James presented refined versions of the synergy spiral geometry comparing the original iStock recreation against a harmonically optimized version (08:14). The refined geometry uses more harmonic numbers and regular integers, creating improved alignment in the center and more spacious composition.
[tag="grasshopper"]
Both Diane and Barbara strongly preferred the refined version for its enhanced flow and spatial quality (10:27). Diane noted it feels like it's "flowing more somehow from the center," while Barbara appreciated the spacious feel.
The animation will begin from 12 central points with lines drawing outward as circles at the terminus expand to final size (11:13). James emphasized the significance of 12 as a sacred number, demonstrating how the geometry could alternatively use 11 or 16 points but confirming 12 provides the perfect balance (21:15).
Post-animation, the geometry will remain subtly dynamic with the inner radius shifting in response to mouse movement across the homepage (22:27). This creates a sun vortex effect that James described as making users feel they're "entering a portal when they enter the site" (23:19).
[tag="webflow"][tag="js"]
Color discussion revealed differing perspectives on background choice for maximum impact and brand alignment (12:22). James demonstrated the geometry on white, blue, and black backgrounds to gather feedback.
Diane advocated for deep blue background to visually correlate with the Evolutionary Leaders website, supporting the goal of making the two sites feel connected (17:22). The blue option provides cohesion across Source of Synergy's initiatives while maintaining distinct identities.
Barbara found the black background significantly more striking (17:54): "It's not as striking to me as the one with the black background... This kind of fades it out. I mean, I like the color blue, but I don't know, something happens for me where it just loses its strength and impact."
After extended consideration, Barbara accepted the blue could work as long as the gold dots remain vibrant and pop strongly against the background (19:50). The team agreed to refine colors in context and ensure maximum vibrancy in the final implementation.
No copyright concerns exist despite modifications to the purchased iStock design (15:49).
James presented a homepage mockup with the animated geometry background, centered content, and "Become a Source of Synergy" as the primary call to action (31:29). The design emphasizes clean layouts with breathing room.
Diane and Barbara identified a fundamental content problem: visitors need clear understanding of what synergy means before being asked to connect, create, and ignite (40:03).
Nancy, the board chair, specifically emphasized ensuring people understand what synergy means from the moment they arrive (43:29). The current structure with "Connect, Create, Ignite" as opening framework doesn't adequately define synergy first.
Barbara stressed this as essential for continued engagement (44:46): "That's what's going to make them want to even continue on the website. If there's a question, they're just going to go to something else."
James suggested restructuring the flow (47:05):
This positions Connect/Create/Ignite as outcomes of synergy rather than unexplained opening concepts.
The team agreed to balance information with inspiration (48:59). Barbara cautioned: "You want to leave something up to the imagination for people as well, and not get in the way of what gets inspired and activated in them with those words. So it's a little bit of a fine line."
Diane suggested exploring dynamic presentation through movement or video rather than static text blocks (49:34), incorporating words like connection and collaboration that appear and flow to maintain visual interest.
James created a structured working document reorganizing submitted content into clear sections and hierarchies (24:00). This becomes the single source of truth for all website copy, enabling collaborative editing through comments and suggestions.
The document addresses:
One immediate correction: the vision statement was missing its third line about foundation, which James restored (25:09).
The advisory board section will be eliminated as it's not actively functioning (27:48). Instead, three special advisors (Deepak Chopra, Jeff, and Olivia Hansen) will be integrated into the team section.
The "In Loving Memory" section honoring deceased former board members will be redesigned more elegantly—possibly just names or subtle presentation rather than prominent boxes (29:17).
All team photos are outdated and need replacement with higher resolution originals (27:29). James requested these from the team.
Synergy Circles represent the primary call to action throughout the site, making their presentation critically important (01:10:10). However, significant structural and clarity challenges emerged.
The Synergy Circles page currently lives on the Evolutionary Leaders website rather than Source of Synergy, creating confusion about organizational relationships (59:24). Barbara articulated the core problem (01:02:01):
"There's a lot of confusion about who Source of Synergy is as opposed to Evolutionary Leaders. There's this conception out there, perception out there, that they're completely separate entities. And they are to some extent, but they're not. So we're hoping with this website to kind of clarify that if we can."
Evolutionary Leaders is one initiative under Source of Synergy Foundation (01:02:55), but the current web architecture obscures this relationship.
Most existing Synergy Circles are private and not open to public participation (01:08:41). Only special events like the recent contact Synergy Circle are publicly accessible. Yet the organization wants to inspire people to form their own circles.
Diane expressed concern about liability and expectations (01:05:27): "We just don't want to have liability for any synergy circles that... we can't totally track what they're doing."
The solution needs to showcase circle examples without implying open enrollment or providing excessive detail on private groups (01:19:35).
James proposed building a Content Management System for Synergy Circles on the Source of Synergy site (01:03:50). This would:
The presentation strategy would list circle names only to inspire topics and possibilities (01:20:07). Visitors see what's been done—youth circles, contact exploration, various themes—encouraging them to "Form your own Synergy Circle" without detailed information on groups they cannot join.
Coordination required with Deborah and Kurt who run Evolutionary Leaders and Synergy Circles programs to determine privacy preferences and presentation parameters (01:07:12).
[technology="Directory Systems"][technology="Custom Membership System"]
Diane repeatedly expressed concern about small font sizes making content difficult to read during the screenshare (32:09). James clarified that viewing shared screens distorts size perception—fonts will appear properly sized when visitors view the actual website in their browsers (33:56).
The team agreed on preference for larger fonts generally (32:38), with James noting these are standard font sizes that users can adjust in their own browser preferences.
Different font choice requested for the tagline "Synergy starts with connection. Every connection sparks a possibility. It's how we connect more" (34:13). This will be addressed in design refinements.
Partner organization logos need to be gathered and incorporated to strengthen partnership visibility (38:56). Diane has these organized in WeTransfer and will send them to James (01:14:53).
Mailchimp newsletters will be accessible through simple links, potentially to the Evolutionary Leaders site where back issues are already available (01:13:59).
Video content from past initiatives exists on YouTube but access credentials are lost (01:12:58). Alan Seinfeld managed the channel but doesn't remember the password. The team will investigate recovery options, though all videos remain publicly viewable.
Founding history content requires updating beyond its current stopping point from about 10 years ago (01:09:57). Diane will review and tweak this to be brief and current.
James followed up with Jen, the web administrator, about WordPress site access that was supposedly sent but never received (01:16:08). Higher resolution team photos may be available through Jen or Deborah.
The team emphasized racing against deadlines (01:21:32) with the next development review scheduled for Monday, December 22 at 10:30 AM—shifted earlier to accommodate Diane's noon meeting.
James committed to being available for interim reviews if the team wants to see progress between meetings (01:23:06).
James
Diane
Barbara
James presented refined versions of the synergy spiral geometry comparing the original iStock recreation against a harmonically optimized version (08:14). The refined geometry uses more harmonic numbers and regular integers, creating improved alignment in the center and more spacious composition.
[tag="grasshopper"]
Both Diane and Barbara strongly preferred the refined version for its enhanced flow and spatial quality (10:27). Diane noted it feels like it's "flowing more somehow from the center," while Barbara appreciated the spacious feel.
The animation will begin from 12 central points with lines drawing outward as circles at the terminus expand to final size (11:13). James emphasized the significance of 12 as a sacred number, demonstrating how the geometry could alternatively use 11 or 16 points but confirming 12 provides the perfect balance (21:15).
