Designing the TTT structure

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Designing the TTT structure

• John Croft visits from GFWA March 07
• Structure group set up by core group May 07
• Basic design created Autumn 07
• Legal structures designed winter 07/08
• Memoranda articles finalised spring 08
• Ops team roles identified summer 08
• TTT Ltd board recruited autumn 08

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Principles used

• Balancing structure freedom
• Subsidiarity smallest scale decision making
• Autonomy
• Embodying Transition there are criteria for
  belonging

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Freedom

• Gaia Foundation of W Australia
• 3 principles for belonging earth care, personal
  growth, supporting community
• Project support offers project management skills
  and models for empowerment
• No coordination or strategic focus let the
  field decide!

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Structure and centre

• There is a need for strategic thinking much to
  do, little time
• The whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• Synergy from mutual inspiration a big vision
  made possible!!
• Coordination sharing information prevents
  wasted effort

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Initiating groupRob Naresh
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Core groupFeb 07 Sep 08
Core Group
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Evolving now
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Centre / support
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• Includes representatives from
• Working groups
• Support / centre
• TTT Ltd
• ?Major projects

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Supporting creativity from centre
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Strategic and focusing from centre