The next Beyond 2020 Sustainability Unconference is almost here. This Thursday, sustainable business people will gather here in Portland, Oregon to discuss actionable ways of engaging other business leaders in sustainability.
As at all unconferences, the only things given ahead of time at Beyond 2020 are the structure and theme:
- Structure. At Beyond 2020, we will gather at the opening agenda-setting session. Those who wish to facilitate an unconference session come forward and post their session on a blank grid, in their preferred time slot. Once the unconference agenda is set, participants disperse to sessions according to their interests. After the sessions, everyone gathers again to debrief. Read more about the format.
- Theme. At Beyond 2020, we’ll discuss “Growing the choir: Engaging business leaders in sustainability”. The theme grew out of recognition that in order for sustainability to prevail as a business paradigm, the sustainable business community must grow. Read more about the theme. Other than that, all content (sessions) is participant-driven: you decide what the event is going to be about and you decide what sessions will be held. There is no agenda until you make one – because you should drive your event’s content!
Compared to the inaugural edition of Beyond 2020,we’ve set a stronger theme and expect more follow up action; we’ll more closely follow the rules of open space; and we’ll have more sessions. I’ll be proposing a session exploring a crowdsourced book project to share Portland’s sustainable practices with the rest of the world.
Join us! It’s not too late to register. We look forward to your participation!
Beyond 2020 details
- Thursday, January 21st, 5-8 PM
- Olympic Mills Commerce Center, 107 SE Washington St., Portland, Oregon
- Sponsors:Â Semiosis Communications (yours truly), Rose City Mortgage Specialists, Beam Development, CreateTheGoodLife.org, and a number of promotion sponsors
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