Post-animation, the geometry will remain subtly dynamic with the inner radius shifting in response to mouse movement across the homepage (22:27). This creates a sun vortex effect that James described as making users feel they're "entering a portal when they enter the site" (23:19).
[tag="webflow"][tag="js"]
Color discussion revealed differing perspectives on background choice for maximum impact and brand alignment (12:22). James demonstrated the geometry on white, blue, and black backgrounds to gather feedback.
Diane advocated for deep blue background to visually correlate with the Evolutionary Leaders website, supporting the goal of making the two sites feel connected (17:22). The blue option provides cohesion across Source of Synergy's initiatives while maintaining distinct identities.
Barbara found the black background significantly more striking (17:54): "It's not as striking to me as the one with the black background... This kind of fades it out. I mean, I like the color blue, but I don't know, something happens for me where it just loses its strength and impact."
After extended consideration, Barbara accepted the blue could work as long as the gold dots remain vibrant and pop strongly against the background (19:50). The team agreed to refine colors in context and ensure maximum vibrancy in the final implementation.
No copyright concerns exist despite modifications to the purchased iStock design (15:49).
James presented a homepage mockup with the animated geometry background, centered content, and "Become a Source of Synergy" as the primary call to action (31:29). The design emphasizes clean layouts with breathing room.
Diane and Barbara identified a fundamental content problem: visitors need clear understanding of what synergy means before being asked to connect, create, and ignite (40:03).
Nancy, the board chair, specifically emphasized ensuring people understand what synergy means from the moment they arrive (43:29). The current structure with "Connect, Create, Ignite" as opening framework doesn't adequately define synergy first.
Barbara stressed this as essential for continued engagement (44:46): "That's what's going to make them want to even continue on the website. If there's a question, they're just going to go to something else."
James suggested restructuring the flow (47:05):
This positions Connect/Create/Ignite as outcomes of synergy rather than unexplained opening concepts.
The team agreed to balance information with inspiration (48:59). Barbara cautioned: "You want to leave something up to the imagination for people as well, and not get in the way of what gets inspired and activated in them with those words. So it's a little bit of a fine line."
Diane suggested exploring dynamic presentation through movement or video rather than static text blocks (49:34), incorporating words like connection and collaboration that appear and flow to maintain visual interest.
James created a structured working document reorganizing submitted content into clear sections and hierarchies (24:00). This becomes the single source of truth for all website copy, enabling collaborative editing through comments and suggestions.
The document addresses:
One immediate correction: the vision statement was missing its third line about foundation, which James restored (25:09).
The advisory board section will be eliminated as it's not actively functioning (27:48). Instead, three special advisors (Deepak Chopra, Jeff, and Olivia Hansen) will be integrated into the team section.
The "In Loving Memory" section honoring deceased former board members will be redesigned more elegantly—possibly just names or subtle presentation rather than prominent boxes (29:17).
All team photos are outdated and need replacement with higher resolution originals (27:29). James requested these from the team.
Synergy Circles represent the primary call to action throughout the site, making their presentation critically important (01:10:10). However, significant structural and clarity challenges emerged.
The Synergy Circles page currently lives on the Evolutionary Leaders website rather than Source of Synergy, creating confusion about organizational relationships (59:24). Barbara articulated the core problem (01:02:01):
"There's a lot of confusion about who Source of Synergy is as opposed to Evolutionary Leaders. There's this conception out there, perception out there, that they're completely separate entities. And they are to some extent, but they're not. So we're hoping with this website to kind of clarify that if we can."
Evolutionary Leaders is one initiative under Source of Synergy Foundation (01:02:55), but the current web architecture obscures this relationship.
Most existing Synergy Circles are private and not open to public participation (01:08:41). Only special events like the recent contact Synergy Circle are publicly accessible. Yet the organization wants to inspire people to form their own circles.
Diane expressed concern about liability and expectations (01:05:27): "We just don't want to have liability for any synergy circles that... we can't totally track what they're doing."
The solution needs to showcase circle examples without implying open enrollment or providing excessive detail on private groups (01:19:35).
James proposed building a Content Management System for Synergy Circles on the Source of Synergy site (01:03:50). This would:
The presentation strategy would list circle names only to inspire topics and possibilities (01:20:07). Visitors see what's been done—youth circles, contact exploration, various themes—encouraging them to "Form your own Synergy Circle" without detailed information on groups they cannot join.
Coordination required with Deborah and Kurt who run Evolutionary Leaders and Synergy Circles programs to determine privacy preferences and presentation parameters (01:07:12).
[technology="Directory Systems"][technology="Custom Membership System"]
Diane repeatedly expressed concern about small font sizes making content difficult to read during the screenshare (32:09). James clarified that viewing shared screens distorts size perception—fonts will appear properly sized when visitors view the actual website in their browsers (33:56).
The team agreed on preference for larger fonts generally (32:38), with James noting these are standard font sizes that users can adjust in their own browser preferences.
Different font choice requested for the tagline "Synergy starts with connection. Every connection sparks a possibility. It's how we connect more" (34:13). This will be addressed in design refinements.
Partner organization logos need to be gathered and incorporated to strengthen partnership visibility (38:56). Diane has these organized in WeTransfer and will send them to James (01:14:53).
Mailchimp newsletters will be accessible through simple links, potentially to the Evolutionary Leaders site where back issues are already available (01:13:59).
Video content from past initiatives exists on YouTube but access credentials are lost (01:12:58). Alan Seinfeld managed the channel but doesn't remember the password. The team will investigate recovery options, though all videos remain publicly viewable.
Founding history content requires updating beyond its current stopping point from about 10 years ago (01:09:57). Diane will review and tweak this to be brief and current.
James followed up with Jen, the web administrator, about WordPress site access that was supposedly sent but never received (01:16:08). Higher resolution team photos may be available through Jen or Deborah.
The team emphasized racing against deadlines (01:21:32) with the next development review scheduled for Monday, December 22 at 10:30 AM—shifted earlier to accommodate Diane's noon meeting.
James committed to being available for interim reviews if the team wants to see progress between meetings (01:23:06).
James
Diane
Barbara
Share reorganized website content Google Doc with editing access
December 21, 2025
Create and share structured working document organizing all website content into clear sections and hierarchies (homepage hero and sections, about page content, synergizing/projects page structure, get involved page elements). This becomes single source of truth for collaborative editing through comments and suggestions.
Finalize gold color refinement and geometric harmony in synergy spiral
December 22, 2025
Refine gold color to ensure maximum vibrancy and pop against deep blue background. Barbara emphasized importance of gold dots remaining striking and not losing strength (17:54-19:50). Discussed at 10:43.
Implement 12-point animation with line drawing and circle expansion
December 22, 2025
Create animation sequence beginning from 12 central points with lines drawing outward as circles at terminus expand to final size. Animation demonstrates sacred geometry principles with 12 providing perfect balance. Discussed at 11:13 and 21:15.
Add mouse-responsive movement to post-animation geometry
December 22, 2025
Implement subtle dynamic behavior where inner radius shifts in response to mouse movement across homepage, creating sun vortex effect making users feel they're 'entering a portal when they enter the site.' Discussed at 22:27-23:19.
Reorganize homepage content to define synergy before Connect/Create/Ignite framework
December 22, 2025
Restructure content flow: 1) Present three synergy definition statements (inspires new possibilities, powerful dynamic of coming together, using limitless capacity to evolve), 2) Introduce 'Synergy inspires us to connect, create and ignite', 3) Follow with action prompts asking how visitors are connecting/creating/igniting. This positions Connect/Create/Ignite as outcomes of synergy rather than unexplained opening concepts. Critical for visitor comprehension as emphasized by Diane, Barbara, and Nancy. Discussed at 40:03-48:59.
