Open Value Networks Revenue redistributed back to the OVN Community Knowledge Product Sold to market To public domain Shared Resources Open Value Network is a framework designed for effective cooperation, value creation, and sharing of resources. In a diagram above, an OVN includes a shared pool of resources, legally owned by a custodian who is obliged to act in the benefit of the community by adhering to a set of predefined rules defined by the community. Members of the community use shared resources to create value (for example products), which can be traded on the market to generate revenue. The revenue is redistributed back to the network and the respective members accordingly to their contribution using a value accounting system. The knowledge and data generated within the network become part of the commons (there is no IP). 71 Alternative value Networks Local Currencies – mostly used on a community level to encourage local residents to shop locally. They can be physical (notes) or digital (whether blockchain-based or not). They serve as an alternative to an official, legal currency. e.g. The Swiss WIR Mutual Credit – a type of money in which users pay each other using a debit and credit system. There is no need for cash or banks. Mutual credit can help to revitalise organic trade between local businesses or among community members. e.g. Resource. Time banks – exchange systems where the unit of account is the person-hour or some other time unit. They often value everyone’s contributions equally: one hour equals one service credit. Community-based insurances – provide financial protection against the cost of illness and improving access to quality health services for a specific community. e.g. CommonEasy Community-based pension funds – pooled monetary contributions from pension plans set up by a community to provide for its members’ retirement benefits. Community-funded UBI – A community can build its own economic systems to support its members by handing out a Universal Basic Income (UBI) through issuing its their own people-powered-money on an unconditional basis. e.g. Circles UBI Community grants – Community platforms offering to donate to projects or propose projects that need funding. e.g. github, GiveETH 72 Beyond accounting: An Earth Resource Management System A triple entry accounting with the planet, which considers all externalities in economic activity, is a necessity for realigning human activities with our planet. Ultimately, a resource management system should be able to map resources most effectively to your community and environmental needs. This can be scaled up from your household to your village, all the way up to the entire planet. 73 Business Plan “A bad plan is better than no plan at all” }| Problem — what is the pain point that you want to addressM \| Solution — what is your ideaM Q| Why nowO J| Why youO k| Demand creation — how will you promote and sell your ideaM G| Market — how big could this be if it worksM =| Competition — who are they and how are you differentM 9| Knowable risks — what are 50 possible risks and how are you going to mitigate themM 4| Unknown risks — what are the sorts of risks that you could have trouble imagining?g }!| Financing — how are you going to break evenM }}| Exit — how can the investors and community get off when they choose to? 74 Income Streams Identify and diversify your income streams Common Example Rooms to ren> Membership Consumables (eg. jam, kombucha, fragrant balms= Durables (jewellery, mycelium furniture= Services (coaching, hair saloon= Event Carbon credits Fundrising types: Upfront Early Stage Scale Equity Founder, Family, Friends Angles VC Grant R & D , Government initiatives like solar / fences / insulated windows Conservation focused philanthropists Token Sale Token Launch Mining, trasaction fee or other tokenomics Line of Credit With collateral or loan guarantee Term Loan Government backed mortgage or loans for equipment 75 NFTs NFT stands for Non Fungible Token. Cryptocurrencies are fungible and can be traded with each other, which allow them to be used as a means of exchange just like money. NFTs are another type of digital object that contains a unique digital ID – this makes it impossible to copy, substitute, or divide the object. When people think about NFTs, they often think about a picture of a silly pixelized avatar getting sold for millions. While it’s true that much of the NFT market has been centered around collectibles thus far, the possibilities don’t end at art. They can represent individual identities, property rights, a membership, a badge… even a tree! Because they are based on Distributed Ledger Technology, NFTs can simplify transactions by removing intermediaries. Asset ownership that has been tokenized into an NFT can be transferred easily and more efficiently, which can eliminate legal costs in some cases. For instance, since NFTs can represent a specific plot of land, you can use them to fundraise your village by tying the rights of a specific plot to a token holder. If this person wants to sell it in the future, he or she won’t incur the legal costs linked to transferring a property title (note that you can also fund your village with traditional fungible tokens just as Traditional Dream Factory did, it all depends on your model. At TDF, the token represents nights stayed at the village, so it doesn’t need to be fungible). NFTrees are another way to fundraise while regenerating the planet. For every token sold, your project commits to plant a tree. The NFT can even be linked to a badge proving the token holder’s efforts in making your project a reality. There are so many use cases possible for NFTs and they can be extremely useful for creators of all kinds! 