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[peraltacolleges]

$2 Billion in the Black(s): Oakland - Who holds the keys to its urban future? | June 29 The Peralta Colleges’ Chancellor, Jowell C. Laguerre, Ph.D, will participate in the discussion. Come join the discussion with him and the other esteemed panelists at Impact Hub Oakland, June 29th at 7pm. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-forum-oaklandblacks-and-th… #TechEquityCollaborative #GlassHouseCommunications #360TotalConcept.LLC. #TheSocialEngineeringProject #OnyxCommunityConnection #LAJonesandAssociates #OaklandAfricanAmericanChamberofCommerce-OAACC #ARPBOaklandRealtist #NationalAssociationofMinority #ContractorsNorthernCA #developmentPlans #VirtualReality #ArtandCulture #Affordability #Career #Diversity #TheInternetOfTHings #MobiltyTechnology @berkeleycitycollege @collegealameda @laneycollege @ousdnews @alameda_unified_schooldistrict #AlbanyUnifiedSchoolDistrict #HaywardUnifiedSchoolDistrict #SanLorenzoUnifiedSchoolDistrict #SanLeandroUnifiedSchoolDistrict @lanieceajones #ImpactHubOakland

[thealgaerow]

Robert Townsend brought film to the fight. What are you gonna bring? What’s in your toolbox?   (more…)

[cooking-with-tirzah]

Honored to be asked back to #KPAAPA (Kaiser Permanente African American Professional Association) for a second year in a row. This year we are here at @impacthub_oak serving up some deliciousness. Got my partner in crime @montpericatering holding me down #asperusual #blackchefs #tirzahcatering #kaiserpermanente #impacthuboakland (at Impact Hub Oakland)

[randomnessofme]

Come! 3.3.17 #ImpactHubOakland #MillsCollege #moonlightmovie (at Oakland, California)

[artistsintheclassroom8]

Wisdom 2.0: Conscious Entrepreneurship: Building A Business From The Inside Out | LinkedIn (Jan. 2017)

Disclaimer: As with all of my published notes, these are in no way comprehensive. Nor are they a literal summation of what was said. They are simply my notes, my interpreted, perspective-ed jottings that occasionally combine my own records & thoughts with those of the speakers. There might be some typos. 

What is the art of receiving an idea?

And how do we nurture it?

It usually involves relationship and a team.

If this works, why aren’t ______________ receiving it?

The tech world is maturing and growing up (yes!).

How do we identify individuals and companies that have a potential for growth?

Who else would I want to buy products from?? Of course I want to buy products from someone who will listen to me.

“It’s not enough to say ‘Hey, we want to save the world, but we’re going to be ___holes as we do it.’” (agreed).

Each one of us has the adequate inner resources to take on whatever life gives us.

How do we go about processes where we’re just following an instinct?

Eckhart Tolle says..

Primary purpose = To be fully present in this moment.

Secondary Purpose = What is it that life is trying to move through you at this moment?

Whenever (presence (?) can’t make sense of my notes, here) is absent, you start to loose flow.

A community exploration.

What is this art of conscious entrepreneurship?

“Imagine that I’m about to give you a gift. How would you sit?”

Upright, dignified, and comfortable.

Instead of breathe, let yourself be breathed (:-)

Gus Tai | Trinity Ventures | Soren Gordhamer

I try to avoid identities and descriptions.

I am a tourist. I like to focus on the moment, and see how I can be helpful.

We’re all more similar than we are different.

A venture capitalist.

Well intuition-ed human beings, who have clarity of purpose.

“My human operating system.”

Relating to people.

It’s helpful to have a ritual.

A questioner & an existentialist – without getting trapped in nihilism.

An opportunity to be kinder to myself.

A helpful construct / constraint to have…

Your critical voice tortures yourself.

How do we learn to quiet it?

In addition to a market element, what makes a product or companies work?

A CLARITY OF INTENTION, OF HOW THEY WANT TO SERVE, WHICH TRANSCENDS WHO THEY ARE (nice!).

Businesses succeed because they become living entities.

Businesses deserve to survive because they offer, or delight, in a way that’s profitable, and then generate revenue that one can re-invest.

What are some common mistakes that entrepreneurs start off making?

As human beings we move through 3 states of being:

Operating from a place of presence (ideal), operating from a place of fear/ danger / manic-ness, or becoming narcissistic and egotistical (when things start going well, and you think success is entirely attributable to you).

We operate best in middle ground.

Great question from the audience: “What do you think is true, that many people might disagree with?”

We often confuse activity with momentum / velocity.

“I’m too busy” – You’re deluded!

This sense that imbalance or discomfort requires activity….

Instead, just sit with it.

Can I sit with discomfort?

Personal Reflection; I’ve learned a lot about this concept over the past two years at my sites, since the shift; Instead of reacting, what if you just field & sit with whatever comes your way, and then respond, instead (?). In my experience, not only does it make for a more interesting, well, experience, I guess… but I’ve also noticed that usually, when it come to strange or puzzling situations, the longer you can “hold your seat”, and become comfortable with being uncomfortable, the more that’s revealed.

Thoughts on the role of consciousness in the boardroom, with investors, and on a team.

When you’re kind to yourself & can forgive yourself, and just allow yourself to be a human being…

Setting up your team & board with cultural norms, upfront.

Being kindly. Direct. :)

 Konda Mason | Impact Hub Oakland | Soren Gordhamer

Seeing a lot of initiatives being started.

What are some of the insights you’ve learned from launching Impact Hub Oakland?

A co-working community.

“I received it. It was like a real download.”

The goal was to gather community around the vision (rather than $) with the Kickstarter Campaign.

What makes you come alive?