Explore dynamic text presentation for synergy concepts
December 22, 2025
Investigate alternative to static text blocks for presenting synergy definitions. Consider dynamic presentation through movement or video incorporating words like connection and collaboration that appear and flow to maintain visual interest. Balance information with inspiration without overwhelming visitors. Suggested by Diane at 49:34, with Barbara noting importance of leaving something to imagination (48:59).
Design elegant 'In Loving Memory' section for About page
December 22, 2025
Redesign presentation for deceased former board members section. Move away from prominent boxes to more subtle presentation—possibly just names or elegant minimalist approach. Discussed at 29:17-29:42.
Develop simplified Synergy Circles presentation listing names only with formation CTA
December 22, 2025
Create presentation strategy that lists Synergy Circle names only (youth circles, contact exploration, various themes) to inspire topics and possibilities without providing detailed information on private groups visitors cannot join. Include clear 'Form your own Synergy Circle' call to action. This addresses tension between inspiring public participation and protecting privacy of existing private circles. Requires coordination with Deborah and Kurt on privacy preferences. Discussed at 01:18:46-01:20:07.
Request high-resolution team photos and partner logos
December 21, 2025
Gather updated high-resolution team photos to replace outdated images (27:29). Coordinate with Jen (web administrator) and Diane who has partner logos organized in WeTransfer. All current team photos need replacement. Discussed at 01:15:41.
Prepare mockups showing refined content structure for Monday review
December 22, 2025
Create updated mockups incorporating: reorganized homepage content with synergy definitions first, refined gold color on blue background, 12-point animation implementation, mouse-responsive geometry, simplified Synergy Circles presentation, elegant 'In Loving Memory' design, and partner logos. Prepare for December 22 at 10:30 AM development review. Discussed at 01:21:47.
Send partner organization logos via WeTransfer
December 21, 2025
Send organized partner logos to James for integration into website. Diane has these ready in WeTransfer. Discussed at 01:14:53.
Coordinate with Deborah and Kurt on Synergy Circles privacy and presentation preferences
December 23, 2025
Reach out to Deborah and Kurt who run Evolutionary Leaders and Synergy Circles programs to determine privacy preferences and presentation parameters for Synergy Circles on website. Most circles are private and not open to public participation, but organization wants to inspire formation of new circles. Need to establish what information can be shared publicly. Discussed at 01:07:12.
Update founding history content to current date
December 27, 2025
Review and tweak founding history content which currently stops about 10 years ago. Update to be brief and current. Discussed at 01:09:57.
Investigate YouTube channel access recovery for video content
December 27, 2025
Attempt to recover access to YouTube channel with video content from past initiatives. Alan Seinfeld managed the channel but doesn't remember password. All videos remain publicly viewable but credentials are lost. Explore recovery options. Discussed at 01:12:58.
Follow up with Jen regarding WordPress access and original team photos
December 21, 2025
Contact Jen (web administrator) about: 1) WordPress site access that was supposedly sent but never received by James, 2) Higher resolution original team photos that may be available. Discussed at 01:16:08.
Provide feedback on font styles and visual emphasis for synergy definitions
December 22, 2025
Review upcoming mockups and provide input on font selection for synergy definition presentation, ensuring proper emphasis and readability. Different font requested for tagline 'Synergy starts with connection. Every connection sparks a possibility. It's how we connect more.' Discussed at 44:42 and 34:13.
Review founder's history updates and team photo sourcing
December 30, 2025
Review updated founding history content once Diane completes revisions. Verify team photo gathering process and assess quality of replacement images. Discussed at 27:29.
Help clarify Source of Synergy vs. Evolutionary Leaders messaging to reduce confusion
December 27, 2025
Provide input on website messaging that clarifies organizational relationship: Evolutionary Leaders is one initiative under Source of Synergy Foundation. Address perception that they're completely separate entities. Goal is to show connection while maintaining distinct identities. Barbara emphasized this confusion exists broadly (01:02:01-01:02:39).
Create new task
December 29, 2025
Strategic planning and content organization for Source of Synergy Foundation website. Key strategic decisions: positioning Synergy Circles as primary CTA while addressing privacy/accessibility tensions between inspiring public participation and protecting private circles, clarifying organizational relationship between Source of Synergy Foundation and Evolutionary Leaders to reduce visitor confusion, content hierarchy prioritizing synergy definition before action frameworks, balancing information with inspiration to avoid overwhelming visitors. Content structure document created as single source of truth organizing homepage, about page, synergizing/projects, and get involved sections. About page decisions: eliminate advisory board section, integrate three special advisors into team section, redesign 'In Loving Memory' presentation, update founding history to current date. Synergy Circles presentation strategy: list circle names only to inspire topics without detailed private group information, coordinate with Deborah and Kurt on privacy preferences. Contemplative pauses incorporated through standalone mandala animation moments. Authentic imagery strategy replacing stock photos with actual community gathering photos. Project overview graphic to provide immediate context of organizational scope. Simple input form for Synergy Circle interest collection. Future social features and community tools deferred to later phases with appropriate moderation infrastructure.
Brand design for Source of Synergy
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00:00:22
James Redenbaugh: I know it's a lot. How are you guys doing?
00:00:26
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Pretty good.
00:00:27
Barbara Layton: And we had like over 6 inches of snow yesterday, which was such a great, beautiful surprise.
00:00:34
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, here too. We had a lot of snow. And there. Was there snow?
00:00:38
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, yeah. It's wonderful.
00:00:41
Barbara Layton: I love this snow. My dog was having the most amazing time.
00:00:47
James Redenbaugh: Oh, great.
00:00:49
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: That's cute. It really does get you in the holiday spirit. It's like, oh, okay. It's winter.
00:00:55
Barbara Layton: It's. I mean, it's cold here today.
00:00:58
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: It's cold here too.
00:00:59
Barbara Layton: Wow.
00:01:00
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: I have to take Kenji to his. You know, we do this therapy dog together at a senior. Well, actually, it's a nursing home. And I'm gonna have to walk. I usually walk, so I gotta get ready.
00:01:12
Barbara Layton: Are you doing it today?
00:01:13
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, today.
00:01:14
Barbara Layton: You both better bundle up.
00:01:16
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: I know. Or we take the bus. It's not that far, but we always walk.
00:01:23
Barbara Layton: James, what do you have planned for tomorrow for your wife's birthday?
00:01:26
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Oh, it's her birthday. That's nice.
00:01:28
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. I think we might go skiing, actually.
00:01:31
Barbara Layton: Oh, nice.
00:01:32
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. Get up to the Poconos.
00:01:34
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Oh, that's fun. The Poconos. I used to go there a lot when I was a kid.
00:01:38
Barbara Layton: Oh, wow.
00:01:40
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. Get out in the snow.
00:01:43
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: How far is the Poconos?
00:01:44
Barbara Layton: Where are you right now?
00:01:45
James Redenbaugh: In Philadelphia.
00:01:46
Barbara Layton: Oh, you were in Chile, right? Okay. I forgot.
00:01:49
James Redenbaugh: Okay. Yeah. Hour and a half, two hours away.
00:01:54
Barbara Layton: Yeah, It'll be great. It'll be great.
00:01:57
James Redenbaugh: Pretty close. Yeah.
00:01:59
Barbara Layton: Do you get ever get up. Up to Hunter, like upstate New York skiing or. That's a little far.
00:02:06
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: No.