76 How Existing Communities Originally Raised Capital Community Location Amount Source CityDAO Wyoming $10m NFTs Raddish Oakland ??? Founders CoLiving DAO ??? ??? ??? Tamera Portugal ??? 6 Founding Couples Unity Costa Rica $200k Founder OASA / TDF Portugal $300k Founder + Govt Loan Chambalabamba Ecudaor $500k Founder’s Brother had a patent on a toothbrush design Mars College California $200k Founder Raneeshistan Oregon Millions Gifts USA USA ??? Land Grant from the King of England Liminal Village Italy $400k Founders CabinDAO Austin, US ??? Founder gift and Token sale 77 Exit Strategy Some time in the future a day might come when people, whether it be community members or investors, want to leave your village. By providing a clear and easy way out you can significantly increase the level of trust in your project. When designing your exit strategy and outboarding processes, consider parties involved, including humans and the land. Some questions to help you* 0 What happens to the land if the project fails? What if it succeeds 0 How can one voluntarily leave the community 0 How can an investor exit from the project? Whenever building a regenerative village, consider designing your entire project so the land ends up in a land trust (essentially being removed from the speculative property market). 78 Chapter 4 Infrastructure 79 Part 1 Vision 80 Visioning Before buying the land it might be worthwhile to reflect on what kind of home you want to build. Project yourself into the future 5 What do you see around you 5 What kind of structure serves as your home 5 How does it feel to be in the land?& 5 What are you doing?& 5 Who is around you? Clarify the vocabulary and meaning of your descriptions. For example, what does it mean to feel like home? Is it zen, or playful? The vision you are crafting is a part of the DNA of your village. Make sure the founders are aligned! If you need more inspiration, consider visiting other projects (see: Find Your Village). 81 Draw Your Dream Village Whenever you have a vision in mind, add some visuals to make it one step more tangible. You can compile images that resonate with you into a mood board, draw images and maps, or use AI drawing tools. Dare to dream big. How would your village look like if there were no limitations? Big dreams have the magical capacity to bring people together and fuel them with inspiration and purpose. Who knows, maybe you won’t manifest the 1000x of your dream, but perhaps you can get halfway there? 82 Your Village as a living being Evolution Viability Vitality Greater ability to make transitions Greater transactional ability Greater aliveness Role Regenerative development begins with the premise that human beings have the potential to nourish and support ecological systems. This potential is a pathway to restoring our shared health with the planet and restoring abundance. It draws inspiration from the self-healing and selforganising capacities of nature and works to restore these capabilities whether in ecological or human living systems. Places are living systems too – each with unique identities, relationships, potential, and roles to play in the larger planetary regeneration. When engaging in regenerative development, one may look into the concepts of vitality, viability, and evolution; a living systems framework. Ask what role a place can have in bringing its ecosystem more vitality (greater aliveness and energy), more viability (greater capacity to transact effectively with an environment), and more capacity for evolution (ability to make transitions, moving things from lower to higher orders of expression). 83 no template fits all Unfortunately, there is no specific step-by-step manual to build your village. It all depends on your unique context, including the bioregion, your team, the legislation you work with, and so on. However you can design your process around the ongoing cycles of iterative growth. This means to continuously grow your village in consecutive steps, adapting based on your experience while maintaining alignment with your vision. Step 1 – Observe Pay attention to your land and surroundings, document your process. Step 2 – Plan What is the next cycle of your village? How will you execute it? What materials do you need? What skills do you need to bring in? Step 3 – Build Turn your ideas into work in the land. Get your hands dirty. Step 4 – Iterate Reflect on the cycle, harvest insights, and go back to step 1. Observe your village, and prepare for another cycle. 