Because the world needs people who have come alive.

Authentic & Internal.

Most people didn’t know what they were giving their money to, but loved the feeling (!).

We did everything wrong. We had 7 founders!

Such a diverse group, and everybody brought their networks.

Also a meditation teacher and a retreat leader.

I’ve always been an entrepreneur – so I can call my own shots (:-) ( I hear you!)

There are a lot of entrepreneurs here today, and social change makers.

The most important thing is to do what you know to do.

#1 Value is authenticity: To know who you are and listen to that voice.

LOVE THIS! Even when the world seems to be discouraging you, and advising you otherwise, it’s like “No, NO! I’m putting my foot on the gas, this way.”  (YESSSS!)

And after, people came up to us and said “I was wrong, I don’t know how you did it..”

If you’re goals aren’t genuine (no bueno).

If the goal is to be successful, you probably won’t succeed.

Be yourself, and keep it moving forward.

Very proud of collaborations that have come up and out of the community.

The ending is in the beginning; How you start is most likely how you’ll end.

We’re not in our 20’s or 30’s anymore; we’re able to walk in our own footsteps.

“Consciousness, Diversity, and Inclusion is the world… and if it’s not that, I don’t want to be part of it.”

We were in the right place, at the right time, with the right container, and the right message.

*When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.

We bring love into the space.

And that’s so important to bring into your business.

 Joe Greenstein | Inner Space | Soren Gordhamer

Day job as an activist J

What is the bond that connects all of us?

“I’m a recovering entrepreneur.”

“I’ve been doing the Silicon Valley start up thing for about 18 years now.”

Silicon Valley – it’s a tremendous amount of activity, but are we making any progress toward human beings being more loving & joyful?

Intentional Culture.

Creating the container that you wish you’d had.

We’re two years in, and still totally trying to figure out our sustainability model.

There are a lot of myths that we inherit, that come into our activity.

Not having to know all the answers.

What is our relationship to the unknown?

A relational-present-moment-joy… (:-)

A community of relationality.

We can’t see around corners, and opportunities have to emerge.

“How does balance between fire / intensity / passion, and not being ego-driven happen??”

Being & Doing.

Can I really be peaceful and happy, and still do stuff in the world at the same time?

I’ve never seen it be the case that under the fear isn’t something else…

We tend to think we need certainty to act, and that’s not the case.

Are you courageous enough to not know the answer, take your best guess, and then spend your night and day working towards it?

Joseph Campbell – there’s something about the integrity of a life…

Welcome to being human (!).

Instead of fighting ego, what if you fully embraced the ego side of yourself, and bring it into the conversation?

*Important Question: Are we really opening the door to have more provocative conversations about historical forces, and social structures, that shape our wants & desires?

How do we learn, without fixing, or forcing, or helping?

One problem: Conversations about race and gender etc. operate in one realm, and consciousness, conscious leadership, entrepreneurship, in another – how can we build a bridge?

JKZ is going to do a special session on this at Wisdom this year – When do we speak up? And when do we just sit, and contemplate?

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Thanks, once again, for an informative, thought-provoking, feeling-provoking event; So looking forward to this year’s conference. Woot Woot! :) 

[alanchiu]

Site of the first Blue Heart Community Gathering #blueheart #impacthuboakland #impacthub #oakland #california #bayarea #art (at Impact Hub Oakland)

[indiecakesandpastries]

How can one not love two gold t-rexes holding hands as cake toppers? This is what happened when you make a wedding cake for talented, creative people😉 #oakland #impacthuboakland #wedding #nakedcake #airplantsofinstagram #berkeley (at Impact Hub Oakland)

[wwwdlabrie]

#Oiff @Kamis3000 talking #SouthCentralLA vs #SouthLA @impacthuboak #OaklandInternationalFilmFestival #Oakland #LA #Education #impacthuboakland #HipHopCongress

[everforwardclub-blog]

Talking about #everforwardclub with Secretary of Education Dr. John King Jr. at #impacthuboakland #TOTMtour

[culturestrike]

Thanks everyone who came out to the We Are The Storm gallery opening in Oakland! #Repost @nicopilsenite ・・・ We are the Storm opening at #impacthuboakland with @culturestrike and @justseeds. #ClimateMobilization #Artists @juliosalgado83 @favianna1 @cucucumbiaa #LatinoPower

[naturallyqueen]

Still feeling uplifted from Sundays event. #urbanbeautyinc #inspired #goodtimes #instabeauty #instamood #naturallyqueen #bayareanaturalhairstylist #makeup #style #hair #skincare #nails #beauty #naturalbeauty #Queen #royalty #fabulous #iamaqueen #onfleek #browsfordays #brownskin #melanin #impacthuboakland #oaklandusa #oakland #bayarea #bayareanaturals #bayareafrofriends

[boogalooga]

The best part of #sexysalad @ #ImpactHubOakland is #bunnyFriday

[talktoyourdna-blog]

Fresh works | @mahadertesfai #impacthub #impacthuboakland (at Impact Hub Oakland)

[nickgarciaphotography]

@HuffPostBiz “7 Reasons California”s Most Liberal Region Is Good for Business (No,Really)” With Impact Hub Oakland. "[here], it takes the form of social enterprise, in a space that provides support, connectivity, and opportunities for ideas and businesses to flourish."

[myloveisaverb-blog]

So excited to see the homie @tonycncp speak about his work at #ImpactHubOakland tonight. You betta work, boo! Proud of you. Happy for you. Thank you @blublakwomyn for all your support of the magical artists of the world. #TrapArt

[sidewalksofsanfrancisco]

Part of the #TrapArt exhibit at #impacthuboakland #sidewalksofoakland