00:02:08
James Redenbaugh: I went to school in Syracuse. And where did we go out there? I can't even remember. Some little hill. None of it compares to the. The West Coast. I lived in the mountains in the Eastern Sierra for a long time.
00:02:27
Barbara Layton: Oh, yeah.
00:02:28
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Nice.
00:02:28
Barbara Layton: Yeah.
00:02:29
James Redenbaugh: Everything over here feels like bunny hills, but I. I haven't gotten up to New Hampshire, Vermont yet. I want to.
00:02:40
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Oh, that's beautiful.
00:02:41
James Redenbaugh: Up there are up there.
00:02:44
Barbara Layton: I'd love to get to Montana actually, at some point in my life. Really?
00:02:52
James Redenbaugh: Definitely. Especially after watching Yellowstone.
00:02:59
Barbara Layton: I bit. I. I mean, that was. Did you like it, James?
00:03:03
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, I really liked the.
00:03:05
Barbara Layton: I loved it.
00:03:07
James Redenbaugh: The. The prequels.
00:03:09
Barbara Layton: Oh, my God. 1918 83. And yeah, they were all amazing, weren't they?
00:03:17
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, really good.
00:03:18
Barbara Layton: I mean, Sheridan is one talented man to put those together. I. I thought it was like one of the best things ever on tv. Really? It was amazing.
00:03:31
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: I think my dad watched that yellow.
00:03:33
Barbara Layton: Oh, it was phenomenal.
00:03:36
James Redenbaugh: On stuff.
00:03:37
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Okay, should we get going? Because I'm gonna have to go a little later, so I'm gonna.
00:03:42
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, let's get going. Should we start with a little meditation?
00:03:46
Barbara Layton: Want to ground us, James, please.
00:03:49
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, let's do that. Let's close our eyes for here. Find ourselves in this present moment. Find our bodies breathing in and out. Letting the activity and energy of the world settle like the snow outside. Letting everything fall to the ground. Reconnecting inside ourselves to our own source. The place that we all come from. The space from which each moment is birthed. The endless ground of all being. That infinite wellspring of inspiration and hope, insight and awareness. Breathe into that and continue to be that together as we open our eyes and co create this beautiful website.
00:06:05
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Thank you.
00:06:07
Barbara Layton: Thank you.
00:06:09
James Redenbaugh: No problem. Okay, so excited to check in and explore some things with you both today. Why don't we start with I saw some updates to this document that you've shared.
00:06:28
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, we just took the Oneness festivals out because we didn't think were gonna realistically do that in 2026. And then the multi dimensional explorations. Just the second line there was just a little tweak.
00:06:45
James Redenbaugh: Cool, Sounds good. I'm reorganizing this into. Working doc with a bit more structure and I can share that with you just to organize our content journey as we bring things together on the website. Excited to get into design and look at some mock ups with you both today and talk about this animation. Been playing with the geometry of our synergy spiral, whatever we want to call it there and. And continuing to explore some visual explorations and possibilities. Why don't we start with this geometry just to look at this together and talk about some things that this could do. Seeing what resonates and I share this screen. You guys seeing the screen here?
00:08:12
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yes.
00:08:13
Barbara Layton: Yes.
00:08:14
James Redenbaugh: Great. So the way that this renders is a little different from how it will on the website because it's just my. My CAD program so you know, we can have it gold lines on white or white on gold or however. But here we have full control over the geometry and I just want to show you some. Some things I've done with this and get your take on it before I fully convert it into JavaScript that we can play with in, you know, and fully implement onto the website. So first of all, I cleaned up the. The architecture a little bit. Let me bring up the last version. So this was the geometry of the istock photo that you guys found recreated. Exactly. And it's. It's really neat, but I wanted to see what a version would look like with more perfect symmetries in harmony. And so I just took the same thing and tweaked the input parameters to use more harmonic numbers and regular integers. And it's created some more alignment in the center and I feel a little bit more space in the composition. So just wanted to get your quick take on these two versions. And if you both feel like the one on the right is a little. A little better.
00:10:27
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, I like. I like the one on the right better, I think. And I'm wondering the color because I think the other color was a little bit more gold, I think seems a little more yellow. Are you able to maybe make it a little bit closer to.
00:10:43
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, definitely. And ignore the color for now? You know, it's okay. Just more about the geometry.
00:10:50
Barbara Layton: Yeah, I like the right as well. It. It just feels much more spacious.
00:10:57
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: It also feels like it's flowing more somehow, you know, like from the center, which I like.
00:11:05
James Redenbaugh: Great.
00:11:05
Barbara Layton: Yeah, it's a really nice feel, James. Really nice.
00:11:09
James Redenbaugh: Awesome.
00:11:11
Barbara Layton: Very cool.
00:11:13
James Redenbaugh: More gold as well. And then when we bring it onto the website, there's a few ways we can animate things, and one that I think we should start with is having everything kind of begin from the center here, or rather from these 12 points. I really like that there's 12. And then I'm having all the lines kind of draw out, and as they do, the circles at the terminus of the lines are getting larger until they reach this final form. So maybe as the site loads or, you know, people enter the page, it could draw into the background like this.
00:12:08
Barbara Layton: Oh, that's very cool.
00:12:09
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, that's beautiful.
00:12:10
Barbara Layton: That's very cool. I like that a lot. That feels fabulous.
00:12:18
James Redenbaugh: Awesome.
00:12:20
Barbara Layton: Oh, wow. I really love that.
00:12:22
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So can we see what it looks like with a white background?
00:12:25
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, let me just bring up the exported version. And actually I can change the background here.
00:12:39
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Oh, so you hardly see it, or does it get brighter if you.
00:12:44
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, and I can make these a little more deep gold. But here's what it would look like on the website. So the. The color is more precise here and the lines are more. Are cleaner. And then I'm also. I've added a second layer of the geometry that the Original had as well of just the points in the background. Can put it on a different layer so you can see what I'm talking about here. So here it is without that background layer. And then here it is with that.
00:13:54
Barbara Layton: Yeah, it feels like. I don't know, it feels like something gets lost without that, you know, vivid contrast.
00:14:01
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Maybe try blue background. Because black, sometimes blue and gold, it's nice together.
00:14:09
Barbara Layton: It just doesn't have that same, you know, impact with the white.
00:14:14
James Redenbaugh: Yeah.
00:14:15
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah.
00:14:16
Barbara Layton: What are you thinking, James?
00:14:18
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: That's nice. The blue background.
00:14:24
James Redenbaugh: That is nice.
00:14:26
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: What do you think, Barbara?
00:14:29
Barbara Layton: I want to be with it another minute, James. Can you start expanding it like you did before?
00:14:37
James Redenbaugh: Well, this is an illustrator right now, so this is a static image.
00:14:40
Barbara Layton: Okay.
00:14:44
James Redenbaugh: But we can pop back over here. And I can change the background. Okay.
00:15:01
Barbara Layton: I mean, that's just so vibrant and amazing.
00:15:10
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So if you can change the background on this, are you able to do that? Like, to make it.
00:15:15
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, just a second.
00:15:17
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Okay.
00:15:42
Barbara Layton: The visual is just beautiful. Really beautiful.
00:15:49
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So will we have any copyright issues? If you took her design and tweaked it a little bit, it wouldn't be. I mean, we bought it from istack.
00:15:59
James Redenbaugh: No. No problem with. Why isn't this. Sorry, I just have. Things have changed a bit.
00:16:58
Barbara Layton: You know, the visual is certainly the dawning of a new. A new day and a new time.
