternative energy for Melbourne and promote it - Newsworthy ways of representing CC to stay in public eye - create channel/media re: education/future - assist with promotion of educating grand narrative - promote hannover principles - focus on water awareness - Promote and market positive changes e.g. bags - invent a system to measure water usage in homes and businesses.

CPX  Climate  Change  notes.  13/10/09.   Facilitated  by  Georges  McKail  and  Shawn  Callahan  

Ideas for individuals Transport  - use more public transport - carpool, walk, cycle, sell car

Energy  - energy tracker for home appliance - turn off power - mentor children re energy use e.g. turn of lights! - develop energy targets at home, work, with family to achieve - switch off at the switch, reduce electricity - solar to ??? to world - use renewable energy source, install solar roof panel - low energy lights - pay for carbon on all pay flights - cook at home more often - insulate weather seal - reduce gas use: house heating, wear warmer clothes

Mindset  - relate it to economic growth so it can be seen - highlight it as systems issues with all else consumerism - read, learn more, find out more about what's happening. - share the web of things and install some - live consciously - be open to new ways of seeing doing, and being, - be true to myself, my commitments - change ??? habits to conscious actions

Recycle  - recycle my mags to friends and for my work - plant a tree - recycle shop bags, all my clothes, cardboard - buy recycled design clothes - always recycle, increase recycle capacity - leave behind belief that cloud real issues - get friends to use my storage areas - consider emissions/footprint in making purchase big or small

Water  - consume more water at home - measure shower flow rate, time, - water garden sparsely - increase rainwater storage and use - shower water for gardening

Communication  - influence family to become more sustainable - write to minister to voice concerns - educate young people about being sustainable - publicize and talk about - construct motivating grand narrative - share more climate stories - promote understanding of the critical role of governance in solving global warming - promote CC issue amongst family and friends - talk about it as integral problem of life/civilisation - create film re: indigenous wisdom - promulgate a grand narrative that motivates action to solve global warming - hold a street party and chat about climate change in my neighborhood

Food/Produce  - more organic and sustainable produce - less takeaway coffee - buy local, bulk buy, buy less, farmers markets - keep using natural cleaning products/make myself - use even less chemicals then i already do: gardening, cleaning, laundry - compost food scraps - investigate more ways to be sustainable and grow own produce - eat more vegetables, seasonal - promote green line organics to everyone

Behavior  - stickers on fridge, lampposts etc - encourage sons to be active and empowered - live as an example of what's possible share produce/household items with neighbors - no compromises on my values - no plastic bags - buy fair trade - join other projects re CC - believe we can make a difference

- join hive re:entrepreneurs to stimulate ideas - reduce 'waste' output as well as consumables - change expectations about what i need to live well - join ACF, support action groups - sign up to REDR list to help WTSHTF - measure my footprint, monitor and reduce - operate/redevelop creative workshop re: ??? - lead by example: be a role model - learn more about issues and effects - no hand copy - soft - family discussion and commitment to sustainability - build belief within the greens that we can achieve big things - check source i.e. renewables of everything consumed - Keep CC top of mind via reading, listening, viewing - work more for greens - go on mission to thompson dam - stick to necessities, don't over consume talk about sustainable day US efficiency at trampoline - drastically reduce chemicals in use - research and purchase enviro friendly goods

CPX  Climate  Change  notes.  13/10/09.   Facilitated  by  Georges  McKail  and  Shawn  Callahan  

Ideas for Work Travel  - walk to meetings - switch off at the switch - choose environmentally friendly venues for events - computer off in downtime - turn off laptop more often - recycle everything always - global 'green' procurement policy - more client sessions on phone/skype - fly to sydney less - work on a 'whoever has less people travels' policy work remotely

Self  Learning  - explore ??? about the sustainable field - expound corp. timeline | vision for the future - understand ramifications of change in legislation when it happens

Office  practices  - recycle my mags for my ??? work - use recyclable products - work locally/use facilities other then big office building - start CC advocacy campaign for place of work - keep working from home/not have sep. office - close blinds before leaving - turn off power at end of day - increase recycle capacity - help cor. recycle waste - cost benefits to be derived - promote ??? as a 'green' friendly business

Paper  use  - encourage chemists to use green products for printing etc - reconnect with natural cycles - buy recycled paper for photocopying and printing - paper recycling happening at office - print less, more online - soft copy subst. only for handouts

Work  Choice  - start a consulting network to help cor. change - work in sustainability field - stay with work i love - donate part of sales to environmental groups - focus on environment - change work to be in line with beliefs - % of revenue to climate reduction initiatives - lead by example - commit a consistent 1-2 days/wk pro bono with CC ceo - work/join CC group - get collaborate neighborhood project started

Awareness  and  Understanding  - Use opportunities with clients e.g. facilitating of workshops, counseling. to help raise awareness - bring together others to build consciousness and actions - choose speakers that directly discuss ??? for corp. - make publicly visible ' green' scoreboards - encourage clients to visit council house - stories examples to raise clients to conversation - help people connect on the topic - write books/blogs re: connection to consciousness and climate change - write book which infers and encourages action and change - promote understanding of how to align interests of corporates, nations and individuals with the interests of the planet - join our green action group - promote cleaning up industry - be clear about safe climate message and aims with climate - run carbon neutral events - involve melb water in 'vision quest' re: sourcing through indigenous ways - link to sustainability forums - promote low energy activities - use my diversity of skills to foster new thinking and solutions for CC - share knowledge and frameworks which can help map huge issues - share rentoid more broadly - facilitate local conversations, - promote sustainability programs - create leadership programs which incorporate sustainability and responsibility to the planet - create film co re: social issues, shifting consciousness education - assist global governance to be accepted and to emerge - do things that develop systemic consciousness amongst humanity (so understand)

- offer more "asset based thinking" training - consult to cor. to est. 'c' emission decreasing strategies - lead and influence others to think differently (outside the box) - involve melb water in innovation prog | consciousness to educate - build a climate change module into every new curriculum program

Context CPX  (Creative  Performance  eXchange)  is  an  open,  learning  community  that  shares  creative  ideas  and  methods  that  are  at  the  intersection  of  multiple  disciplines  such  as  performing  arts  (dance,  music,  drama,  circus  arts),  business,  sport,  medicine,  art,  and  design.  You  can  find  us  at  http://www.meetup.com/The-­‐CPX/    On  the  13th  October  2009  29  members  of  the  Creative  Performance  Exchange  (CPX)  gathered  to  see  what  ideas  they  could  create  to  make  a  difference  to  climate  change.  These  notes  represent  the  output  but  pale  in  comparison  to  the  fun  and  colour  on  the  day.