PROGRESSIVEOPPORTUNITIES2012

SurveyResults

#1Whichsessionsdidyouattend?(71respondents)

30%

32% 27% 23% 23%

34% 28% 20% 23% 21% 14% 10% 11% 14% 9% 14% 13% 9% 20% 17% 16% 21% 21% 16% 28%

Percentageof Respondents Attending listedSessions

6%

#1Whichsessionsdidyouattend?(71respondents)

Session

# Details
withArnoHesse,SlowMoneyNorthernCalifornia; Elizabeth,FinanceforFood;JennyKassan, 21 CuttingEdgeCapital;MaryRick,TheHoopFund ArnoHesse,SlowMoneyNorthernCalifornia; Elizabeth,FinanceforFood;JennyKassan, 19 C Cutting tti Ed EdgeC Capital; it l M MaryRi Rick, k Th TheH HoopF Fund d JanelleOrsi,AuthorofTheSharingSolutionand Director,SustainableEconomiesLawCenterand 16 LawOfficesofJanelleOrsi thesinglemostimportantcampaignMark McLeod,SustainableBusinessAllianceof 16 Oakland/Berkeley;CaliforniaStateSenatorLoni JayYoungdahl,EastBayExpressandHarvard FellowattheInstituteforResponsibleInvestment; (Responder)EdwardChurch,Institutefor 23 EnvironmentalEntrepreneurship ScottHauge,SmallBusinessCalifornia;David 14 Bowdin,AmericanSustainableBusinessCouncil

Crowdfundingforlocal(food)economiesPart1

30%

C Crowdfunding df di for f l local l(f (food) d)economies i P Part t2

27%

Visualizingasharingeconomy

23%

Campaignfinancereform

23%

Thenewsustainabletheoryofinvesting

32%

Stateandnationalsmallbusinesspolicy

20%

BCorporationabetterwaytodobusiness SlowMoneyinvestingasiffood,farms,&fertilitymatter

34% 23%

24 AndyFyfe,B 16 WoodyTasch,SlowMoney

Lab; Timothy Yee, Green Retireme

#1Whichsessionsdidyouattend?(71respondents) byLocalOnShahbanoImran,LocalOn;David Tolioupov,LocalOn;ShariGodinez,Koreatown NorthgateCommunityBenefitsDistrict;Darlene Drapkin,UrbanTransformationandTemescal 10 TelegraphBID 20 RichardHeinberg,PostCarbonInstitute thepotentialofdecentralizedenergysystemsAl 7 Weinrub,LocalCleanEnergyAlliance :transformingecologicalcrisisintocommunity opportunitiesKirstenSchwind,BayLocalize;David 8 KantWofford,BayLocalize KasperKoczab,NetworkofBayAreaWorker Cooperatives(NoBAWC);DaveKaroly,Networkof B k C ti (NoBAWC); (N BAWC) Jenny J BayA AreaW Worker Cooperatives 15 Kassan,CuttingEdgeCapital ,andhowtoincludeyourfriendsinthe(food) revolutionYoniLandau,CooperativeFood 10 EmpowermentDirective(CoFED) savingmoney,energy,andtimewhilepromoting creativityandcollaborationthroughremote,flex space,andotherprogressiveworkplacemodels 6 MatthewBauer,BetterWorldTelecom SeanMurphy,InnerCityAdvisors;KellyLovlien, WorkingSolutions;AlejandroVelez,Backtothe 10 Roots advancingcleanenergy,waterefficiency,and smartgrowthintheEastBayAndyKatz,EBMUD; StateAssemblywoman,NancySkinner,14th 6 District

Newcommunitybuildingtechinnovationpresentation Howcanwebuildamoreresilientsociety? Economicdevelopmentforourcommunities

14% 28% 10%

Whentheeconomysrotten,sellcompost

11%

Workercooperativessustainableeconomicdevelopment

21%

Thenonprofitindustrialcomplex,cooperatives

14%

Alternativeworkplacemodels

9%

Financingyoursmallbusiness

14%

Sustainablecommunities

9%

#1Whichsessionsdidyouattend?(71respondents)

