Yes! I'm currently focusing on #1 and #3, and keeping my eyes on #5 as that ecosystem grows.
We need people trying all of them and sharing successes/failures, merging and combining them in different ways. So exciting to see these ideas spreading!
Yes! I'm very curious to see what kind of outcomes we can have with each. Sometimes the goal is not only to grow quickly, but also intentionally. Mistakes could be costly in terms of resources, time, and worse, the overall reputation of modern village projects. Curious to see the outcomes of your work, and so glad you could connect with Alex from re:common.
Right now, I see BioRegional Hubs connected to sister spokes within that BioRegion. This creates local resilience, and enables circular economies. It allows each BioRegion to tweak OpenSource designs based on locally available resources.
And then all BioRegions connected with the OpenSource aspect. The more free information/tools/software we have to build with, the better.
The network state sounds interesting. I think what I like most about that is what GeoShip is building towards with token-based access that would allow someone to move easily between communities. Otherwise, I need to do some more research on what is practical to govern at such a scale (I know I don't like the scale of our current federal government).
Great article…exciting to see the passion…We are on the same path, working towards the development of a ‘network of circular economy villages’. Our strategy is to create a replicable village development model. We have developed the town planning process, now working on the financing, based on Community Land Trust principles… see https://cevco.life
Wow, it's rare I find a project I haven't heard of before, I love what you are doing, and your adoption of a circular economy. I believe this to be a required aspect of future villages. Many aren't radical enough in facing the discomfort of inconvenience in order to lessen their waste. Bravo!
Thanks Nicole, I love your work… I have been writing over on Medium https://steven-liaros.medium.com but I’m not writing consistently enough to build a following. My work seeks to bridge the divide between community led initiatives like Ecovillages and cutting edge projects by developers…creating a model that regulators can readily approve and people can invest in.
Your community vision is a long-term projection of a community's future based on an analysis of its current conditions. It can guide future development, including land use changes, ordinances, and capital improvement programs. Community visions can also help build trust and foster dialogue within neighboring communities. Visioning is a process by which a com- munity defines the future it wants. Through public involvement, commu- nities identify their purpose, core values and vision of the future. Visioning: Emphasizes community assets rather than needs. Keeping communities together is critical for building trust between communities and the community allowing for more diversity and collaboration among humans. Well done Nicole! 👏
Which replication strategies would help new villages in the US with the fact that building laws vary drastically state to state and often county to county? It is overwhelming determining which counties are suitable for my goals when there are at least 20 legal restrictions to research all over again in every single one.
Ooh, I feel like this merits a whole other book, but I think the easiest way to hack the system is build a corporation that owns several "coliving spaces" or "agri-hoods"(branding is so important because the US is allergic to anything communal), and all of the shareholders of the company are actually just the community members.
you write "This model allows separate groups to build villages, but unites them through a knowledge commons" and I'm starting to build what I see as just that knowledge commons! Please (readers) get in touch with me: on gmail I am asimong (as almost everywhere!)
Great question! There are two main effects that I foresee from widespread adoption of an open knowledge commons approach. First, we will waste less time searching for valuable information, and so we will be able to spend more time getting on with the business of creating communities or villages. Second, the fact that the knowledge is out there, easily accessible, means that we will be able to specialise in what we have most experience in, and rely on others to specialise in areas where we have less experience. Thus we will be opening the way to ever richer knowledge about all the complex, vital aspects of village or community, which we need to know about to make them most successful and regenerative.
Precisely. Current barriers to achieving this are competition, scarcity, and the sheer niche aspect of this field. I would like to imagine what an open source knowledge base would look like.
Last September I wrote this https://wiki.simongrant.org/doku.php/d:2023-09-09 about my vision of Knowledge Commons. I'd be delighted to expand on anything that isn't answered there — please just ask!
Yes! I'm currently focusing on #1 and #3, and keeping my eyes on #5 as that ecosystem grows.
We need people trying all of them and sharing successes/failures, merging and combining them in different ways. So exciting to see these ideas spreading!
Yes! I'm very curious to see what kind of outcomes we can have with each. Sometimes the goal is not only to grow quickly, but also intentionally. Mistakes could be costly in terms of resources, time, and worse, the overall reputation of modern village projects. Curious to see the outcomes of your work, and so glad you could connect with Alex from re:common.
Thank you! Agreed!
Right now, I see BioRegional Hubs connected to sister spokes within that BioRegion. This creates local resilience, and enables circular economies. It allows each BioRegion to tweak OpenSource designs based on locally available resources.
And then all BioRegions connected with the OpenSource aspect. The more free information/tools/software we have to build with, the better.
The network state sounds interesting. I think what I like most about that is what GeoShip is building towards with token-based access that would allow someone to move easily between communities. Otherwise, I need to do some more research on what is practical to govern at such a scale (I know I don't like the scale of our current federal government).
Great article…exciting to see the passion…We are on the same path, working towards the development of a ‘network of circular economy villages’. Our strategy is to create a replicable village development model. We have developed the town planning process, now working on the financing, based on Community Land Trust principles… see https://cevco.life
Wow, it's rare I find a project I haven't heard of before, I love what you are doing, and your adoption of a circular economy. I believe this to be a required aspect of future villages. Many aren't radical enough in facing the discomfort of inconvenience in order to lessen their waste. Bravo!
Thanks Nicole, I love your work… I have been writing over on Medium https://steven-liaros.medium.com but I’m not writing consistently enough to build a following. My work seeks to bridge the divide between community led initiatives like Ecovillages and cutting edge projects by developers…creating a model that regulators can readily approve and people can invest in.
Your community vision is a long-term projection of a community's future based on an analysis of its current conditions. It can guide future development, including land use changes, ordinances, and capital improvement programs. Community visions can also help build trust and foster dialogue within neighboring communities. Visioning is a process by which a com- munity defines the future it wants. Through public involvement, commu- nities identify their purpose, core values and vision of the future. Visioning: Emphasizes community assets rather than needs. Keeping communities together is critical for building trust between communities and the community allowing for more diversity and collaboration among humans. Well done Nicole! 👏
Yes sir Sante! I'm going to call you tomorrow
Which replication strategies would help new villages in the US with the fact that building laws vary drastically state to state and often county to county? It is overwhelming determining which counties are suitable for my goals when there are at least 20 legal restrictions to research all over again in every single one.
Ooh, I feel like this merits a whole other book, but I think the easiest way to hack the system is build a corporation that owns several "coliving spaces" or "agri-hoods"(branding is so important because the US is allergic to anything communal), and all of the shareholders of the company are actually just the community members.
you write "This model allows separate groups to build villages, but unites them through a knowledge commons" and I'm starting to build what I see as just that knowledge commons! Please (readers) get in touch with me: on gmail I am asimong (as almost everywhere!)
Since you're working on it, what effects do you think the open source model will have on the development pattern of villages?
Great question! There are two main effects that I foresee from widespread adoption of an open knowledge commons approach. First, we will waste less time searching for valuable information, and so we will be able to spend more time getting on with the business of creating communities or villages. Second, the fact that the knowledge is out there, easily accessible, means that we will be able to specialise in what we have most experience in, and rely on others to specialise in areas where we have less experience. Thus we will be opening the way to ever richer knowledge about all the complex, vital aspects of village or community, which we need to know about to make them most successful and regenerative.
Precisely. Current barriers to achieving this are competition, scarcity, and the sheer niche aspect of this field. I would like to imagine what an open source knowledge base would look like.
Last September I wrote this https://wiki.simongrant.org/doku.php/d:2023-09-09 about my vision of Knowledge Commons. I'd be delighted to expand on anything that isn't answered there — please just ask!