00:17:05
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. And since there's sacred geometry in there.
00:17:08
Barbara Layton: Really is.
00:17:17
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. There's a blue background.
00:17:22
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: That'S actually. I like that. Nice. Because it matches with the EL website as well.
00:17:29
James Redenbaugh: Mm.
00:17:44
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: That's pretty.
00:17:47
James Redenbaugh: Great.
00:17:50
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So, Barbara, what are you thinking?
00:17:54
Barbara Layton: I'll be honest. It's not as striking to me as the one with the black background. And I know you don't like black. It's just not. It doesn't have that same. It doesn't resonate as much as at all for me. The other one is just so striking.
00:18:10
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: This.
00:18:10
Barbara Layton: This kind of fades it out. I mean, I like the color blue, but I don't know, something happens for me where it just loses its strength and impact.
00:18:24
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. But then do we have black as one of our primary colors of the website? You know, like, that's what I'm thinking. Like, it's just.
00:18:33
Barbara Layton: I don't know, it just doesn't have that. I don't know. It just.
00:18:38
James Redenbaugh: It.
00:18:38
Barbara Layton: It fades out. This just gets too faded out for me.
00:18:43
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Well, can you do the movement again, James?
00:18:45
Barbara Layton: Like, this blue is pretty, but doesn't have that same punch for. And are those. Are they gold?
00:19:04
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: It looks pretty cool. This person.
00:19:09
James Redenbaugh: It is gold.
00:19:10
Barbara Layton: Yeah. Okay.
00:19:13
James Redenbaugh: But I mean, it can.
00:19:15
Barbara Layton: I mean, it can work. It can work.
00:19:19
James Redenbaugh: Yeah.
00:19:19
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: I'm just thinking of the.
00:19:21
Barbara Layton: I'm not opposed to it. James, what are your thoughts?
00:19:25
James Redenbaugh: I think we can, you know, we'll. We'll tweak with. And play with colors and context.
00:19:31
Barbara Layton: Okay. It could work.
00:19:34
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. I wanted to get your. Your quick takes on the geometry before I dive into.
00:19:39
Barbara Layton: Geometry is fantastic.
00:19:41
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, it looks great.
00:19:43
James Redenbaugh: Awesome.
00:19:44
Barbara Layton: Yeah. I think I could be okay with the blue.
00:19:50
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. And, you know, we'll see in context.
00:19:52
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: See what makes sense, especially since we wanted to. I mean, one of the important things is that it. It correlates with the El site. You know, like, it kind of looks like the two are connected. So I think that's an important consideration.
00:20:08
Barbara Layton: I think as long as the. The dots pop, they really have to pop against the blue.
00:20:20
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Well, I wonder if the dots if. Well, I. I kind of like the size because they're subtle, but if they were a little bigger, they might pop more. But I don't know how hard that is to. To do. I think.
00:20:33
Barbara Layton: I think the size is okay as long as the colors remain just really vibrant against the blue. So just the. And the shape of it is just stunning to me.
00:20:45
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, it's a great graphic.
00:20:46
Barbara Layton: Really Stunning.
00:20:49
James Redenbaugh: Great.
00:20:49
Barbara Layton: I think it's fine.
00:20:51
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. That's great how you brought it to life.
00:20:53
Barbara Layton: It's gorgeous. Yeah.
00:20:56
James Redenbaugh: And we like it with 12. 12 points, right. As opposed to less.
00:21:06
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Well, which one? What are we. What part are we looking at that's 12 point? Or is it the whole thing?
00:21:11
James Redenbaugh: Everything gets multiplied.
00:21:13
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Oh, okay.
00:21:15
James Redenbaugh: So, like, this is 16, for example, And this is 11.
00:21:28
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Maybe 11 is maybe too small, right?
00:43:42
Barbara Layton: And connection, collaboration, purpose. That it all. It all describes it beautifully. But maybe just more prominent, I would say.
00:43:51
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. I would raise the font of all this, like, in the beginning, even foundation. I would make it a little bit more Prominent.
00:44:01
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, definitely.
00:44:04
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Because we didn't put foundation by the logo. So our legal name, we do have foundation.
00:44:10
James Redenbaugh: So I think that this tagline, I'm not sure what to call it, the S factor. Sourcing synergy isn't helping with understanding what synergy is. Where the rest here does.
00:44:29
Barbara Layton: Yes, it does. Exactly.
00:44:31
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So maybe we put that somewhere else.
00:44:35
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, yeah. Like let people first start to understand what synergy is.
00:44:43
Barbara Layton: Very important.
00:44:44
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, with these different words.
00:44:46
Barbara Layton: Because that's what's going to make them want to even continue on the website. If there's a question, they're just going to go to something else.
00:44:54
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. Because they don't really know what they're connecting, creating and igniting. You know, like, is that including them? Is that, you know, what we do? I think we need to.
00:45:05
James Redenbaugh: Exactly. Yeah.
00:45:17
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. I can't really read. Can you make it just a little bigger? I can't.
00:45:26
Barbara Layton: And why synergy matters now, It's a very powerful statement underneath our. There.
00:45:39
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Well, here we have synergies about using our limitless capacity to evolve, solve and discover. But would people know what that really means?
00:45:51
Barbara Layton: We put that as pretty self explanatory.
00:45:57
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Well, if it is. And we could put that in, you know, earlier.
00:46:04
James Redenbaugh: Tell me about connect, create and ignite.
00:46:07
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Well, Barbara, that was what you wanted. Like connect, create, ignite.
00:46:13
Barbara Layton: In what sense, Nick?
00:46:15
James Redenbaugh: What do you. What was your intention in putting that in the copy, Doc?
00:46:23
Barbara Layton: Well, that's what happens when you practice synergy. You connect, create and ignite. Yeah.
00:46:39
James Redenbaugh: What if.
00:46:44
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Because I'm just seeing if it correlates with what we have. So connects synergy inspires new possibilities, realities and ways of being that move us to our next phase of evolution. But we don't say anything there about like connecting to others or connecting to the universe or whatever. Well, maybe, I don't know.
00:47:00
Barbara Layton: But what were you going to say, James?
00:47:05
James Redenbaugh: Like, and you know, maybe I can rework this and get back to you guys with the proposal, but if I'm thinking about people coming on their learning journey, arriving on the site, seeing what you guys mean by synergy, what synergy can mean. I almost want to connect, create and ignite to be after these synergy statements that are now, you know, integrated. And so it, you know, we see synergy inspires new possibilities, realities and ways of being that move us to our next phase of evolution. Synergy is a powerful dynamic where we come together and combine our unique talents, perspectives and ideas to create more than we could ever do alone, you know, synergy is about using our limitless capacity to evolve, solve and discover and then have a segment that's like. Synergy inspires us to connect, create and ignite and then have a connect, create and ignite call to action or invitation or something, you know, how are you connecting, creating and igniting the source of synergy in your life? Something like that.
00:48:32
Barbara Layton: Right.
00:48:33
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, that makes sense.
00:48:34
Barbara Layton: I like. I like that.
00:48:36
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah.
00:48:37
James Redenbaugh: Because they're these big action statements.
00:48:39
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah.
00:48:40
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. And we're. We're already seeing a lot on the page about what source of synergy is doing and what synergy is. So I just want to make it really clear.
00:48:53
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. And how could we do that in a way that doesn't seem like too much text in the beginning?
00:48:56
Barbara Layton: Yeah, as long as it doesn't get too wordy.
00:48:59
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: That's the thing.