Unionsandtheneweconomy

13%

CarlHall,MediaWorkers;JohnLogan,UCBerkeley LaborCenter;AndreasCluver,Buildingand ConstructionTradesCouncilofAlamedaCounty; KerianneSteele,Weinberg,Roger&Rosenfeld;Jay d hl EastBayExpressand dYoungdahl d hl&Citti, i i Youngdahl, 9 P.C. andhowtojoinwithOccupytobuildpowerful coalitionsforchangeSaraMizner,OccupyOakland; PhoebeSorgen Sorgen,OccupyBerkeley;Maria Gastelumendi,RisingLoaferCafe&Bakery;Susie 20 Cagle,FreelanceJournalist;ScottRossi,OccupySF :adocumentaryfilmpreviewanddiscussionwith thecomedytroupeandfilmmakersW.Kamau 14 Bell,NatoGreen,MikePaunovich,EvanDonn theeconomicargumentforkeepingitlocalLinda Currie,TransitionBerkeley;SusanSilber,BuyLocal Berkeley;CarolinaMiranda,SustainableBusiness Alliance;ErinKilmerNeel,OaklandGrown;Hut 12 Landon,SFLocallyOwnedMerchantsAssociation andourlocaleconomyReneeRivera,EastBay 11 BicycleCoalition GuillaumeLebleu,BernalBucks,JessicaNowlan, HopeSolutionsMerchantServices;CharlieRebich, OaklandAcorn/OaklandGrownCard;ErinKilmer 15 Neel,OaklandGrownCard;MiraLuna,BACETime publicbanks,workercooperativebanks,and progressivebankingpracticesMarcArmstrong, PublicBankingInstitute;MikeLeung Leung,TheWorker 15 CoopCreditUnion;EstherPark,RSFSocialFinance 11 (4thFloor)between11am 4 ofWorkerCoopsinBerkeley

WhyOccupychangeseverything

28%

LaughterAgainsttheMachine

20%

Localizationmovement Bikenomics

17% 16%

ComplementaryandalternativecurrenciestotheUSdollar

21%

Alternativebankingmodels TouroftheHUB Saturday'sBikeTour

21% 16% 6%

What did you think of the sessions?(71 respondents)

AvgRatingoutof4.0
4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 AvgRatingoutof4.0 0.5 0

Whatdidyouthinkofthesessions?(71respondents) Whatdidyouthinkofthesessions?(71 respondents) Whatdidyouthinkofthe sessions?(71respondents) Thespeakerswerewellinformed intheirsubjectmatter: IlearnednewthingsthatIcan applyinmylife/business: Igotinspired: Imadegoodconnectionsatthe event: Thisconferencemademewantto learnmore: Thisconferencemademewantto getmoreinvolved: Iwishthesessionswerelonger: Iwisheachspeakerhadmoretime totalk: IwishIhadmoretimetoask questionsatsessions: Avg Strongly Rating Agree outof4.0 3.45 3.21 3.29 3.02 3.22 3.09 2.57 2.59 2.79 53.5% (38) 35.7% (25) 51.4% (36) 28.2% (20) 37.1% (26) 27.1% (19) 16.9% (12) 17 6% 17.6% (12) 24.3% (17) Strongly disagree

Agree 38.0% (27) 48.6% (34) 31.4% (22) 40.8% (29) 50.0% (35) 57.1% (40) 28.2% (20) 27 9% 27.9% (19) 32.9% (23)

Disagree

1.4%(1)

4.2%(3)

10.0%(7) 2.9%(2) 8.6%(6) 15.5% (11) 7.1%(5) 10.0%(7) 45.1% (32) 45 6% 45.6% (31) 35.7% (25) 7.1%(5) 5.6%(4) 4.3%(3) 4.3%(3) 7.0%(5) 5.9%(4) 4.3%(3)

