One CommunityIgniting a Renaissance of New Ideas – One Community Weekly Progress Update #98
Igniting a renaissance of new ideas can be accomplished through open source sustainability and Highest Good living components. One Community is creating these to be combined as teacher/demonstration hubs to be built around the world:
- Here’s our project overview
- Here’s our world-change methodology
- Here’s how this becomes self-replicating
- Here’s how we are open source and free-sharing all the do-it-yourself designs
OUR MAIN OPEN SOURCE HUBS
Click on each icon to be taken to the corresponding Highest Good hub page.
One Community’s physical location will forward this movement as the first of many self-replicating teacher/demonstration communities, villages, and cities to be built around the world. This is the January 16th, 2015 edition (#98) of our weekly progress update detailing the previous week’s development and accomplishments:
Igniting a Renaissance of New Ideas
One Community Weekly Progress Update #98
Here is the bullet-point list of this last week’s design and progress discussed in detail in the video above:
IGNITING A RENAISSANCE OF NEW IDEAS INTRO @1:00
HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION @2:04
- Created this explanatory image for the Lesson Plans How-to tutorial page (see below)
- Behind the scenes we finished brainstorming the red and orange sections of the upcoming Technology and Innovation Molecule
- Behind the scenes we also finished 30% of design work for the written lesson plan with the central theme of “Human Body”
HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @3:25
- Researched and added two resources sections to the open source carrots hub (see below)
- We also researched and added two resources sections to the open source cole-crops hub (see below)
- Behind the scenes Benjamin Sessions researched images and costs for the temporary kitchen we’ll be open sourcing as part of the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan and upcoming crowdfunding campaign
HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @4:20
- Began laying out the specifics for the Open Source Murphy bed furniture assembly (see below)
- Behind the scenes, we finished the final 30% of the video production outline for all the components of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign
- Completed website addition of the total video outline specifics for the Earthbag 200-Square-foot Dome and Loft Construction (see below)
- We created the same details for the Aircrete 200-Square-foot Dome and Loft Construction
- Behind the scenes we finished the final 25% of the earthdome window and door framing descriptions Draft A. This brings us to 100% complete there and we’ve now ready to begin formatting in preparation for adding this to the website.
- Scott Thomas and his Shadow Ridge Signature Architecture Program added the updated shower and toilet domes for the Earthbag Village into the complete CAD village layout (see below)
DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @5:44
- This week the core team created Rev B of the Duplicable City Center hydronic piping diagram (see below)
- James Nance laid out the preliminary plumbing details for CAD (see below)
- Samuel Soroaster also began the behind-the-scenes redesign of our sustainable water systems and sewage systems design (see below)
HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @7:00
- Created new social media imagery and updated and featured our Hoop Houses Open Source Hub (see below)
- Created new social media imagery and updated and featured our Culture of Personal Growth page (see below)
- Created new social media imagery and updated and featured our True Community page (see below)
- Completely rebuilt and simplified our Partner and Consultant Interest page (see below)
- Behind the scenes, Irfan Saeed, the newest member of our legal team, also helped us research copyright issues related to internet image use and sharing
IGNITING A RENAISSANCE OF NEW IDEAS SUMMARY: @8:03
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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS
One Community is igniting a renaissance of new ideas through Highest Good education that is for all ages, applicable in any environment, adaptable to individual needs, far exceeds traditional education standards, and more fun for both the teachers and the students:
- Learn about the components: Education open source hub
- Learn how the components work together: How to use the Education for Life Program
This last week the core team created this explanatory image for the Lesson Plans How-to tutorial page. This image teaches people all the components of the lesson plan pages and the full page, which we’d say is now about 30% done, will show how to use the lesson plans by providing several complete and detailed examples and an FAQ.