00:48:59
Barbara Layton: Because you want to leave something up to the imagination for people as well, you know, and. And not get in the way of what gets inspired and activated in them with those words, you know, so it's a little bit of a fine line.
00:49:19
James Redenbaugh: Exactly.
00:49:21
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. Maybe it's. I don't know. I'm just seeing like a visual picture, like the word synergy. And then the first statement comes in and then synergy is second statement. Something like that. So it's.
00:49:34
Barbara Layton: Yeah.
00:49:34
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: There's some movement to it, maybe. Because we don't have a lot of graphics or like videos or anything. Because I was thinking maybe in the beginning we can have some video that has some of this language in it that's like moving. There's some movement.
00:49:54
James Redenbaugh: Yeah.
00:49:55
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: You know, that has, like, connection comes in. And then collaboration, you know, like, kind of like people see it like that, but it's not having to read, you know, section with a lot of text.
00:50:12
James Redenbaugh: Cool. Well, I can.
00:50:14
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Are you trying to put the graphic in there? I see the little dots.
00:50:18
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. A simple version of it. I'll play with that.
00:50:25
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So the graphic would behind the words or to the side, I think.
00:50:32
James Redenbaugh: I'm not sure yet. We'll see. We'll see what it looks like. And then in this doc, let's just have a look together at the other pages we talked about the about page, the synergizing page, bringing visionaries together.
00:51:02
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So some of these have their own. Like for instance, evolutionary leaders Circle. It has its own website, so we would probably just link to that. And then the partners network has a page which is not too. Doesn't look so great. So I don't know if we can like, rework it to. Or have, you know, duplicated on our page and make it correlate more with, you know, how our page looks. The same thing with the Synergy Circles. I don't know if you saw that web page, but it doesn't look very professional. You know, it's just. So maybe even that we could redo on our page and evolutionary round tables, we've done those in the past, but we're. We haven't really done any lately. We're going to do more like evolutionary podcast, so maybe we can just change that. Round tables to podcasts.
00:52:11
Barbara Layton: Do we need retreats and advances? They're one of the same thing.
00:52:16
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Well, we call. We actually know because like the. We, like last year we had a retreat because it was more going inward and the advances are more like the outward ones. So they're actually two separate things. Instead of retreating, we're advancing, you know, that's what.
00:52:38
Barbara Layton: Well, you. I mean, other language, you advance in retreats as well, but it's. It doesn't matter.
00:52:47
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: And the Synergy Superstar Award, we've done those in the past, so I'm just wondering, like, some of them are not so active now, and we're not necessarily planning any in the coming year or so. So maybe there's more that we highlight and, you know, the other ones are more what we. What we've done, you know, linking to what we've done.
00:53:10
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. So I'm pasting here what's currently on the activities page so we can get specific about what we want to include on the new site and what we don't need.
00:53:31
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: And our language that we gave you in the document is, I think, more updated than what's on.
00:53:37
Barbara Layton: Yeah, it is. Yeah. We read. We redid all the language.
00:53:43
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. We haven't changed it on the site, so.
00:53:52
James Redenbaugh: Cool. So the retreats and advances will just be this paragraph.
00:54:02
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Is that what we had on the document?
00:54:15
Barbara Layton: I don't really remember what we wrote. I. I remember I spent a lot of time on rewording. We both did.
00:54:23
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. I don't know. Somehow that doesn't seem complete, but I don't know. I don't remember. Let's see. We might. It might be further down on that document. Let me just see here.
00:54:37
Barbara Layton: Website.
00:54:41
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Because I think Deborah gave input for that one. Right.
00:55:02
James Redenbaugh: So the document, you listed the synergizing page in the navigation, but you didn't actually have content for a synergizing page.
00:55:15
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. So were thinking maybe that's our projects, but maybe that's misleading because it's not necessarily encouraging the audience to synergize. It's more like what we've done to create synergy.
00:55:35
James Redenbaugh: And then on the get involved page, you have these project descriptions. So.
00:55:46
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: The get involved. I don't think on the get involved page is other than the creating a synergy circle, like in your school or your community. So it was just. The synergizing page would be more the projects. And then the get involved is like they can make a donation or they can sign up for to receive announcements, or, you know, the link to the link that we have on the homepage about creating a synergy circle in your community should go to that page to get involved page.
00:56:23
James Redenbaugh: So I'm just going off your document.
00:56:26
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, we might have not done. Yeah, we. Oh, how we are sourcing soon. Yeah. So that's. Yeah, so that's a mistake, actually. Sorry about that.
00:56:37
James Redenbaugh: And then the project descriptions.
00:56:40
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. So were thinking, like, how we're sourcing synergy is. Is the projects. Right. Yeah, sorry about that. We made a mistake on that.
00:57:00
James Redenbaugh: So these should be on the synergizing.
00:57:02
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah.
00:57:05
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, that's what I. Yeah.
00:57:21
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: And it's kind of repeated because if you look down at the end of the document, we also have project descriptions. But the. So were thinking somewhere on the homepage, it would show at a glance, like, how we're sourcing synergy. So were thinking maybe there would be like a circle or something, you know, a wheel with spokes or whatever. You know, we're bringing visionaries together. We're catalyzing collaboration and engagement. We're, you know, doing multidimensional explanation explorations. We're doing health and wellness. We're communicating synergy, you know, so these are the ways that we're doing it. So, like, I think Deborah was thinking, like, they would click on the spokes or whatever on the wheel, and then it would go to the synergizing page. So at a glance. Yeah, see, like, at a glance, they would see. Those are synergy circles, which would be great for the synergy circle page, but something also for the projects on the homepage. Like that.
00:58:26
James Redenbaugh: Mm. But the synergy circle pages on the evolutionary leaders.
00:58:30
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah.
00:58:30
James Redenbaugh: Mm.
00:58:39
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: And I don't know if we could kind of, like, spiff that page up for our site or we just link to that page. So, like, I don't know if you saw Tom, who was, you know, consulting with us about the site. He had, like, a circle with some of the projects in it, in his design.
00:59:14
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. The synergy circle page on the evolutionary leaders. Site is a lot of content.
00:59:24
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. It's a lot of text.
00:59:26
Barbara Layton: Yep.
00:59:27
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Maybe there could be. Find out more. You know, like, we could just have a little section with Synergy Circles. It could even be the graphic. And then they click on and then they go to this page. Because I think Kurt designed this page.
00:59:43
Barbara Layton: Yeah. Just something much more simplified.
00:59:56
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So we can still go to this page, because this is the page they have. But just something. Yeah, something very simple and just people just click on and they can learn more.
01:00:10
James Redenbaugh: Why is it on the EL site and not the Synergy site anyway?
01:00:15
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Well, a lot of them are evolutionary leaders, Synergy circles. But not all of them, you know, because the ones at the end, like, we had one in dc, the one in that one was with Irving Laszlo and them in Europe. So a lot of them were also just Source of Synergy. Synergy circles. Like this one with Greg, and then were in Santa Fe, and that one was in D.C. and that one was in Santa Barbara. So these. And that's in Finhorn. So that's not. These are not Evolutionary leader synergy circles, but the ones in the beginning actually are. So maybe there's some connection when we say, you know, form a Synergy circle in your school community, whatever. Like, we can make it correlate with this as well. But a lot of these are not open. You know, some of them are. Like, we just did a contact Synergy Circle event and the public was able to join. But a lot of these are just evolutionary leaders.
01:01:40
James Redenbaugh: Yeah.
01:01:44
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: That'S a Kumo map that John Ramer did. And see, that's our logo, like, in a circle. Our friend Dale came up with that, so she put the two logos together. So it would be a circle for the Synergy Circle logo.
