If you'd like to find out more about proximity thinking, ask questions, discover more ways to use it, see it in action for idea generation and shared challenges, hear about ongoing collaborations, see how others are using it and share how you're using it, then join us in person or online with your phone, mobile device or computer.
We'll start with a 15-20 minute intro to proximity thinking and some related projects. Then we'll generate some ideas and explore new approaches for shared challenges. Throughout, there will be time for questions and sharing your experiences with proximity thinking. I also hope to start some ongoing collaborations, both online and in various communities, and you'll get updates on that.
So, you'll get a chance to explore proximity thinking as described above, and I'll get a chance to explore how people are using it or want to use it, as well as get feedback and answer questions. You'll get benefits from me and other participants, and I'll get benefits from you and other participants. Which leads me to the following paragraph about ProxRewards.
In pursuit of creating sustainable proximities and sustainable variety, there is no set price for this event. Rather, we'll use ProxRewards, also called "proxri," which are part of the proximity thinking framework and are not limited to money. (See https://proxri.org for more.) We can proxri those who help us, related to the benefits (now or in the future) we gain from them as a result of this event, and/or related to our interactions with them during this event. Closer to the event, I'll email you more details about this.
Attending Online ... You can join us online with a computer (Windows, Mac, Linux/Ubuntu) or mobile device (iOS, Android) including phones and tablets. See this guide for more details: https://proxthinkriver.com/guide-for-attending-online-events/
The most in-person attendees the room can support is in the range of 10-15. The most online attendees is about 180, or a few more if there are fewer in-person attendees.
If this event date doesn't work for you, I'll be having more frequent online-only versions of this session. Watch for and find those here in this meetup group and/or on Eventbrite here: https://proxthink.eventbrite.com
Taking the online course "Intro to ProxThink — Let’s Be More Alive" prior to the event is not required, but highly recommended. The minimum proxri for the course is very reasonable. Alternatively, with an optional proxri, you can access some course trials, use the whole ProxThink website and take all the course quizzes. Here's the course: https://proxthink.thinkific.com
WeWork is in the sky lobby of the red building at the Pacific Design Center (elevator button SL). We'll be in meeting room 7C. When you arrive at WeWork, check in via the guest registration tablet at the front desk, as a guest of me, David Loughry. Bring a photo ID. There is nearby metered street parking for $2 per hour. If you park on the street or arrive via public transit, make sure you enter the red building, as the green and blue buildings might be locked. More about onsite parking (max $10 after 4 pm) and how to get there, can be found at this WeWork page: https://www.wework.com/buildings/pacific-design-center-red-building--los-angeles--CA
I hope to host this event at various places around the Los Angeles area. I'm also available to host it at your organization, building, event, etc.
This event uses the ProxThink Terms of Use (https://proxthink.com/members/about/terms-of-use.php), which boring as it is, is probably the friendliest terms of use you've seen. Why? Mainly because parts of it, including the Proxri Deal, Collaboration Deal, Online Session Agreement and Intellectual Property Deal integrate some of the proximity thinking framework. This makes it a better fit for our connected world.
I hope you'll join us!
—David Loughry
