0:11

Hi and welcome to a bit of a

0:13

different episode of the official Getting Things Done

0:16

podcast. My name

0:18

is Morten Raveik and I'm here today with

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my good friend and colleague Lars Scholzkill-Hendriksen. Privet

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Lars. Privet

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Morten, happy to be here.

0:29

Some of you will know that Morten and

0:31

I speak all the time when we record

0:33

our own podcast about GTD, but we've been

0:35

allowed to do a short takeover of this

0:37

podcast, mainly to talk about

0:39

the value of getting things done with others.

0:42

We are both GTD master trainers

0:44

in the Nordic region and have

0:46

a partnership in the company delivering

0:48

GTD and trainings here called vital

0:50

learning. We

0:52

wanted to dive into three different

0:55

topics today. Yes,

0:58

we would like to firstly talk about

1:00

the Getting Things Done summer camp of

1:02

2024, where you

1:05

can meet, network and create a relationship

1:07

with other GTDers to enhance your GTD

1:09

practice. And secondly, we

1:11

want to touch upon the new

1:13

book that is arriving sometime in

1:15

the period of March slash May

1:18

with David Allen and

1:21

Ed Lamont, who will

1:23

teach you about team getting things done

1:25

with others. And

1:27

thirdly, GTD connect membership where you

1:30

can meet people in forums, discuss

1:32

and learn and gain access to

1:34

the vast library of getting things

1:36

done, learning resources there. So

1:39

let's go to topic number one, Lars. Why

1:42

a summer camp? Yeah,

1:46

so this is something that we've been

1:48

doing in Denmark for a number of

1:50

years now. We've always

1:52

had quite an active GTD community

1:54

in Denmark, which has been a

1:56

lot of fun over the years.

1:59

And there was a wish to

2:01

connect more and to dive

2:03

more into the methodology and share tips

2:05

and tricks. And you know, as

2:08

we always say, GTD is one of the nicest

2:10

people in the world. And that really just shows

2:12

that this GTD summer camp, everyone

2:14

wants to chip in and help others

2:16

improve their own

2:19

GTD practice. So this started

2:21

as a request from the community. We

2:24

set it up, we had an organizing

2:26

group which has stayed on all of

2:28

the time. So big thanks to them.

2:30

We set it up the first time back

2:32

in September 2021, where we had rented

2:35

an observatory of all

2:38

places that I think the darkest place

2:40

in Denmark, really, because it was very

2:42

sort of strict limitations from the government

2:44

on how much light there could be,

2:46

which of course allowed for everyone to

2:48

really think higher horizons, look at the

2:50

stars and enjoy the scenery.

2:53

So we had a weekend there, had a

2:56

lot of fun sharing our tips

2:58

and tricks in GTD. And we

3:01

wanted to do more. So we set up

3:03

a new summer camp in 2022. We did

3:05

it in the summer instead. So we moved

3:07

it to June, found a

3:09

really nice place where we could be

3:12

close to the sea, nice

3:14

rooms for everyone in nice facilities

3:16

for presentations, a lot of room

3:18

for socializing with other GTDers. Just

3:22

next to the water, we could go for a swim. It was

3:25

great. And yeah, again, look at the

3:27

stars and the higher horizons was a

3:29

perfect analogy there. So

3:32

we repeated that in

3:34

2023. Same location.

3:37

Now we were up to about

3:39

45 participants. I think we're between

3:41

15 and 20 the first year.

3:43

And the fourth year will then

3:45

be this year, June 15

3:48

to 16, 2024. Same location.

3:50

So still here in Denmark, not

3:52

very close to the airport, but we

3:55

always figure it out when it comes

3:57

to transportation. So we'll get a ride

3:59

with me. or we'll figure out the

4:01

public transportation and pick everyone up. And that

4:03

usually works out nicely. And

4:06

it's just been growing. We hope

4:08

to be between 50 and 60 participants this

4:10

year. And we already have half

4:13

of those seats reserved by now. And

4:17

it's becoming even more global than we ever

4:19

thought. So initially it was actually more

4:21

global than we had thought. It started in

4:24

Denmark because we had such a significant community

4:26

here. But we had people flying in from

4:28

several countries. And this year it's even

4:30

several continents. It's North America, it's

4:32

South America, it's Asia, it's Europe.

4:34

There are really people coming

4:36

from all around the world now to just hang

4:39

out and enjoy the weekend.

4:41

And it's so

4:44

much fun. It's worth noting that

4:46

it's nonprofit for us. So we

4:48

always just negotiate a good deal

4:50

with the venue where we are

4:52

staying at. So we have

4:54

all the food and accommodation included. And

4:56

that's basically what you pay for. Martin

4:59

and I go there every year and we travel on our

5:02

own dime as well. So really

5:04

trying to minimize the cost to make sure

5:06

that this number cap is available for everyone.