#3Whatwereyoufavoritesessions?Whatwereyourleastfavoritesessions?Why?(53Respondents)
"WhyOccupychangeseverything"wasmyfavebecausethat'smyprimaryareaofinterest. AlternativeBankingwasmyfavoriteitwasadynamicmixandhavetheyoungbusinesspersontalkabouthissuccesseswasinspirational.Ididnothavea leastfavoritesession. AlternativeCurrency's!ThatwasthemostintriguingsessionformeandIcouldhavespentmostoftheafternooninanextendedsessiononlyonthat.

BCorporationthishasthecreatespotentialinchangingoureconomy,especiallysinceBenefitCorporationshavebecomealegalentityinCalifornia.This needstobecomeamovementtocreateastrongnewsectorinoureconomy.MoresessionsinexplainingthedetailsanddifferentiationbetweenBcorp certificationandBenefitCorporationswillbehelpful.Understandingoftheseconceptsneedstoreachtheconsumerlevel. Bikenomics:Prejudice,I'montheEBBCBoardofDirectorsandinseveralotherbikeadvocacygroups.ThoughtReneedidagreatjoboflayingoutthe topic,andIlearnedalotmyself.LaughterAgainsttheMachine:Humorisoneofthebesttoolsinthepursuitofbuildingtheproenvironmentmovement. Ifthereisnolaughterinvolved,countmeoutoftherevolution.Occupy:Therewasareluctanceofthepanelmemberstotalkaboutstrategygiventhe increaseinviolentepisodesthatwe'veseenlately,evengiventhedistortedpicturepaintedbythemainstreammedia.

BothCrowdfundingandVisualizingaSharedEconomywereawesomelyinspiringtalks.Crowdfundingbecausethespeakersweresoversedintheirareas ofexpertiseandonthecuttingedgeinthinkingaboutfinancingentrepreneurialventures,andVisualizingaSharedeconomybecausetheideaswere, again,superinspiringandputforwardinsuchalighthearted,whimsicalway.Campaignfinancereformwasinformative,butamuchmorestandardand straightforwardapproachtopresenting,andthusnotquiteasengaging. CreatingaSharingSocietywasspectacular.Janelledeliveredherpresentationmasterfullyandlefttheaudiencewantingmore.Ithasinfluencedmyway ofbeingeverydaysincethetalk.Thiswasagreatconference.IwishIcouldhavegonetomoresessions. Crowdfunding,visualizingsharing,andworkercooperativesweremyfavorites.JanelleOrsiisfabulous.Speakerswerewellpreparedandgavegreat information.Nonprofitindustrialcomplexwasmyleastfavorite.Thefacilitatorhadnopresentationavailableandwasquitechaoticandunfocused. Crowdfunding...itwasmostinformative CrowdfundingandtheSustainableTheoryofInvesting.Also,verymuchlikedOccupy. EachthatIattendedwasafave!IwishIcouldhavegonetothemall. favoritepresenters:Orsi,Yougdahl,Tasch&Lunagoodsoliddata;hopeful,inspiringpresentationsleastfavoritewasLandau's"workshop"methoddidn't "work"forme

Favorite:JanelleOrsi,VisualizingaSharingEconomyGuillaume,Mira,PollyPrattAlternativeCurrenciesBecausepersonal,passionate,playfulLeast: Youngdahl,NewSustainableTheoryofInvestingBecausenothingnew,justwentoverold Favorite:Localization&CoopbikerideLeast:Whentheeconomy'srotten

