Comments on: Introducing The Burning Man Project

By: Thermal

Thermal — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:19:46 +0000

Its nice to see how this “non-profit” is turning out.. what with the skyrocketing tickets, stupid lottery and ticket system, scalped tickets, refusal of responsibility on the part of WHOMEVER is controlling the event now, and embrace of plug n’ play resort camps. Great. Now I can move on to other ways to spend my time and money…

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By: Mark Crews

Mark Crews — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:04:35 +0000

You know as I sit back and think about it some more, in the martial arts there is always an “inner-circle”, and there are those who are just “starting out”, and those who are “earning” to be “brought in” to the “inner-circle”.

The same idea should be reflected upon in how you view your community. You can still honor “no exclusion” and yet honor those who have committed their entire lives and whole year to make “your” event worth visiting by those “of us” who are just “starting out”.

Mark

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By: Mark Crews

Mark Crews — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:50:50 +0000

Future Burning Man Ticket Sales Proposal:

Is it possible in the future to basically issue passes to the “major camps” that bring the “super structures”, “major music venues” (eg. Nexus, Root Society), and “major art installations – so that they don’t have to worry about competing for tickets with all us “do-nothing spectators”.

These “veterans”, that you probably know personally would still have to pay for these passes, but need not worry.

So, there would be a registration process and approval based on “requirements” to be issued a pass as a “major venue”.

Then, the tickets would be issued in the lottery for commoners.

And you (BurningMan Proprietor) won’t have to worry about the major “venues” pulling out because they don’t know if they can even get through the front gate.

And as me (common spectator) I don’t have to worry about being awarded a ticket to only end standing around in the middle of a dried-up sea bed with a bunch of spectators such as myself, without all the “eye-candy” that is brought from you “real burners”!

You all need to think about this before you all are “dried-up”!

Tell me what you think?

Mark

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By: cosmic

cosmic — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:49:46 +0000

If only everyone knew how close this was to being eliminated, would they see the brilliance in this evolution. Thanks to the wise, and determined minds collectively absorbing 25 years of experience; and success, that the growth of Burning Man will continue to make change in the default world.

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By: Admin

Admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:56:42 +0000

As a neighbor to Burning Man and many participants (a few from our company), we took the opportunity to talk about this in our monthly strategy news letter (below)
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September 1, 2011

What’s the Burning Man’s succession plan?

This week a dry, desert lake-bed has transformed into the third largest city in Nevada for the week-long counter-culture festival Burning Man. The event has passionate followers who travel across the globe to experience its unique expressions of community, art and self-reliance. This year, Burning Man founder Larry Harvey announced that Burning Man will change from being a Limited Liability Corporation, managed by a few owners, to a non-profit organization governed by a 17-member board. The transition is slated to occur in a three-year time frame.

It is going to be an interesting case study in change management. Participants currently pay over $300, and some believe paying this kind of cash gives them a modicum of ownership. Others believe the LLC can manage the transition the way it sees fit. Keeping these “customers” happy will require individuals with strong communication skills, no doubt. Leadership will be key in paving the path for these and other burning issues.

With so much innovation in existence at this event, it seemed fitting this week to read the Center for Creative Leadership’s thoughts on spanning gaps between current leadership talent and future leadership talent. Here’s their suggested approach:

• Know your needs: Identify the capabilities managers will need now and in the future to execute and sustain the organization’s strategy.
• Create a leadership strategy: Make sure leadership’s character and skills are aligned with long-term needs as defined by strategy.
• Develop goals for leadership development: Wherever needed, create opportunities for feedback, evaluation and coaching to make sure managers and emerging leaders understand their own strengths and weaknesses as they plug into the purpose of the organization.
• Create systems: Make sure succession planning includes the recruitment, and development of talent that aligns with the organization’s values and vision.
• Evaluate: What metrics will help you confirm that the right leaders are in the right place? What systems and resources might be needed to do so?

Addressing leadership in a strategic way is a small detail in the overall change management process. With change comes some form of resistance 100% of the time and it is a multi-pronged process. Yet if any organization can offer alternatives to approach change, Burning Man can. With displays of innovation, creativity and collectivism in a grand scale that cannot be found anywhere else on Earth, we’ll see what kind of organizational structure survives when the dust settles.

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By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:45:43 +0000

omg I have been there for 3 years and and i thrive on the experence to involve my hushand and myself can wait to meet you all

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By: realityisnt

realityisnt — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:02:36 +0000

Like Theodore said, for whatever reason humans strive for some illusion of permanence in the world, and a township is the eventuality. A community inspired by the BM experience that, once a year, throws a big f=ing party on Labor Day weekend. It is fascinating to imagine…can a Yes based society live, no thrive, within a broader Fear based one? Let’s find out!

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By: Theodore

Theodore — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:07:47 +0000

Temporary to Permanent : such as hunter/gatherer tribal burners looking for sex, drugs and R & R (not necessarily in that order) once a year to Electronic System Integrators in Poly, entheogen, space music communities ! Internet integrated, Solar powered, organic garden/greenhouse fed, electric or bike transports from motor pools, direct democracy, computer/robotic production and local exchange networks (irta.com) (www.zmca.org)(the venusproject.com), (uua.org) Start : BMP buys land with water, builds first community. Finish : replicate worldwide.

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By: Squire

Squire — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:45:35 +0000

I think this a VERY STRONG move in the right direction. Knowing quite a bit about the difference between the non-profit and for-profit worlds, it makes the most sense to me to move from a “bottom-line” profit driven model into a model whose goal is to improve communities. I approve! The real defining factor is who sits on the board of directors since they execute the mission of the non-profit.

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By: Jack Cutterswine

Jack Cutterswine — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:02:34 +0000

I hear the Burning Man Project aims to create FIRE ritual and ceremony sites here in San Francisco! I’ve been *writing* for this to happen for 4 years, and now it’s a reality. Burning Man takes place right in the middle of sidereal Leo. I doubt that they are Aware of their sidereal astrological connection yet, but if things go my way then we will see 3 Fire Ceremonies a year in S.F. at the mid-point of each sidereal Fire sign.

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