5:09

And it is truly a nonprofit

5:11

that is nobody who has a

5:13

presentation or a

5:15

keynote there makes any

5:17

money on that. It's just a special service to

5:20

the community to help each other get better

5:23

at getting things done. For

5:26

those of you who are a little scared traveling

5:28

to Denmark feeling that, oh, well, I don't know

5:30

how to get to the venue and such, then

5:33

that is not a problem. Because when you do

5:35

your sign up, you will tell people, I need

5:37

help to get there. And there will be somebody

5:39

getting in touch with you to make sure that

5:41

you know how to get there. Either you will

5:43

be picked up, as Lars said, in a car.

5:46

Or we will show you how to

5:48

get there with public transport and maybe pick you up

5:50

closer to the venue. So that is not a problem.

5:54

One of the things that I think we should

5:56

now focus on is

5:58

the value of. Why would you go

6:01

and hang out with others

6:03

to learn getting things done, like

6:05

we do in the summer camp? For

6:10

me, the community is

6:12

really just enjoying that weekend

6:14

with other GCDers, other

6:16

like-minded people. Just

6:19

the companionship, a lot of nice

6:21

companionships have blossomed following

6:24

people that have attended the

6:26

summer camp. Of

6:28

course, the starting point is learning GCD or

6:30

becoming better GCDers. Most of them will be

6:32

seasoned GCDers, but there are new GCDers as

6:34

well, just to pick up and learn

6:36

more. The

6:39

vision for us when we organize it

6:41

is really that you leave extremely

6:43

inspired about your GCD practice and

6:45

to expand on that really about

6:47

life. To be honest, there

6:49

are so many fun stories

6:52

to share and so many things that

6:54

happened over those weekends. It's just the

6:57

inspiration and the people that show up. It

7:01

can be different attendees that will

7:03

then look at the way that I do things. Or have

7:05

you thought about this or maybe you can try this or

7:07

look at this checklist that I made. People

7:10

will know what you mean. These

7:12

are like-minded people. For me,

7:14

it's always an inspiration to spend that weekend

7:16

with them and share the reflection and

7:18

just have fun with the nicest people in the world. Well,

7:22

I will second that. One

7:27

of the things that's been really valuable for me is

7:32

part of this is to do a

7:34

walk and talk. During the

7:36

weekend, there will be a walk and talk

7:38

where you will partner up with some other

7:40

person there and you will walk

7:43

and just talk about whatever you want to. One

7:47

of the things that I'm looking forward

7:49

to is that walk

7:51

and talk. Because I've budded up with

7:54

Michael. Hi, Michael, if you're listening. He

7:57

and I are sharing our life at a very

7:59

deep level. We are

8:01

really opening up

8:03

our hearts and minds to the struggles we

8:05

have in life. And that is a very

8:08

valuable talk that I have with

8:10

Michael and he has second

8:12

that with me. And just

8:14

talk about everything that's heavy in life and that's

8:16

been good. Really

8:18

the higher horizons, what is bugging you, what

8:21

is not good. And I wouldn't

8:23

say that all people

8:25

will do that. What do you do Lars

8:27

when you do walk and talk? What's

8:31

been your value of the walk and talk? Well

8:33

it's been different

8:36

I think from year to year. I love

8:38

that this was always a part of the

8:40

summer camp because it's always so valuable to

8:42

have that one-on-one time. We actually set aside

8:44

a full hour we will in 2024 as

8:46

well to just have a walk

8:48

around on the beach. If the

8:51

weather permits Danish summer weather can be

8:54

varying let's say. But

8:56

we've been lucky for the most part to be

8:58

able to take these walks. And it's been

9:00

really different from year to year. I

9:02

think for me it's always interesting to

9:04

hear the different perspectives how GCD

9:07

is so universally applied no matter where

9:09

you come from. So

9:11

I had some nice walks with people

9:13

from halfway around the world and we

9:15

still have so much in common. And

9:18

it's always so interesting to hear how people have

9:20

used it and learned more about their lives and

9:22

how they have picked up GCD to help them

9:24

in their lives. But

9:26

it really can be different from person to

9:28

person what they benefit and how deeply they

9:30

go. I would also highlight the

9:33

GCD buddies, the GCD partnerships that

9:35

have blossomed from the summer camp.

9:37

It's been awesome. I

9:39

know people that it's been half

9:42

a year since last summer camp

9:44

where some people joined up

9:47

and they still do their weekly reviews

9:49

together online. Virtually just

9:51

sit there and do it together and share

9:54

how it went and reflections on

9:56

their weekly reviews. So it's a

9:58

really nice companionship and partnership. can

10:00

blossom from there. I know

10:02

there's a podcast, a very nice nerdy

10:04

podcast that was spotted by two people

10:06

that met at their

10:09

summer camp as well. Some

10:11

people have, I remember

10:13

especially one person sharing that she

10:15

had taken some things off

10:18

her someday maybe list and activated

10:20

some really big major life changes

10:23

that happened after the summer camp.