Favorite:RichardHeinberg;SlowMoney;BCorporation;Bikenomics.Igainednewinformationandinspirationfromthespeakersinvolvedinthose sessions.Ididn'tgetmuchfromtheOccupysessionoverallthespeakersdidn'tseemtohaveadepthofinsightorideasabouthowtheOccupy movementfitsintolargereconomicissuesorfutureimpactsthemovementcouldhave.Theonlyspeakerwhoseemedunpreparedandinarticulatewas MarkMcLeadduringthecampaignfinancesession.IlefthalfwaythroughtogototheBayLocalize"compost"session,whichwascreativeandwonderful. Favorites:WoodyTaschSlowMoney,CaliforniaStateSenatorLoniHancock,StateAssemblywomanNancySkinner,RichardHeinbergPostCarbon Institute,andAlWeinrubLocalCleanEnergyAlliance.Thesewereallgoodspeakerswithaconcisemessageandlotsmoretosay.LeastFave;Yoni Landau,CooperativeFoodEmpowermentDirective.He'saniceguyandhisheartisinagoodplacebuthispresentationwasabitspaceyandthecrowd wastoolargeforhisactivity(Ithink). financingyoursmallbusiness Havingbeenintheenergy,climateandsustainabilityarenasince1994Ifoundthatoverall,thesessionsweretooshorttodivedeeplyenoughonany topic.Ileftfeelingmorefrustratedthanfeelingitwastimewellspent.AtthesametimeIrecognizethatthecrosssectionoftheattendeesmakesitquite difficulttochangethatformat. HearingfromLoriHancockregardingthechallengesweareupagainsttomakeCampaignFinancereformarealityandwhatwecandoaboutit.Ialso enjoytheslowmoneyconversationverymuchbecausethisisanareawhereIwantto"invest"mymoneyin. Heinberg'ssessionwasmyfavorite. HiJody,I'mtakingthissoIcanseewhatthelayoutisandwhatquestionsarebeingasked,butIdidn'tgettoattendanyothersessions.ciao,k

IenjoyedallthesessionsIattended.Lovedtheshortandzippyformat.Happily,speakersweredisciplinedandgaveconcisepresentations.Moderators wereexcellentatkeepingspeakersandaudiencequestionsontract.Also,45minuteblockswereperfectespeciallyforaSunday.Atfirst,Iwas concernedaboutlackoflunch/break.However,IcouldquicklytellthatIcouldmanage.Happily,IfeltthatIhadjustenoughtimewitheachpresentation; didnotfeeloverwhelmedordeluged.Iwasdefinitelyinspiredthatanewmovementiswellafoottomakeourlocaleconomiessustainable.Ijustnot realizedhowmanywaystherearetogetthere.BRAVO!!!IfIhadtopickafavoritesessionverydifficultconsideringmeritsofallspeakers/subjectsI wouldprobablychoosesessiononBENEFITCORPORATIONS/BCORP.Whatinnovativenewtoolswithvastpotentialtotransformour society/communities!TheseweretotallynewconceptstomeandIhavehadfunsharingwithfriendsandcolleagues.Inaddition,Iammakingacareer transitionfromemploymentinlocalgovernmenttoanewcareerpromotingrenewableenergy.Ifoundallthetopicsthoughtproviding.Eventhesessions Iwasunabletoattendwillbefoodforfuturethought.NotonlyamIbetterinformed,butImadeaconnectionwithAlWeinrubandwillvolunteertohelp attheCleanEnergyConferencehostedbytheLocalCleanEnergyAllianceinMay.Youreventtrulyenergizedme.Heartfeltthankstoalltheorganizersfor anoutstandingjob!!Pleasemakethisaregularevent. Ienjoyedthepaceofthesessionsandthestickingtotheagenda/timetable.ItmadethesessionsmovesmoothlyandallowedforQ&A IenjoyedthesessionsonCrowdfundingbecausethepanelwasvariedandknowledgeable.Inadditiontheyofferedanumberofvaluablesourcesthatwe couldresearchafterthesession.MyleastfavoritesessionwastheLaughterAgainsttheMachinesessiononlybecausetherewerenotasmanytake awaysorlessonstoapplyinmywork/life. Ionlyattendedonesession. Ionlyhadachancetoattendtwoofthesessionsbuttheyweregreat.Ilovetheinnovativetopicsathand,itreallymakestheeventuniqueand interesting. Iwaswellfamiliarwithmuchofthework.TheLocalOnpresentationwasnewformeandbeinginthetechnologyfieldIwasinspiredbuyhowLocal engageswithlocalcitiesandcommunities.I'mlookingforwardtothenextevent.IlovedthatyoubroughtpeopletogetherfromhereintheEastBay.I'd lovetoseeithappenagain. investingandslowmoneybecausetheywereonsubjectsIwasn'tveryinformedaboutandveryinterestingithoughtallofthesessionsIsawwerevery goodandworthwhile. JanelleOrsiisamazing.Lovedhersession.Wouldhavelovedsomeworkshops. JanelleOrsi'scartoonwasclear,informative,andfun.Strongvisualelementandhergoodhumorhelpedalot.Sessionswithoutvisualelementsweredry anddull. JAYYOUNGDAHLVeryinformativeJANELLEORSIgoodpresenterengaging

