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2011 Sierra Innovation Summit Series – Part 1 of 6 "How will our generation change to adjust to today’s conditions?" This was one of the questions brought up during the 2011 Sierra Innovation Summit and focuses on how our generation will respond to the current environmental state (with the “state” left open for interpretation).  As I sat in the audience and looked around at the various Sierra region organizations, I initially thought the answer was apparent.   We simply just adjust and make things happen.   Yet as I walked away from the presentation, I realized that the question started to weigh heavier on my mind.  See, the important thing for me to do was to not answer that question from my own perspective, but rather from a general societal approach, because if I compared my journey from wireless technology to the world of sustainability, my method of adjustment simply does not apply to the majority. If we look at this question from a countercultur...

I recently attended the Sierra Business Council 's (SBC) 2011 Sierra Innovation Summit and was impressed with the content of the event, which addressed the current economic landscape of the Sierra and innovation-based tools for sustainable economic growth.  If you haven’t been to an SBC event, I suggest that you bookmark their website and keep an eye out for the next gathering of leaders.  Key speakers included Ari Derfel of Slow Money, an organization that aims to catalyze investment in local food systems, Bill Feyling of the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council, and Glenda Humiston – California Director of Rural Development, US Department of Agriculture to name a few.    While there were many important topics, a few statements caught my attention during the presentations. What are you thoughts on the following: How will our generation change to adjust to today’s conditions? Focus on opportunities and solutions Communities capitalizing on ex...