Excitement builds as emergents make a fresh start at an identity. (At least they had the goal of a fresh start. We'll soon learn if they met that goal.)

One of the nice things about imagining the future is the endless possibilities: will you be petite or XXL? Will you wear a plain scarf or a smart bonnet? Will you drive a Rolls or ride a bus? Will you wear heels or flip-flops? Will you carry a .357 magnum or a Lady Smith?

The non-executives of the EmergentVillage made um heap big pow-wow in the land of the Nanticoke Indian to decide the shape of their future, or as they say in their native tongue: "...transition along with other internal leadership structures that have existed".

Believing that form follows function, the old forms must be laid aside while new directions are discerned. Thus, the Emergent Coordinating Group, the National Cohorts Team, and all other groups and structures used to "run" Emergent Village—which have been largely inactive for quite a while—have been discontinued. This change is a continuation of the process which was started when the National Coordinator position was eliminated and only affects structures internal to Emergent Village.

So please be advised that neither the ECG nor the NCT will be returning your calls.

This change is a continuation of a process that began when one position was eliminated—back when Tony boogied. So now there is no coordinator, no coordinating group and no cohorts team. Technically I don't know if we can call this change a fresh start or a fresh ending. Maybe it's both.

Maybe they are just trying to build suspense over there in the EmergentVillage.