#4Whichvendorboothsdidyouvisit?(57Respondents) #4Whichvendorboothsdidyouvisit?(57 Respondents) Vendor Count Percent Mills'LokeyGraduateSchoolofBusiness 10 17.50% PresidioGraduateSchool 14 24.60% EBMUD 15 26.30% NewResourcesBank OnePacificCoastFoundationandBank CityCarShare RainbowGrocery EcologyCenter YokayoBiofuels/ Alliance/Buy Alli /B Local L lBerkeley/SFLOMA/East B k l /SFLOMA/E t BayGreenDrinks/BayAreaGreenTours (sharedbooth) HungryMindRecordings NetworkofBayAreaWorkerCollectives NoBAWC(2ndFloor) 21 19 17 22 24 10 36.80% 33.30% 33 30% 29.80% 38.60% 42.10% 17.50%

Count
NetworkofBayAreaWorker HungryMindRecordings OaklandGrown/Sustainable YokayoBiofuels EcologyCenter RainbowGrocery CityCarShare OnePacificCoastFoundation NewResourcesBank Count

14 4

24.60% 7.00%

EBMUD PresidioGraduateSchool Mills'LokeyGraduateSchool

21

36.80%

10

20

30

HowdidyouhearabouttheConference (byPercentage)
thepaper EastBayExpress EastBayExpress emaileBlast EastBayExpress website 23% 32% 13% SustainableBusinessAlliance 10% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% 3% 0% 9% 7% 3% BuyLocalBerkeley SFLOMA EastBayGreenDrinks BayAreaGreenTours DavidBrowerCenter RebuildtheDream/VanJones GreenChamberofCommerce Wordofmouth Other EastBayExpress Facebook/Twitter OaklandGrown 31%

#5.Howdidyoufindoutaboutthisconference?(71respondents) #5.Howdidyoufindoutaboutthisconference?(71 respondents) Percenta Source Count ge EastBayExpressthepaper EastBayExpressemaileBlast EastBayExpresswebsite EastBayExpressFacebook/Twitter O kl dG Oakland Grown SustainableBusinessAlliance BuyLocalBerkeley SFLOMA EastBayGreenDrinks BayAreaGreenTours DavidBrowerCenter RebuildtheDream/VanJones GreenChamberofCommerce Wordofmouth Other 32% 13% 9% 3% 7% 10% 0% 3% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 31% 23% 23 9 6 2 5 7 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 22 16

#6.Howoftenwouldyougotoaconferencelikethisone?(70respondents)

#6.Howoftenwouldyougotoaconference likethisone?(70respondents) HowOften Onceannually Twiceannually Quarterly Monthly Notlikelyagain Other % 35.70% 41.40% 18.60% 2.90% 1.40% 2.90% Count 25 29 13 2 1 2

2.90% 1.40% 2.90%

Howoftenwouldyougotoa conference.
Onceann annually all Twiceannually 18.60% 35.70% Quarterly Monthly N tlik Not likely l again i Other