01:02:01
Barbara Layton: See, but again, that's where so much of the confusion. You know, just. Even your question, like, why isn't it on the Source of Synergy website? A lot of the confused. There's a lot of confusion about who source of synergy is as opposed to evolutionary leaders. There's this conception out there, perception out there, that they're completely separate entities. And they are to some extent, but they're not. So we're hoping to even, like, with this website, kind of clarify that if we can.
01:02:39
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: I mean, this does say of the evolutionary leader circle, but.
01:02:43
James Redenbaugh: Yeah.
01:02:47
Barbara Layton: So even the. Even the logo in the middle, that's a Source of Synergy logo. It's not an evolutionary leader's logo.
01:02:55
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Well, Evolutionary Leaders is just one of our initiatives.
01:02:58
Barbara Layton: Well, exactly.
01:02:59
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. So.
01:03:00
Barbara Layton: But it's not an entity in and of itself.
01:03:03
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: And at one point were talking about merging the sites, but then Deborah was thinking she'd prefer to keep them separate for now. So maybe one day we will. But.
01:03:14
Barbara Layton: I don't see that happening.
01:03:15
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, I don't see that happening.
01:03:17
Barbara Layton: It's not going to, but the.
01:03:19
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Thing we can do is make them look similar. So that's why the blue background with our, you know, it's, it will look kind of similar. But this is like an old fashioned design. Right. Where there was a lot of space on the side and all that.
01:03:32
James Redenbaugh: That. Yeah. And I think people coming to this page are going to be pretty confused about what's going on if they're not already.
01:03:43
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah.
01:03:44
Barbara Layton: Yes, without a doubt. Absolutely.
01:03:50
James Redenbaugh: I think that we should just actually create a CMS for Synergy circles and then have the circles, you know, be able to be dynamic elements on the Source of Synergy site.
01:04:14
Barbara Layton: James, what's cms?
01:04:17
James Redenbaugh: Content Management System.
01:04:18
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Okay, so you're saying the current circles. Because there's circles that are not, you know, they happen like we had the, like I mentioned earlier, the Washington one, the Finhorn one. So you're saying put everything that we've done and still is going on together in some creative way.
01:04:41
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. And then, you know, we can organize them however we like. Kind of similar to. On the Hollow Movement site.
01:04:53
Barbara Layton: I was just thinking that. Yeah.
01:04:56
James Redenbaugh: On the Synergist page. I mean these are people, but we have, you know, these circles and they're dynamically pulled from our directory of people. And if you add your name to the. Right to the map, you know, you end up there and you end up here and it's all.
01:05:18
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So you're saying the new. If some. Okay, if the public creates their own synergy circles, then they could upload it and then it will show on the map.
01:05:27
James Redenbaugh: They could. If you want that.
01:05:29
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. We just don't want to have liability for any synergy circles that. Because we don't. We can't totally track, you know, what they're doing. But it's kind of cool. Like if we see synergy circles pop up and you see them on a map, that's cool. But then how do we feature the ones that are going on? Because there's descriptions and everything, you know, who they are, what they do and their purpose.
01:06:04
Barbara Layton: Yeah.
01:06:04
James Redenbaugh: You can, you know, highlight any ones you want and characterize them however you want. But if they're living on a new, more intelligent site, then, you know, we can have full control over how they're displayed and explored. I think the, You know, like, if this was on the new website, we could also have CMS items for all the people. Well, so if somebody's listed here, you don't just see their name, but you see that. You see the picture of them, maybe even linked to their. Their profile. You can see what's happening. Not just half the. The text.
01:07:12
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. I think we would have to loop in Deborah and Kurt to see, like, because Kurt runs the synergy circles and Deborah's the director of the EL circle. Because I don't know how much publicity they want for some of these that people can't join. You know, it's like an internal thing because this page used to be kind of more private page or a page that you only find because they gave you the URL. So I think we need to give them some options and ask them what they think.
01:07:45
James Redenbaugh: Okay.
01:07:46
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, because at one point he was like, we're not so ready for it to be too public, that type of thing. So we might just list the. Especially the ones that people can't join. Or maybe we just kind of have some sort of, you know, graphic of them coming in and it's just the name, you know, like the different. And then join. You know, form your own Synergy Circle, something like that. Because part of why we're doing the new site is because we want to get the public a little bit more engaged than currently. So there could be something like, you know, Synergy Circles from. You know, I don't know how we want to word it, but then the names come up and then we just say form your own synergy circle. You know, just to kind of give them a sense of different topics and what's out there and what people are doing.
01:08:41
Barbara Layton: Example.
01:08:42
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, but not necessarily going into all the details about who's running them and all of that, because I don't think they want it to be that public yet.
01:08:52
Barbara Layton: Yeah, we don't. And we don't need that. Actually, I think just listing the synergy circles is. Is plenty.
01:09:02
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. And inspire them to start their own. Something like that.
01:09:09
James Redenbaugh: Okay.
01:09:11
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: And if you click on those boxes, it usually it goes to different areas of the old site. And these are very old videos from many years ago.
01:09:39
James Redenbaugh: Okay. You mentioned founding history under the about.
01:09:57
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, we have to redo that because it's on the EL site. So I just have to look at that and tweak it because I think were updating it until maybe 10 years ago and then we stopped updating. So it might be Just something brief. I have to look at what's on there and then try to tweak it a little bit.
01:10:18
James Redenbaugh: Cool. Okie dokie. I feel like, because the Synergy circles is kind of the main call to action right now, we want to make sure that makes sense for the users. And just linking to the Synergy Circle page on the EL site, I think is going to lose them.
01:10:56
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Too confusing.
01:10:57
Barbara Layton: Yeah, I agree.
01:10:58
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: I mean, too much information.
01:10:59
Barbara Layton: It's really the whole purpose of Synergy, actually.
01:11:04
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. So.
01:11:10
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: And I don't even know. Is there in the navigation bar under the Evolutionary leader site, did they even have a way to you go to the Synergy circles? I don't think so. I think it's only if you ask, actually. Oh, okay. It is. Click on that and let's just see. Does it go there? Yeah, yeah. Okay. So if we just link to the Evolutionary leader site, we don't need to. We don't need to list all these synergy circles, you know, and their purpose and all that. Just maybe the names, like were saying.
01:11:43
Barbara Layton: I think listing the names, Diane, would probably be a good thing.
01:11:46
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah.
01:11:47
Barbara Layton: Without getting into the whole thing, but I think just listing them makes.
01:11:51
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, yeah. Because then they get a sense of. Okay, these things have. I could do one on youth or I could do.
01:11:58
Barbara Layton: Yeah, exactly. Yeah, I think that's really important.
01:12:01
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: But in some movement way too, you know, like. And these are the salons that. Or a long time ago. That's Barbara Marks Herbert. So. Yeah. Like what's relevant now? Or do you want some historic things, you know, of the. Of what happened in the past?
01:12:28
James Redenbaugh: I think we should just, you know, focus on what's relevant now.
01:12:46
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So I don't even know where these videos are housed, but we don't want to lose the video. So how do we. Any videos that are currently on our site, like, how do we make sure they're saved somewhere?
01:12:58
James Redenbaugh: It looks like they're all on YouTube.
01:13:00
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Okay. I don't even know which YouTube channel they're on because we had a YouTube channel that somebody lost the. The information. Yeah, this is. Yeah. Source. Do you know how to get back on a YouTube channel once? Because Alan Seinfeld, he was doing this for us and then he. He didn't remember the password.
