We know what to do, so let's take the first step

The fast-penned Leonora Oppenheim has produced her second Treehiugger article on the Do Lectures, all about taking the first step. We pretty much know what needs to be done to make this civilisation of ours a little smarter, better and more civilised. We know the steps. We just need to start Doing them. Leonora's highlights from the Do Lectures shine the way, helped by Uffe Elbaeks, founder of the Kaos Pilots, and many others.

Do: with pictures

Pictures are appearing all over the web, flickr and other sites, capturing the essence of last week's Do Lectures in close up. One particularly good example is this one from George Gilbert. It was a huge bonus to have so many talented professional and hobby photographers capturing the images of the talks that will be posted soon.

Do: without TV

Last weekend's Do Lectures were the most amazing weekend of my life; four days spent with some of the brightest, most caring Doers that you could ever hope to meet. Do colleague Leonora Oppenheim is blogging summaries of the talks on Treehugger. Here's a taster:

"Turn off your TV", "Get Rid of your TV", "I haven't owned a TV in years!" This refrain was heard throughout The Do Lectures this year, putting a damper on our nights slobbing out in front of the box. Right out of the starting gate came graphic designer Geoff McFetridge with the statement "Never watch TV it's just not good for you!" "But", came the response, "What about good TV?" And then, almost in unison, everyone said "But what about The Wire?" Nope, it seems that if you are a Doer TV just doesn't cut it, not even The Wire. So folks what shall we do instead?

The Big Do + The Small Do
Each speaker throughout The Do Lectures was asked at the end of their talk for a 'Big Do' and a 'Small Do'. Geoff Mcfetridge's Big Do was really a don't - don't have a TV. His Small Do suggested what we can do instead - draw for half an hour a day. Even if you are not an artist just set a stopwatch for 30 mins and doodle, see how it calms you down and clears your mind.

We'll be posting talks in the coming weeks, and aiming to enable over 1 million people to do a little more in the next 12 months. Email me if you want to get involved as a volunteer, speaker or participant