41.40%

#7.Whatdidyouthinkoftheeventvenueandlogistics?(69Respondents) #7.Whatdidyouthinkoftheeventvenueandlogistics?(69Respondents) StronglyAgree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Rating Average 3.62 3.37 3.41 3.25 3.39 3.41 3.48 3 34 3.34 3.32 3.02 2.87 3.31 2 77 2.77 Response Count 69 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 67 69 69 68

Theeventlocationworkedwellforme: Sundayworkedwellforme: Itwaseasytob buytickets: k Findingoutinformationabouttheeventwaseasy: Iwascomfortableintheconferencerooms: Icouldhearthespeakerswell: Registrationwassmooth: Theeventprogramguidewashelpful: Ifeltliketheeventwaswellorganized: Ihadanopportunitytonetworkwithattendees: Ihadanopportunitytonetworkwithspeakers: Ifoundtheeventstaffandvolunteershelpful: Therewaseasyaccesstofoodanddrinks:

72.5%(50) 51.5%(35) 50.7%( (35) ) 40.6%(28) 49.3%(34) 50.7%(35) 58.0%(40) 47 8%(33) 47.8% 43.5%(30) 26.9%(18) 23.2%(16) 40.6%(28) 19 1%(13) 19.1%

20.3%(14) 4.3%(3) 38.2%(26) 5.9%(4) 31.9%( (22) ) 7.2%( (5) ) 44.9%(31) 10.1%(7) 43.5%(30) 4.3%(3) 42.0%(29) 1.4%(1) 29.0%(20) 5.8%(4) 34 8%(24) 7.2% 34.8% 7 2%(5) 49.3%(34) 2.9%(2) 47.8%(32) 16.4%(11) 42.0%(29) 27.5%(19) 47.8%(33) 0.0%(0) 42 6%(29) 29.4% 42.6% 29 4%(20)

2.9%(2) 4.4%(3) 2.9%( (2) ) 2.9%(2) 2.9%(2) 4.3%(3) 2.9%(2) 4 3%(3) 4.3% 4.3%(3) 4.5%(3) 4.3%(3) 5.8%(4) 5 9%(4) 5.9%

RatingAverage(Outof4)
Therewaseasyaccesstofoodanddrinks: Ifoundtheeventstaffandvolunteershelpful: Ihadanopportunitytonetworkwithspeakers: Ihadanopportunitytonetworkwithattendees: Ifeltliketheeventwaswellorganized: Theeventprogramguidewashelpful: Registrationwassmooth: Icouldhearthespeakerswell: Iwascomfortableintheconferencerooms: Findingoutinformationabouttheeventwaseasy: Itwaseasytobuytickets: Sundayworkedwellforme: Theeventlocationworkedwellforme: 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 RatingAverage

8.Whatfeedback,includingnewsessiontopics,wouldyouwanttoseenexttime?

