COVID-19 has intensified things that have existed throughout humankind’s history: loss, loneliness, stress, happiness, and growth.
Now, we are also in the midst of a nationwide conversation about racial injustice.
What if someone traveled across the country for a month talking with people of all stripes?
What stories and personalities will emerge along the way?
How have things changed for people and what do they think the future holds for them?
Want to recommend someone to interview along this route?
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Image from: The Hero's Journey according to Joseph Campbell - video by Matthew Winkler and Kirill Yeretsky
The Game Plan
Scott Henderson hit the road on June 20, 2020 traveling westward from Indiana to Oregon and then returned eastward to St. Louis. Eventually, he will arrive in Georgia and reunite with his son after 7 months apart.
His travels introduce him to new people while reconnecting him with family and friends as he traced segments of historic and pre-historic trails. His path reminds us we are not the first ones in this land to face adversity nor we will be the last.
So what’s a real-time documentary?
We’re opening up the production process to you via our social media channels. Plus, we’re inviting the audience to help shape the experience by recommending people/places to visit and contributing content through community challenges.
The creative spine will be a series of six 10+-minute videos, which will begin to appear while the journey is still underway thanks to our partners at VidLoft.
Media Kit
Want to cover this story? We welcome content creators and media outlets who want to spotlight what we’re doing. The current schedule can be found on the home page. If you would like to interview Scott before or while he is in your area, please email us here.
Brief Description:
Project Tumbleweed is a real-time documentary about life in America during a pandemic and will make a stop in your community. 15 states. 5 weeks. Many, many miles.
It features stories of how people across the country are navigating the disruptions of 2020 and culminates in a series of six 10-minute videos. What makes it a real-time documentary is that you can watch the stories unfold each day via social media and enjoy the premiere of the series before the journey even ends.
Learn more at www.projecttumbleweed.com.
Scott Henderson
Builder of Better | Real-Time Documentarian | Resilience + Wellbeing + Movements Expert | Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
A human spark plug and world-class connector, Scott can turn “something strong” into “something superb” through focusing on what makes you stand out and leveraging emergent collaboration methods. He’s a published author, and sought after keynote speaker..
His career arc includes raising charitable donations for universities, running a capital campaign consultancy, creating digital strategies for brands and nonprofits, leading social and entrepreneurial movements, and cultivating stronger innovation ecosystems in metro Atlanta and central Indiana.
You might recognize him from his leadership of the UN’s 7 Billion Actions campaign, Committee to Protect Journalist’s Speak Justice Now campaign, TLC/Discovery Channel’s Sarah Palin’s Alaska digital team, Hypepotamus.com, TechSquareATL.com, and most recently as VP and Chief Entrepreneurial Officer of the Purdue University community.
Proud to be from Nebraska with tour stops in Indiana, Boston, and Atlanta, Scott is an amateur poet and sourdough baker in his spare time. Keep up with him on Twitter or LinkedIn.