10:25

So just that time for reflection

10:28

and spending time

10:30

with like-minded people can actually make some really

10:32

significant changes in life. But

10:34

again it's very different. Some people ignore

10:36

action on their list, some people start

10:38

to look more at the higher horizons,

10:41

some people adjust different parts of their

10:43

workflow. It really

10:45

varies but the feedback that all that's

10:47

indeed had was that they always leave

10:49

inspired and that is again what we're

10:51

looking for. Indeed,

10:54

indeed. What

10:56

would you do Lars if you want

10:58

to learn more about the GTD summer

11:00

camp? Where would you ask people to

11:02

go? I would suggest

11:04

to go to gtdsummercamp.com,

11:08

all one word and that will redirect you to

11:10

the Danish Vital Learning website where we have

11:13

all of the information currently available at

11:15

the moment. The

11:17

program is still tentative, we always work on

11:19

this but we have a pretty

11:22

good idea of what we will be focusing

11:24

on this year. We established the

11:26

theme of the 2024 summer camp pretty early

11:28

on which is getting things done

11:32

together which again lines up nicely

11:35

with the team book coming out. So

11:38

what we intend to do is to focus

11:41

again on systems. We always

11:43

like to geek out on that. We have

11:46

played around with how much of the program

11:48

we should spend on these systems presentations and

11:50

sharing your systems for

11:52

those people that want to do that. We'll

11:55

keep that as well this year with the angle

11:57

of how do you then interact with others using

11:59

the online tools. in your GTD system. So I'll

12:01

be looking forward to that. We

12:04

are talking right now about having a deep

12:07

dive on some Microsoft tools and

12:09

how that works with Co-Pilot and

12:11

everything. Hopefully we

12:13

will have Ed Lamont joining us to

12:15

talk about the team book. David will

12:17

join us virtually already, said

12:20

to me that he will join

12:22

us. We have Thais from Brazil

12:25

talking about productivity and compassion and

12:27

yeah, so many cool things. We have

12:29

one attendee who is bringing his first draft

12:31

of a GTD board game. I

12:34

mean, that's just so cool. And

12:37

one last thing to mention, we always

12:39

do a weekly review together. So this is

12:41

a Saturday and a Sunday. We always have

12:43

a Sunday morning, we'll be a weekly review

12:46

together. And I don't know if you've ever

12:48

done a weekly review with 50 other people

12:50

in the same room together, but there's just

12:52

some kind of magical vibe that happens when

12:54

you do a weekly review there. So a

12:57

lot of fun and really hope to see you there. But

13:00

you can just hear, you can feel the tension

13:02

and the thinking in the room and so many

13:04

cool thoughts are happening right at that moment. Yeah,

13:09

so ggdsummercamp.com

13:11

for signing up and finding more

13:13

information about it. So we

13:16

hope to see you. So let's

13:18

move on to the- One thing that I did

13:20

not mention yet was one comment from Hans from

13:22

Germany last year, who said, I have

13:25

found my tribe. Yeah.

13:27

I just love that way of phrasing it

13:30

because it's a lot about companionship, especially with this

13:32

year's theme. And that was just so, yeah, such

13:34

a nice way to phrase it. Yeah,

13:37

so come join us and maybe

13:40

you also will find your tribe.