8.Whatfeedback,includingnewsessiontopics,wouldyouwanttoseenexttime?
alongerbreakbetweensessions.foodsamples.facilitatednetworking accessibleandaffordablepublictransportationfinancialimpactofusingcreditcardsratherthancashenvironmentalimpactofusingcellphones BasicsOfMarketsandEconomicsandHowConsumersParticipateandalsodrivemarkets.NeedaworkshoponHistoryofBankingandCooperativeCredit UnionsasanalternativetoBanksaworkshopisneededontheissueofhighunaffordablerentsandwhatcanbedoneaboutit.Maybenexttime somewhereonUCBerkeleyCampusinwalkingdistancetoBART??ItwasNicetobenearaBARTStation,IHouse? Createsomecleartracksfocusonbasisofhumanneeds:FoodandFarming,Housing,etc.Createabulletinboardfororganizationsthatarenot representedatatabletopoststuff.Or,iftheyareatatablemakethemhavearepresentativewhocantalkaboutit.Itwasfrustratingnottofindpeople whoknewanythingabouttheflyers.Also,makelunchanetworkingeventwherepeoplehangoutinareasofthebuildingdesignatedbyinterest.Provide amechanismtoelectronicallyexchangebusinesscardsorresumesbetweenparticipantsviayourwebsite.Optiontoshareinformationandconnectwith others. EconomicopportunitiesintheBayAreaPanelofbusinessesWorldCafetypeeventwithdiscussionsatdifferenttablesBetterfoodsituationSee www.sustainableenterpriseconference.comYouhavemadeagreatstarttobuildonThanks! Fewersessions,longertimes(afullhourforeach,thenresettimeinbetween) Forthewebsite,Isuggestlistingthesessionsinatablesothatitwouldbeeasytoseewhichsessionsarehappeningatthesametime(theywerelisted chronologicallyBYROOM,whichisn'tashelpful). Howaboutlocalfoodtasting?And/orboothswithsamples. Howtogetthelawschangedthatgavemegacorporationsthepowertorunandruinourworld.(DavidCobbisoneofthebestspeakersonthistopic: MoveToAmend.org) Ihavenosuggestionsatthistime. IjustwishIcouldhavegonetomoreoftheonesyoualreadyhad.ElizabethUwasgreattoo...morefromher.:) Ithinkmoretimeforpeopletomingle,maybeasessionthatallowsustodothatinsomecreativewaywouldbehelpful. Ithinkoveralltheconferencewasgreat.AfollowupfromtheSlowMoneyorgwoldbeinterestingbeyondthatforthisconferenceitisgoodtowaittosee whatisontheforefrontofthecommunityandatthetime.Ithinkthatiswhatmakesthisconferencespecialisthefreshnessofthesessions. IthinkyoushouldhavethatvolunteerBenaroundmore.Maybeshirtless. Iwouldbeinterestedinsessionsonthetopicofurbanagriculture,existingprojects,barrierstoentry,etc. I'dbetemptedtobringinthefolksfromInvestor'sCircleasyouknowthatwillbeadraw i'dliketoseesomediscussionontheinteractionbetweenthetraditional"greenjobs"work(solarpanelinstallation)andthenewersocialenterprises. thereisawholeworkforcedevelopmentinfrastructurethatisfocusedonthe"old"economyandweneedtogetfocusedonthesustainableeconomyof thefuture,throughjobtraining. I'dsaycontinuewiththesustainability,newenlightenedsocietytrend. Indepthsessionsaboutpressingenvironmentalproblems,likedrillingintheArcticandtheKeystonePipeline. Innovativenonprofits,hybridbusinesses,microfinanceorganizations

