A Bigger Voice in 2009: Learning From One Another

For 2009, A Bigger Voice is moving in a new direction. True to form, the team at A Bigger Voice agreed that the project needed a new direction, but didn’t agree on what that should be. We’re closing this chapter of a group blog with regular contributors on many topics. Instead, there will be a single author blog by Carol, with occasional guest bloggers, including the rest of the team. 

The focus of the blog will be interviews with wisdom entrepreneurs who illustrate some principles of A Bigger Voice in action, have had some recognition or success in creating stunning results, and are now struggling with scalability and financial sustainability. (If you know of someone who should be interviewed, let us know. We've also got some ideas.) We’ll still provide commentary on the tools for having A Bigger Voice—networking, technology, marketing—and the phases of A Bigger Voice—crystallizing, community building, and sustainability. But the commentary will be more closely tied to what wisdom entrepreneurs are experiencing in the field.

With this change, Carol moves closer to her passion of uncovering wisdom in unexpected places by interviewing interesting people and discussing what she learns in written, audio and video form. Beth, Bill, Ellen, and Simon move away from regular involvement with A Bigger Voice, but remain kindred spirits.  Their thoughtful voices will not be lost, but rather show up in new ways—whether through guest blogging, joining the conversation, or making connections for A Bigger Voice in their other networks.

We’ve learned a lot about building communities, creating together, and ownership that goes beyond who pays the bills. We’ve also learned about the importance of transparency in communities. The greatest learning comes not from when things proceed in a straight line, but when there are twists and turns in the road. For that, we are thankful.

So hang on. There’s much more to come. While we can’t say where we will end up, you can count on an interesting ride.

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