01:13:25
James Redenbaugh: I have no idea.
01:13:27
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah.
01:13:35
Barbara Layton: That's too bad.
01:13:36
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah.
01:13:49
James Redenbaugh: Then we have these mailchimp newsletters. How do you want people to be able to access those on the site those are on?
01:13:59
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Like, I don't know if it could just be a link because on the Evolutionary Leaders site. Like people can go back and read back newsletters. So I don't know if we just want to link to that.
01:14:13
James Redenbaugh: Okay.
01:14:24
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: I think you'll see in the navigation bar it says like the edge. And then you'll. And then also the logos from all the people that we've worked with. We have one slide that Deborah had in her PowerPoint. I think I have it somewhere. I can just give you that. Unless you think it's better a different way.
01:14:53
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, that'd be good. I'm probably gonna have to hunt them down anyway. Find a better.
01:14:59
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Well, I have them in. We transfer and they look like they're. They're each of their. And there's probably more groups, but this is like the. Yeah, this is people in the Evolutionary Partners Network. But I think that's pretty. Yeah. Like Purpose Earth and humanity. Holo movement. Yeah. I don't see Humanities team. They should be in there. Yeah. So there's some logos we might need to put in. Okay. I can send you this on we transfer.
01:15:41
James Redenbaugh: Okay, great.
01:15:45
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, I hope.
01:15:47
James Redenbaugh: And can you also share. My video went away. Can you also share the. The photos of the team?
01:16:00
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, I have to see. Jen might have them. Has she ever connected with you? Jen, the web person.
01:16:08
James Redenbaugh: She said that she sent me access to the WordPress site, but I never got it. I just followed up with her about that.
01:16:16
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Okay.
01:16:17
Barbara Layton: Reminder all the.
01:16:21
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. I don't know if we have though. I mean, I think she has those.
01:16:25
James Redenbaugh: It'd be great to have the originals because these are all really low resolution.
01:16:29
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah.
01:16:30
James Redenbaugh: In the Polaroid design. And we. We don't want that anymore.
01:16:38
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. We would have to look because Deborah might have them actually. I can ask her.
01:16:44
James Redenbaugh: Okay, Cool.
01:16:51
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Okay. So then the logos and the photos. Okay. Oh, and the history, the founding history. Right.
01:17:21
James Redenbaugh: Okie dokie.
01:17:24
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Okay, great.
01:17:26
Barbara Layton: Look. Looks fabulous.
01:17:29
James Redenbaugh: Great. Yeah. I feel clear on what needs to go where. I'm going to make some. Some content suggestions for the homepage there.
01:17:43
Barbara Layton: Great.
01:17:44
James Redenbaugh: And organize this.
01:17:50
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: The synergy part. Yeah.
01:17:56
James Redenbaugh: Based on what we talked about today. Make sure that we have everything in there. Share, edit, access to this Google Doc.
01:18:06
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: And.
01:18:09
James Redenbaugh: Let'S, You know, assume that. That what's in the stock is going to be what's going to go on the site content wise.
01:18:24
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So the Google Doc you're talking about when you create.
01:18:26
James Redenbaugh: Yeah.
01:18:27
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: So if we want to say, okay, well maybe this should be here or something like that.
01:18:32
James Redenbaugh: Okay, exactly. And yeah. And let's be thinking about, you know, how. How do we want to present the synergy circles on. On this new site for people. How does that relate to the evolutionary leader, synergy circles? Because I think it would be worthwhile to make them feel accessible and dynamic, you know, and if there's a kind of, you know, a private circle that maybe that's not on the Synergy site and we don't have to present it in a way where people feel like they can enter any circle that they.
01:19:17
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, because most of them are private. That's. That's the issue. Like, there's not many other than events. Like we just did our contact event that's open to the public. So I'm just wondering like how much we really. I mean, maybe we feature them, but we don't. We don't give or.
01:19:35
Barbara Layton: Yeah, it's more about inspiring them to do the same and. Yeah, giving them ideas to do that. I mean, that is the main objective.
01:19:44
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, so similar to like. Yeah, exactly. So similar to like the logos we've worked with for the past 20 years. We've worked with, you know, whatever. But like the synergy circle is just kind of like maybe popping in. We've done synergy circles on. Or we have. Synergy circles are done. Create your own, you know, something like that, you know, like inspire them to just do their own. So maybe that's.
01:20:07
Barbara Layton: But giving them examples. I mean, I think they need really specific examples.
01:20:13
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. So it could be just the titles. We don't need anything more than that because I hate to like put stuff up and then people are like, how do we join? You know, and they just can't, you know, it's not open. So. Yeah, I would say just all the names and then. Yeah.
01:20:31
Barbara Layton: Somehow some creative way.
01:20:33
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, some creative way to present that and then they'll feel inspired to start their own.
01:20:41
James Redenbaugh: Cool. Okay, I'm playing with that.
01:20:46
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Okay. Is this fun for you, James?
01:20:49
Barbara Layton: Yes.
01:20:49
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: You're creative, right? You're an artist.
01:20:53
James Redenbaugh: Yeah.
01:20:54
Barbara Layton: Do you have the photo of all of us with our hands up? It's like one of the best photos. I don't know. Diane, did you send that to James? Okay.
01:21:02
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah, I believe so.
01:21:02
Barbara Layton: We'll definitely use that on the website.
01:21:05
James Redenbaugh: Okay.
01:21:06
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: That's evolutionary leaders. So maybe that could be just in that area because maybe each of the projects could have some graphic or something next to them to kind of multi dimensional explorations. Could have some cool, you know, graphic and Health and wellness could have a cool graphic. And then the els could be the ones with the hands up.
01:21:31
James Redenbaugh: Sounds good.
01:21:32
Barbara Layton: All right.
01:21:32
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: When do you want to meet again? Because we're racing against the clock a little bit.
01:21:39
James Redenbaugh: Yeah.
01:21:41
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: What's good for you, Jane?
01:21:47
James Redenbaugh: Yeah. How is this time next week?
01:21:50
Barbara Layton: Monday, 11 o'. Clock.
01:21:53
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: That works. Oh, oh, wait. Can we make it a little earlier? Because I have a meeting at 12, so can we make it like 10:30?
01:22:03
James Redenbaugh: Mm.
01:22:04
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Okay. Monday.
01:22:16
Barbara Layton: Well, that's already the 22nd. Okay, that's fine.
01:22:29
James Redenbaugh: So here we're going to be, Have our first development review and see more things actually on the site. And yeah, it should feel really together by this point.
01:22:52
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Right. And just play with moving the font up, making all the font a little bit larger.
01:22:57
Barbara Layton: Is there anything else you need from us right now, James?
01:23:02
James Redenbaugh: No, I don't think so. I think I have everything I need.
01:23:06
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: And if you want us to look at something, you know, as you. As you're doing it, we're available for that. So. Yeah, between now and then.
01:23:16
James Redenbaugh: Yeah, for sure.
01:23:17
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Okay. Good job.
01:23:21
Barbara Layton: Have a great day tomorrow.
01:23:23
James Redenbaugh: Thanks so much.
01:23:26
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Yeah. Happy birthday to your wife.
01:23:28
James Redenbaugh: Thank you.
01:23:29
Diane Williams Source of Synergy Foundation: Bye.
01:23:30
Barbara Layton: Bye.
01:23:31
James Redenbaugh: Bye.
01:23:31
Barbara Layton: Very excited.
01:23:32
James Redenbaugh: Bye.
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