Explanatory Image for Lesson Plans How-to Tutorial Page – Click to Visit
Behind the scenes we finished brainstorming and design of the red and orange sections of the upcoming Technology and Innovation Molecule
Behind the scenes we also finished 30% of design work for the written lesson plan with the central theme of “Human Body”
HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS
One Community is igniting a renaissance of new ideas through Highest Good food that is more diverse, more nutritious, locally grown and sustainable, and part of our open source botanical garden model to support and share bio-diversity:
- Learn about the structures: Hoop House Hub | Aquapini & Walipini Open Source Hub
- See what we’ll be growing: Gardens & Hoop Houses | Large-scale Structures | Food Forest | TA
This last week the core team researched and added two resources sections to the open source carrots hub:
New Resources Sections Added to Open Source Carrots Hub – Click to Visit Page
We also researched and added two resources sections to the open source cole-crops hub:
New Resources Sections Added to Open Source Cole-Crops Hub – Click to Visit Page
Behind the scenes Benjamin Sessions researched images and costs for the temporary kitchen we’ll be open sourcing as part of the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan and upcoming crowdfunding campaign
HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS
One Community is igniting a renaissance of new ideas through Highest Good housing that is artistic and beautiful, more affordable, more space efficient, lasts longer, DIY buildable, and constructed with healthy and sustainable materials:
- Learn about: Our Upcoming Crowdfunding Campaign
- Learn about the different village models: 7 Sustainable Village Models
- Visit the open source portals for the first two: Earthbag Village OS Hub | Straw Bale Village OS Hub
This last week the core team began laying out the specifics for the Open Source Murphy bed furniture assembly details. You can see a behind-the-scenes image of this work here. We are about 10% done:
Murphy Bed Furniture Assembly Details in Progress – Click to Visit Page
Behind the scenes, we finished the final 30% of the video production outline for all the components of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign
Then we completed website addition of the total video outline specifics for the Earthbag 200-Square-foot Dome and Loft Construction that you can see here. We created the same details for the Aircrete 200-Square-foot Dome and Loft Construction. Here are the Earthbag 200-Square-foot Dome and Loft Construction details:
Earthbag 200-Square-foot Dome and Loft Construction Video Overview Added – Click to Visit Page
Behind the scenes we finished the final 25% of the earthdome window and door framing descriptions Draft A. This brings us to 100% complete there and we’ve now ready to begin formatting in preparation for adding this to the website.
In addition to this, Scott Thomas and his Shadow Ridge Signature Architecture Program added the updated shower and toilet domes for the Earthbag Village into the complete CAD village layout:
Shower and Toilet Domes for the Earthbag Village Added into CAD – Click to Visit Page
DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS
One Community is igniting a renaissance of new ideas through a Duplicable and Sustainable City Center that is LEED Platinum certified/Sustainable, can feed 200 people at a time, provide laundry for over 300 people, is beautiful, spacious, and saves resources, money, and space:
- Learn about this building and it’s function: Duplicable City Center Open Source Hub
This last week the core team created Rev B of the Duplicable City Center hydronic piping diagram you can see here:
Duplicable City Center Hydronic Piping Diagram – Rev B – Click to Visit Page
James Nance (Mechanical Engineer and Project Manager) also laid out the preliminary plumbing details so we can begin our search for a CAD drafter with plumbing experience.
Preliminary Plumbing Details – Click to Visit Page
Behind the scenes, Samuel Soroaster (Permaculturalist and sustainable designer from Green New World) also began the redesign of our sustainable water systems and sewage systems design. What you see here is a snapshot of this work in progress.
Water Systems and Sewage Systems Redesign in Progress- Click to Visit Page
HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS
One Community is igniting a renaissance of new ideas through a Highest Good society approach to living that is founded on fulfilled living, the study of meeting human needs, Community, and making a difference in the world:
- Read the Highest Good society overview: Highest Good Society
- Learn about the model for fulfilled living and sharing: A Day in the Life
- Learn about the 4 economic models: RBE | For-profit | Non-profit | Entrepreneurship
- Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network
This last week the core team created new social media imagery and updated and featured our Hoop Houses Open Source Hub sharing how to build hoop houses, our Culture of Personal Growth page sharing how this is a core value for us in creating global transformation, and our True Community page that is also a core value.
 Click for Hoop House Page |  Click for Personal Growth Page |  Click for True Community Page |
We also completely rebuilt our Partner and Consultant Interest page. You can see this here where it now features a cleaner and more streamlined look and an online data entry form that replaces the need for someone to copy and paste content into an email.
Updated Partner and Consultant Interest Page – Click to Visit
Behind the scenes Irfan Saeed, the newest member of our legal team, also helped us research copyright issues related to internet image use and sharing.
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