We’ve launched!

Click here to go to the workshop reports …

Pyramid 2012 — a global workshop event involving dozens of groups around the world — was officially launched at the Global Issues Network – GIN Manila 2012 conference, which has just concluded. Pyramid lead developer Alan AtKisson kicked off that conference, Pyramid expert facilitator Robert Steele was there to provide support, and 20 groups of students from all over Asia built Pyramids focused on 10 different global issues.

If you missed the live stream of Alan’s keynote, there will be a video archive available soon on the web. Other Pyramid workshops have already been completed in Ireland, Indonesia, Bangladesh, New York, Washington … the wave has started! And we’ll start reporting on it here, soon.

Meanwhile, it is not too late to join! Here’s the orientation …

This is the Pyramid 2012 organizing and reporting website.

Pyramid 2012 is a voluntary, global-scale workshop event that is linked (unofficially) to the “Rio+20″ sustainability summit next year. Check out the Status Update to the right — there are Pyramids happening all over the Planet! And you are very welcome to get involved. There is no participation fee, and the door is open to all. Here’s how it works:

1. Sign up! When you sign up, you can tell us if you want to lead a “Pyramid” workshop in your area. Or, we’ll link you up to the nearest Pyramid 2012 event as a participant. Be sure to tell us what country you live in!
2. Download the free “Pyramid Lite” manual and get familiar with the simple steps in the one-day process. Click here to download the workshop manual (PDF, 1.2 MB)
3. Set a date!  We launched on 17 February 2012, but you can choose any date that works for you, up to the end of March if you want to be included in our report to the United Nations. (Pyramids after that date are also fine! But may not make it into the report …)
4. Recruit a group of people to participate! This can be a group of students, work colleagues, friends, neighbors … whatever is appropriate to your situation. Recruit more than one!
5. Do your Pyramid workshop … and post the results to us, via the links in the Resources section. We want your results! in words, pictures, videos, blog entries … so tell us (and the world!) what your group concluded when you built your Pyramid.

Never heard of Pyramid?  See:  What is “Pyramid”?

Want to learn more about who we are, why we’re doing this, and how it all is designed to work? See Who We Are, About and FAQ.

Ready to get involved? Click here to sign up to our secure mailing list. We’ll keep you updated on plans and progress. If you’re ready to commit to running a Pyramid workshop, you can let us know there, or send us any other message you like.

What’s our goal? To get people engaged, to inspire people, to generate ideas and energy for sustainability. We’ll put the results together into a wonderful report, and submit it to the UN in advance of the Rio+20 summit. More importantly, we’ll spread that report around the world, so that other people can get inspired by what you, and thousands of other people, have come up with, using Pyramid!

Again, participation in Pyramid 2012 is free. This is a volunteer-driven event. Using the free “Pyramid Lite” manual, you can plan, run, and document your whole workshop. If you want more facilitation help, or more advanced materials, just let us know, and we’ll hook you up … but you have everything you need right here.

So … Join us!! Send us a message! Follow us on Twitter! (@Pyramid2012) And help spread the word!!

- The Pyramid 2012 Team

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