One CommunityWidespread and Lasting Living-Style Reform – One Community Weekly Progress Update #103
Widespread and lasting living-style reform can be created through open source infrastructure. Addressing the complete living experience with open source and Highest Good economic models, fulfilled living models, and models for taking care of our shared planet can create this as an evolution of sustainability that provides more of the living style people want while also regenerating our planet and teaching others how to live this way too.
- 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
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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 February 20th, 2015 edition (#103) of our weekly progress update detailing the previous week’s development and accomplishments:
One Community Weekly Progress Update #103
Here is the bullet-point list of this last week’s design and progress discussed in detail in the video above:
WIDESPREAD AND LASTING LIVING-STYLE REFORM INTRO @1:00
HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION @2:05
- Finished the complete yellow ring of Technology and Innovation Molecule graphic (see below)
- Behind the scenes: finished brainstorming bullet points for Technology and Innovation sections of green, yellow, and about 50% of violet
- Finished the first 50% of “Human Body” themed lesson plan webpage (see below)
- Behind the scenes: finished the next 45% of the lesson plan with the central theme of “Civilization”
HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @3:37
- Researched and added two resources sections to the open source melons hub (see below)
- Researched and added two resources sections to the open source parsnips hub (see below)
- Researched and added two resources sections to the open source parsley hub (see below)
- Behind the scenes: Sandra Sellani outlined the first draft of 5 weeks of menus (see below)
HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @4:41
- Created the Cob Village open source hub featuring the designs of Douglas Stenhouse (see below)
- Updated the Highest Good housing hub overview image and description for the Cob Village section (see below)
- Behind the scenes: continued laying out the specifics for the Open Source Murphy bed furniture assembly details (40% complete – see below)
- Behind the scenes: finished another 30% of the earthdome window and door framing reformatting details (75% complete)
- Updated all images on the crowdfunding campaign overview page (see below)
- Started moving Samuel Soroaster’s work onto the eco-bathroom and shower open source hub (10% complete – see below)
- Dave Walen completed additions to the Straw Bale Village (Pod 2) central social space design (see below)
DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @6:56
- Updated the open source pool and spa page with details from Jennifer Engelmeier and Rick Ruggles (see below)
HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @7:59
- Created new social media imagery and updated and featured our Communication page (see below)
- Created new social media imagery and updated and featured our Dreams Lesson Plan page (see below)
- Created new social media imagery and updated and featured our Sovereignism page (see below)
- Added a list to the page we’re developing to promote Tsu (see below)
- Updated our consensus page (see below)
WIDESPREAD AND LASTING LIVING-STYLE REFORM SUMMARY: @9:22
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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS
One Community is forwarding widespread and lasting living-style reform 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 finished the complete yellow ring of the Technology and Innovation Molecule graphic, which you can see here. This brings us to 40% complete with this image.
Technology and Innovation Molecule – 40% Complete – Click to Visit Page
Behind the scenes we also finished brainstorming the bullet points for the Technology and Innovation sections of green, yellow, and about 50% of violet.
In addition to this we finished the first 50% of the “Human Body” themed lesson plan webpage. You can see this here showing the first half of the associated lessons that teach all subjects, to any learning level, in any learning environment using the central theme of “The Human Body.”
Human Body Lesson Plan – 50% Complete – Click to Visit Page
Behind the scenes, we finished the next 45% of the next lesson plan we’re working on with the central theme of “Civilization.” This bring us to 55% complete with this lesson plan.
HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS
One Community is forwarding widespread and lasting living-style reform 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 melons hub, the open source parsnips hub, and the open source parsley hub:
 Click for Melons Page |  Click for Parsnips Page |  Click for Parsley Page |
In addition to this, and behind the scenes, Sandra Sellani (Vegan Chef and author of What’s Your QB?) outlined the first draft you can see here of 5 weeks of the menus she is designing for the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan that is also part of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign:
6 Week Menu Developing Behind-the-scenes – Click for the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan Page
HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS
One Community is forwarding widespread and lasting living-style reform 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 created the Cob Village open source hub featuring the beautiful concept designs of Architect and Water Color Artist, Douglas Simms Stenhouse! You can see this new page and all of Doug’s amazing designs here:
Cob Village O.S. Hub Created – Click to Visit Page
We also updated the Highest Good housing hub overview image and description for the Cob Village section:
Updated Highest Good Housing Cob Overview – Click for Page
For the Earthbag Village, we continued laying out the specifics for the Open Source Murphy bed furniture assembly details behind the scenes. This included cutting lumber and labeling pieces for the under-loft top, and assembling the top under-loft part and attaching it to the frame. What you see here is all this behind-the-scenes work-in-progress. We estimate we are now 40% complete with what is needed for the website.
Open Source Murphy Bed Furniture Assembly Details Developing Behind-the-scenes – Click to Visit Furniture Page
Also behind the scenes we finished another 30% of the earthdome window and door framing reformatting details needed before moving these specifics to the website. This brings us to 75% complete with this work.
We also updated all the images on the crowdfunding campaign overview page. You can see these updates here including the header, bathroom designs, and Murphy bed design images in both 3-D and CAD:
Images Updated on the Crowdfunding Campaign Overview Page – Click to Visit
In addition to this, we started moving the amazing work and calculation details from Samuel Soroaster (Permaculturalist and sustainable designer from Green New World) onto the eco-bathroom and shower open source hub. You can see these new details here that we’d say encompass about 10% of the immense body of work and detail Samuel has completed over the past couple of months working with us:
Eco-bathroom and Shower Open Source Hub In Progress – Click to Visit Page
Dave Walen (Architectural Drafter & Designer and owner of Dave Philip Walen Design) also completed these additions to the Straw Bale Village (Pod 2) central social space design that includes adjustments to the layouts, increased used of straw bales for this part of the construction, and a new roof design:
Straw Bale Village Additions – Click to Visit Page
Straw Bale Village Additions – Click to Visit Page
DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS
One Community is forwarding widespread and lasting living-style reform 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 updated the open source pool and spa page with all the additional details here from Jennifer Engelmeier, (Eco-pool and Spa Specialist and founder of www.LoveYourNaturalPool.com) and Rick Ruggles, Swimming Pool Equipment and Health Consultant with Hayward Pool Products:
Open Source Natural Pool and Spa Page Updated – Click to Visit
HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS
One Community is forwarding widespread and lasting living-style reform 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 Communication page that teaches how we use this value in our decision making process and global change approach. We also did this for our Dreams Lesson Plan page that provides a structure for teaching all subjects, to all learning levels, in any environment, using the central theme of dreams. And we did this for our Sovereignism page that discusses our idea of a political and social structure designed to encourage and support the self-creation and sustainability of liberty and freedom for all people individually, governmentally, economically, and culturally.
 Click for Communication Page |  Click for Dreams Lesson Plan Page |  Click for Soveriegnism Page |
In addition to these, we also added the list you see here to the page we’re developing to promote Tsu. This list features forward-thinking and progressive pages we’ve run across on Tsu, our favorite new social media network.
Forward-thinking and Progressive Pages List Added to our Tsu Page – Click to Visit
And, last but not least, we updated our consensus page to include a two-step provision addressing the possibility when a very small minority (less than 10%) may choose to block the much larger consensus of the group. Read the page to see how we did this while maintaining our commitment to full consensus and the complete consensus process.
Consensus Page Update to Include a Two-Step Provision – Click to Visit
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