8.Whatfeedback,includingnewsessiontopics,wouldyouwanttoseenexttime? InterestinbringingtogetheramorediversegroupofBayAreastakeholdersandpanelist.Ididn'tfeelthepanelistworkfullyreflectedtheEastBayExpress diverseaudience,activitiesandcreativity. Itfeltlikeitneededaclearersenseofitsaudienceandpurposemightbemoreeffectiveinthelongrunifitfocusedonsmallbusinessandnonprofit participationandcrosspollination.Notreallyclearwhattheaveragecitizenisgoingtodowiththeinformation... Jobfair?Howtofindadecentparttimejobintheprogressivebusinesscommunity.IpersonallywouldliketofindsuchajobasIdevelopmyownPRfirm (whichwill,inlargepart,focusonprogressivebusinesses). Moreinformationonhowtoconnectwith/buildalocalcommunityhub."EastBayNetworkofPeopleActiveandInterestedinChangingtheWorld" Moreinteractiontheresilienceeventinthesamevenuelastyearwassomuchbetter.AlsotheBrowercenterdoesn'tnaturallylenditselftointeraction sothereneedstobemuchbetterefforttocreateplacespeoplecansit,talk,networkanddoalltheotherthingsthatmakeconferencesvaluableeven when(asinthisone)thespeakersIsawweren'tverygood. Moreinteractivesessions,suchasthecreativeexerciseBayLocalizeusedfortheirorthebreakoutgroups/reportbackoftheBikenomicssession. moreonprogressivebanking(alternativestothetoobigtofailures),locavesting Moreonthetopicoffood!Needmoreminoritiesintheroom.Greatjoboverall.Thankyou! moreontransit MoreopportunityforQ&A,networking,exchangingbusinesscards.Inonesession,thespeakeraskediftherewereanysmallbizintheaudienceand askedafewtoidentifythemselves.Amazingwhowasrightthereintheaudience!Food,thogreat,waslimited,expensiveandnotwell situated/organized.Overalllovedtheconference! Moretimetonetwork.moreindepthsessions. Moremoremore!Possiblytwodays?Moreavailabilityoffood/drinks,oramaptonearbyvenues. nomorethanthreespeakersperpanel Opensessionforideasharing Prisonreformiskindofapassionofmine.Ihavealwayswantedtohelpstartafundthatwouldprovideloanstoexoffenderswhoaretryingtostarttheir ownbusinesses.Iwouldliveitiftheirwasasessionrelatedtothistopic. Question#8needstobereworded.Current:8.Whatfeedback,includingnewsessiontopics,wouldyouwanttoseenexttime?Suggestion:Please provideanyadditionalfeedbackaboutthesessions,includingnewtopicsyouwouldliketoseecoverednextyear: Sinceit'saneventintendedtobeaccessedbythegeneralpublic,I'dlikemorerepresentationbycitizensgroupsAmnesty,localclimatechangeorgs,bike coalitionsandthelike.Someplacetodirectallthat'signmeup!'energy.Ifoundnetworkingtobehardatthisevent,somaybestructuredsessionsfor networking?Say,a1/2hourwhereyoupickaroom,'Forfolksinterestedintalkingaboutlocalfood,''Forfolksinterestedintalkingabouttheir investments.'etc? SomethingonVARIOUStypesofcooperatives(worker,customer,producer,hybrid)comparedandcontrasted. ThebestsessionswerewhereIhadanopportunitytolearnaboutconceptsandtoolsthatwereunfamiliarpreviously,suchasCrowdfundingandBCorps. Therearemanysociallyactivereligiouscommunitiesthatmighthavesomethingtosayataeventlikethis. Unfortunately,withthreeconcurrentstreams,thereweremultiplesessionsthatIwantedtoattendatthesametime.Hopefullytherecordingswillbeof highenoughqualitythattheywillbeworthwatchingafterthefact.Willtheybemadeavailableforfreetoattendees?

8.Whatfeedback,includingnewsessiontopics,wouldyouwanttoseenexttime? Westillhaveawealthofprogressivemindedcompaniesandprojectsthrivinginthebayareaforexamplealternativefuelproviders(SironaFuelsof Oakland)sinceoilissuchahotbuttontopicthesedays. Wouldappreciateastructuredforumfornetworking(matchmakingsession?)Wouldbegreattoscheduleabreakforlunchtherewasnotimebetween sessionsforfoodornetworking.Wasstructuredasonethingrightafteranother. WouldsuggestincorporatingsomeOpenSpacetimewhereattendeescancollectaroundlikesubjectsofinterest.You'vegotabuildingfullofgreatminds, sotherecouldbeanevenmoreeffectivewaytoencouragenetworkingamongtheattendees.

9.Whatwasyouroverallimpressionofthisevent?(70Respondents) OverallImpression Ilovedit! Ilikedit Itwasjustokay % 55.70% 37.10% 4.30% Count 39 26 3

Itwasn'tasgoodas expected

2.90%

IthinkIwastedmyday Other

0.00% 8.60%

0 6

OverallImpression

Ilovedit! Ilikedit Itwasjustokay I wasn't It ' asgood dasexpected d IthinkIwastedmyday Other