How I made the Thrivability Collaborative Sketch Book.

1. Thrivability
and
Co-Creative
Book Production

2. First Glance
Jill Palermo
JillPalermo.com
Long Island City, NY, USA
Thrivability
A Collaborative Sketch
Curated by Jean Russell
Made possible by
the generous support of:
Chris Brogan
Content Evolution
Herman Wagter
Inspired Legacies
Kaliya Hamlin
and
PeopleBrowsr

3. Surprise
Tony Deifell, wdydwyd?
San Francisco, CA, USA

4. Project Elements
64+ authors
all 1st or 2nd degree connections
small chunks
500 words or less
a half dozen artists (existing work)
3 months
(January 15 to March 15, 2010)
variable commitment
8 minutes to 30 hours each

5. Table of Contents
First Glance - Jill Palermo
Surprise - Tony Deifell
Table of Contents
Untitled - Hava Gurevich
Introduction - Jean Russell
The Case for Thrivability - Niclas Ihrén
Values
Clarity - John Steiner
Connectivity - Clay Shirky
Creativity - Joe Bill
Design - Jo Guldi
Diversity - Deanna Zandt
Efficiency - Jerry Michalski
Harmony - Jessica Margolin
Integrity - Daniel Wahl
Intention - Kevin Clark
Listening - Amy Sample Ward
Play - Evonne Heyning
Place-Making - Bice Wilson
Openness - Michel Bauwens
Resilience - Chris Watkins
Simplicity - Lonny Grafman
Wisdom - Todd Hoskins
Qualities
Abundance - David Hodgson
Adventure - Maryann Fernandez
Cunning - Kaye Porter
Dance - hanspetermeyer
Endurance - Thomas Kriese
Exclusion - Leif Utne
Fold - Amber Case
Hope - Stacey Monk
Inspiration - Richard Zimmerman
Interdependence -Valdis Krebs
Mystery - Mushin Schilling
Power - Nadia El Imam
Prudence - Samantha Sweetwater
Ripple - Greg Berry
Uncertainty - Herman Wagter
Wonder - Jill Palermo
Cycles
Adaptation - Meghana Bhatt
Blockage - Scott Reynolds Nelson
Breakdown - Gil Friend
Breakthrough - Leilani Rashida Henry
Creative Destruction - Chris Byrne
Emergence - Jon Lebkowsky
Exploration - Dr. Ashis Brahma
Integration - Gibran Rivera
Intersection - Ken Homer
Pathfinding - Peter & Trudy Johnson-
Lenz
Reflection - Gerard Senehi
Release - Clare Mulvany
Shift - John Hagel
Stuck - Mark Grimes
Success - Kevin Doyle Jones
Transformation - Tracy Gary
Actions
Breathing in Gratitude - Liz Strauss
Build Capacity in Dependencies - Beth
Kanter
Collaborate with All Stakeholders -
Christina Jordan
Contribute to the Commons - Ruth
Ann Harnisch
Create Appropriate Containers -
Kaliya Hamlin
Create the Future - Hildy Gottlieb
Fostering Serendipity - Steve Crandall
Give Graciously - Phil Cubeta
Go out on a Limb - Jheri
Make Sharing Agreements - Kendall
Theissen and Bruce Campbell
Make the InvisibleVisible - Arthur
Brock
Model Nature - Chazz Levi
Open Space for ManyVoices -
Christine Egger and Peter Deitz
Push Power to the Edges - David P
Reed
Share Stories - JeannieYandel
Weave Networks - June Holley
Gratitude
Novus Corpus (detail) - Darlene Charneco
The following page is artwork
courtesy of Hava Gurevich.

6. Academy of Sciences Roof, San Francisco, CA - sunset
Photo courtesy of Jean Russell
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Motivate People
mission that matters
belief in the person organizing:
“this is bigger than me” attitude
time bound
share results throughout
name “excuse” benefits
simple clear process
abundant gratitude

7. Shift
John Hagel, Edge Perspectives - San Francisco, CA, USA

8. Photo courtesy of Hava Gurevich Visit thrivable.org to join the conversation.
Qualities of Flash
Collaboration
Curated and designed project
Deadlines - time sensitive
Open:
low barrier to participation
tasks are small chunks
limited commitment
Networks are vital - bringing in
friends and friends of friends
Appropriate containers

9. Stuck
Mark Grimes, Ned - Portland, OR, USA

10. Joe Bill, Power Improvisation - Chicago, IL, USA
Creativity

11. Photo courtesy of Steve Crandall
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Process
Develop marketing strategy draft:
co-creator spread
participatory guerilla art (WDYDWYD)
Ask core advisors for seeds
Use social media to leverage peer influence
Each page was a co-creative, but not with
other contributors.
Very short window from whole draft to final.

12. Visibility

13. Photo courtesy of Clare Mulvany Visit thrivable.org to join the conversation.
Using social media
announced project, first to turn in, and all
subsequent submissions
gentle, carefully worded reminders and requests
regular bursts of gratitude and excitement
ongoing updates of progress
to be viral:
funny, sexy, irreverent/nasty, gory.
We went with beautiful...very visual.

14. Novus Corpus
detail
Darlene Charneco
NY, USA
Thank you
Jean Russell
Thrivable.net
@thrivable