I'm very pleased to ring in the new year with a big announcement! Topplers.org.
Topplers.org is the online home for a new non-profit organization called Topplers. We have secured initial funding, formed a board, and are in the process of filing out all the official papers.
Our mission is simple: Impact the world by inspiring, educating and motivating people to “Set Big Things In Motion."
Here's how Topplers works:
- Topplers provides a platform for people to acquire uniquely numbered dominos which are connected to various charitable purposes.
- As dominos "tip" into other dominos (passed from person to person), a story is written. That story demonstrates the power of Domino Theory, and inspires others to join in.
- Topplers generates revenue and collects donations from various sources, then turns around and donates money to charities.
Moving forward, my Domino Theory blog will become the "official blog" of Topplers. The blog will continue to be an outlet for talking about Domino Theory, but it will also include news about Topplers, and interesting "happenings" in the ever expanding topple of dominos around the world.
Our specific plans for 2009 are still in the works, but it's safe to say:
- We plan set in motion at least one REALLY BIG Topple with the goal of raising a bunch of money for charity.
- We will support the 2009 Domino Award in Computer Science at the University of Colorado.
- The website will be vastly improved.
- The blog will be move active.
- We will make it easy to acquire dominos, including electronic versions and ones that fit nicely into wallets.
- We'll make extensive use of Facebook to support and grow the Topplers Community.
In November of 2007 when I wrote my first blog post about Domino Theory I just wanted to share ideas that had been stirring around in my head for several years. Before long I found myself handing out dominos and learning that people of all ages are drawn to the simple and powerful concept - that the world can be viewed as set of dominos ready to be tipped over with a simple flick. As it goes with topples, one thing leads to another, and eventually a small domino knocks over a bigger one. Then that bigger one tips over many more.
Here's to 2009, and tipping over a new big domino called Topplers.