== Discussion at [[Seed 2009]] ==
[[Brandon]]'s intro: Values are the "container" for participation; we can only include people who, for instance, are open to [[change]].
Arthur Brock's ideas for values (from recording):
* Not just people but the organization must be able to adapt to [[change]] at the speed that it's happening today
* Willingness to distribute (not concentrate) power, intelligence, and wealth within the group
** concentrated power corrupts institutions
** open-source community is an example: share control and access
* Diversity of expression
** accept the use of different symbol sets, including [[SolSeed and Religion|different religious views]]
Kevin: diversity is a form of strength/wealth
Julie:
* Honesty
** Kevin: [http://www.aboutus.org/RadicalTrust Radical Trust]
* Family feel
* Finding common ground and common images across cultures
* "Use [[SelfLove|oneself]] to [[Empathy|cherish others]]"
Shelley:
* Be nice
* Self-expressed
** Bonnie: Maintain a place for self-expression
Lion:
* Being active
* Connecting heart-to-heart
* Being sensitive and intuitive
* Inclusion
* Valuing intelligence and [[wisdom]]
* Being purposeful
* Being ready to [[change]] at all levels
* Committing to the mainstream, because our future is not different from everyone else's
* Readiness to be surprised
* Sacrifice (paradox)
Bonnie:
* Being accepted for who you are, even if it's different than what people are used to
* Avoiding intimidation--allow people to ask about things you're discussing that they don't understand
** Ted: Quality of listening
Ted: Being "in the world"
Regula:
* Respectful
* Playful
** Lion: Imaginative
* Walk the walk
* Letting go of ego and limits
[[Brandon]]:
* Openness to possibility
* ''Defending'' difference in others
* Inquisitiveness
Kevin: Protecting, supporting, and nurturing life
* [[Brandon]]: Life is precious
Brenna: Personal fulfillment/[[SelfLove|caring for yourself]]