[caption id="attachment_86" align="alignleft" width="450" caption="Anna Carroll at Bridging Futures Learning Social 2009"][/caption] It was fascinating to visit with so many smart and innovative friends and collaborators in diverse areas that include software for neighborhood community building, artists, lawyers, organizational consulting, new entrepreneurs in many fields, an arts organization for disabled people, web developers, technical trainers, writers, social media experts, and much, much more.... It felt like two parties on Thursday night and then Saturday morning. My bedroom got turned into the "MasterMind" breakout room, with pictures projected on wall and chairs all around the table (bed). We discussed the Knowledge to Gold concept of moving your expertise into a marketable online product or service. Some already have products developed and just need a "Master Mine" support group to keep them moving toward their goal. Others are thinking about what they'd like to develop, whether or not they have a full-time job--and are still at the Visioning stage. And still others already services to offer through their website and are wanting to turn up the volume to the world! The whole MasterMind concept of declaring what you want to accomplish and exchanging support with others who want to do the same was appealing to just about all. -- Anna Carroll Photo by Rino Pizzi

[caption id="attachment_86" align="alignleft" width="450" caption="Anna Carroll at Bridging Futures Learning Social 2009"][/caption]

It was fascinating to visit with so many smart and innovative friends and collaborators in diverse areas that include software for neighborhood community building, artists, lawyers, organizational consulting, new entrepreneurs in many fields, an arts organization for disabled people, web developers, technical trainers, writers, social media experts, and much, much more....

It felt like two parties on Thursday night and then Saturday morning. My bedroom got turned into the "MasterMind" breakout room, with pictures projected on wall and chairs all around the table (bed). We discussed the Knowledge to Gold concept of moving your expertise into a marketable online product or service. Some already have products developed and just need a "Master Mine" support group to keep them moving toward their goal. Others are thinking about what they'd like to develop, whether or not they have a full-time job--and are still at the Visioning stage. And still others already services to offer through their website and are wanting to turn up the volume to the world!

The whole MasterMind concept of declaring what you want to accomplish and exchanging support with others who want to do the same was appealing to just about all.

-- Anna Carroll Photo by Rino Pizzi