Convergence IV:
Ecology of
Change
Conference
Program
Sunday, March 25, 2007
3:00 9:00 pm Registration and Check-in
3:00 3:45 pm World Cafι
3:45 4:00 pm Welcome & Overview of Introduction
4:00 5:00 pm Introductions by Region (East Coast)
5:00 5:30 pm
Appetizers and Drinks
5:30 6:15 pm
Introductions by Region (Midwest and
Local)
6:15 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 7:45 pm
Introductions by Region (Northern
California)
7:45 8:15 pm
Dessert and Coffee/Tea
8:15 9:00 pm
Introductions by Region (Southern
California)
9:00 9:30 pm
Overview of Monday and Practices of
Convergence
Monday, March 26,
2007
7:00 8:00 am Walk & Talk (for the outdoor sort)
7:30 8:30 am Breakfast
8:30 9:00 am The Practices of Convergence
Whole Group Discussion
9:00 10:00 am Invitation: Discussion and Examples
Whole Group Discussion
10:00 10:15 am Break
10:15 11:35 am Small Group Discussions
Leveraging Church
to get things done
in the world
Healthcare Delivery
Balancing Profits and Social Good
Products for Good
11:35 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 1:30 pm Naming: Discussion and Examples
Whole Group Discussion
1:30 2:20 pm Small Group Discussions
Celebrities and Social Change
Risk Taking
Storytelling: Narrative Structure
applied to social change
Domestic Support for International
Development Work
Women & Leadership
Organizing unorganized human capital
Christian Higher
Education
2:20 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 4:05 pm Small Group Discussions
Insights & Reflections on the Global Economy
Christian Bridges: Politics & Churches
Tools of Community Development
The Stories of Money
Nonprofit Management
The Social Purpose of Music
4:05 4:30 pm Break
4:30 5:00 pm Mapping: Discussion and Examples
Whole Group Discussion
5:30 7:00 pm Cocktails
7:00 9:00 pm Dinner
Tuesday, March 27,
2007
7:00 8:00 am Walk & Talk (for the outdoor sort)
7:30 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 9:30 am Structure: Discussion and Examples
Whole Group Discussion
9:30 10:50 am Small Group Discussions
Chicks Launching Things
Scaling Social Projects & Scaling Alternative Ideas
New Philanthropy and Development Practices of the future
End of Life
Organizational Models that Support
Leadership
Dramatic Transitions to Follow Purpose
Political Campaigns and the
Future
10:00
10:15 Break
Snacks Available
11:00 11:50 pm Small Group Discussions
New Media and Social Change
Social Investing
Balance: where do we find it, how does it work?
Church Money
Sacred Arts
The Wonders of Family
12:00 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 2:00 pm Executing: Discussion and Examples
Whole Group Discussion
2:00 2:50 pm Small Group Discussions
3rd/3rd: Planning to thriving in the next chapter
Meditations on a Good Life
Where is the talent needed for a Hybrid Economy?
Online Community
Women & Poverty
Third Pocket
3:00 4:00 pm Closing Conversations
Whole Group Discussion