13:42

So good. I'm

13:44

sure. So let's move on

13:46

to the new book that is coming. David

13:50

Allen and his

13:52

partner in London or

13:54

one of his partners in London In

13:57

the next Action Associates, a company called

13:59

Ed Lamont. They were

14:01

written the Coroner book Together they

14:03

call it team getting things done

14:06

with others and the both you

14:08

and I have been granted access

14:10

to a preview copy of this

14:13

anthem. I've just started reading and

14:15

I am excited. Have you read

14:17

something similar is same as you

14:20

just the first chapter and and

14:22

really looking forward to diving more

14:25

into it? So yeah it's it's

14:27

Athletes at the top of my

14:29

reading. Thought it was. definitely looking forward

14:31

to to diving into that one. Online

14:34

to Serve Served With the

14:36

reason we are mentioning this

14:38

now the why this this

14:41

them. At all interesting to

14:43

talk about except that it is a

14:45

new book from David is that we've

14:47

boat lot both lost some I am

14:49

a hear this a lot where you

14:51

have a long you know family or

14:53

member who doesn't get getting things done

14:56

and how do I get them to

14:58

work with see how do I had

15:00

a do I give this to others

15:02

which is kind of like the whole

15:04

The Great from Holy Grail for lot

15:06

of people but now we have a

15:08

book that it will come out that

15:11

is addressing team. And

15:14

the team activities around getting things

15:17

done. How can a team get

15:19

things done using the methodology and

15:21

I think that is is a

15:23

valuable especially may be in companies

15:25

i'm an onshore that's your family

15:27

will be very happy as gave

15:29

them that book his team getting

15:31

things done that others may not

15:34

me were very and to sponsor

15:36

to join se ha. Young

15:39

bombing the last the spices it his

15:41

this is I am so not say

15:43

it is my. A gift ideas lists

15:46

for her that someone becoming. A

15:49

signed copy of the get of the

15:51

getting things a little versus as so

15:53

that. but we are looking forward to

15:56

say this because it is addressing something

15:58

that we've been are universally slab of

16:00

a how can I get my colleagues

16:02

to work like this? Not you know

16:04

and you have on department lead Aura

16:06

munching director thing. I would like my

16:09

company to do this: how can we

16:11

do this together and this is Sam

16:13

and I'm low hanging hanging fruit for

16:15

doing that. I'm

16:17

and that is and Bobby heard

16:20

the different things. I think amazon.com

16:22

says it comes in May. We've

16:24

heard that it's going to be

16:26

a big released in March by

16:28

from from the wrong companies and

16:31

David on himself. So we. For

16:33

not confusing people's up sometime sometime

16:36

between March and May that will

16:38

be a book of solve the

16:40

issue goes to go to amazon.com

16:42

and sorts for erm team getting

16:45

things done with others you can

16:47

and. Probably sign up

16:49

to get I'm. Ah,

16:51

an email when it's released.

16:54

I'm and now let's move on

16:57

to our third topic and to

16:59

Sydney due to the comic membership.

17:02

What is what is that you to

17:05

the connect lars. So.

17:07

Gtd Connect is the a member for

17:09

I'm Forty tedious all around the world

17:12

where they refer a very active forum

17:14

to discussing Gtd discussing the methodology, disgusting

17:16

different tools and tips and tricks. I'm

17:19

so many a valuable I'm posting their

17:21

an annual him for Twenty five Morton

17:23

in myself in there as well, sometimes

17:25

commenting on on different coasts and how

17:28

reflections and how we how we would

17:30

approach the different questions that that show

17:32

up in their I'm and the other

17:34

hand puppet. I would highlight is that

17:37

media. library at you already mentioned in

17:39

the beginning i'm so many resources in

17:41

there so valuable for me to diving

17:43

when i need to refine different paths

17:45

my practice or expand and so as

17:48

many other cheated years i started off

17:50

with a you know parts of the

17:52

city and started to build on that

17:54

and was just such a great supporting

17:56

resource in in improving the different aspects

17:59

of the city for myself. So I

18:01

think like the areas of focus, how would I

18:03

establish those? What might that look like? Well, there

18:06

is a video in there. There's a recording from

18:08

an old webinar where they will walk you through

18:10

that. My weekly review,

18:12

I'm struggling a bit with that. How could I do

18:14

that? Well, there's a guided weekly review, just sit on

18:16

in there and go through that. And there's just, you

18:19

know, I know this for myself. I know

18:21

this from many, many coaching clients that this

18:23

is just such a valuable resource. So highly

18:25

recommend a membership in the GTD. Indeed.

18:30

One of the things that I

18:32

really enjoyed there, as you mentioned,

18:34

just on my personal note, is

18:36

that the

18:39

forums where you can discuss and you can talk

18:41

and you can, you know,

18:43

exchange ideas that's been really valuable

18:45

for me. And as you mentioned,

18:47

the library of almost

18:50

anything that the David Allen

18:52

Company has ever made about getting things done

18:54

is in there. So if you need to

18:56

set up a tool, there's all the setup

18:58

guides are there for all the, you know,

19:01

to do and outlook and

19:03

one note and OmniFocus

19:06

and everything. So everything is in

19:08

there. And it

19:11

is really a good learning resource and

19:13

a way to hang out and learn

19:15

with others. So that

19:19

is basically what

19:23

we wanted to tell you today. We

19:26

hope that we have inspired you

19:28

to look into how you can

19:30

get things done together with other

19:32

people. And we

19:34

hope also that we will see

19:36

you in this year's GTD summer

19:38

camp, June 15 to 16 in

19:41

Denmark. Go to GTD

19:43

summer camp.com to sign up and

19:45

for have more information. And if

19:50

you want, you can in addition to the

19:52

official GTD podcast also

19:54

listen to Lars and me teach you

19:56

getting things done in our podcast, getting things

19:58

done from vital. learning. So

20:01

we hope that we have given you something

20:03

that is valuable and until

20:06

next time stay

20:08

safe and stay productive. Bye

20:10

bye. Bye everyone. you