84 Part 2 Plan 85 From cloud to ground… When searching for land, clarify what you want in terms of ( Siz: ( Location and facilitie% ( Access road% ( Existing structures ( Possibility of expansion and building permit% ( Existing flora and faun1 ( Water! ( Soi” ( Sun expositio ( Wind directio ( Climate ( Local community and neighbour% ( Possible toxin% ( Cultural heritage After you’ve found your ground, you can design your minimal viable village. You can do this while envisioning your dream village with your design principles in mind. Remember to enjoy the ride! 86 What not to f**k up! Anything that can’t be moved easily should be well planned and thought through, even before you purchase your property! Creating a plan for your site as early as possible might be a good idea. If you don’t know where to start, ask an expert such as a landscape planner or a permaculturist. If you choose to do it on your own, try to look ahead to minimise your regrets, mapping them into Yeoman’s “Scale of Permanence”. Effort & Energy Permanence (Time) soil fencing structures trees roads/access water landscapeclimate Some things you might want to consider Acces to wateu Road access for heavy machine Rainwater managemen Noise source Earthwork Neighbour Position & orientation of the building Water collection and Irrigatio Soil (quality, steepness, pollutantsz Depth of wires and pipe Greywater managemen Building foundation Using the right materials When in doubt, find an expert in the regenerative network to guide your steps! 87 What if you f**ked up? 6 Are your plants dying out without irrigation* 6 Your soil can’t grow any food? < 6 Do you need to destroy perfectly fine structures to be able to build new ones? < 6 Is your house being flooded during rain or just sliding down the hill? DO NOT PANIC!! Take a deep breath, the solution is often contained within the problem! There is a lot of learning in your experience, and some might have gone through them before you. Ask multiple experts and local elders how you might be able to fix things, they might have some creative solutions to obviate your problems. It might require some more time, energy, work, and possibly money, but your troubles will soon pass. Hopefully, you’ll remember it as a funny story to tell the kids and members of other communities, as we learn from our “mistakes”. 88 Village Design Lenses When designing your village you can choose a process where you wear multiple lenses at a time. EXPERIENTIAL C What elements can increase your village attractiveness? (eg. sauna, coworking space, pool+ C Levels of cosiness and comfort PRIVACY vs. COMMUNAL C Circular flob C Common area_ C Privacy possibilities PERMACULTURE DESIGN Design according to the permaculture zones REGENERATIVE DEVELOPMENT C Viabilit C Vitalit C Evolution NATURE INTERTWINEMENT C Biomimicr C Village as a living being 89 Your Needs Inform Solutions Whenever pondering on which technology to choose for your village, it is worthwhile to consider what needs do you want to address. Take a moment to conduct needs assessment, observe your current constraints and opportunities, and finally choose the right technology for the job. 90 Part 3 Build 91 Balance Maintaining a healthy balance between building and planning is one of the great challenges of village development. It’s easy to get trapped in one of them while neglecting the other, but you need both to ensure a lasting success of your village. Building in iterations helps you take a step back, reflect, and switch between these two modes as needed. 92 Temporary or Permanent How much time, money, and energy should you invest in the structures you’re building? When evaluating your next iteration of village development, consider the desired longevity of what you’re building. If you need a temporary structure that will eventually be replaced, then perhaps there’s no need to overplan it. On the other hand, when building something intended to be permanent, it’s certainly worthwhile having a good plan. Pro tip: be mindful “temporary” solutions can tend to become semi-permanent. This can result in building temporary solutions on top of temporary solutions, on top of another layer of temporary solutions — leading to a complete mess on site. Time Cost Quality Temporary Initial Building Continuous Building Quick & Dirty Cheap & Cheerful Long-lasting & Luxurious Permanent 93 From Camp to Utopia Minimum Survivable Village Developing Village Regenerative Village Regenerative Town?? Shelter – Tents and vans You don’t have to build it all at once. Shelter – Basic shared room Shelter – Private rooms You get to decide! Toilet – Hole in the ground Toilet – Compost toilet Toilet – Bio digester Storage – A box Storage – Storage shed Storage – Workshop Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level ?? 94 Village In A Box You arrive at your dream land ready to build your village. What should you bring with you8 & A container for secured storag4 & Hand tools, power tools, and gardening tool% & Portable solar system or generato & Comfortable camping structures (RVs, trailers, shade structures…) 1 & Utility vehicle(s) to carry material% & Water filter% & First aid kit1 & The materials needed to build compost toilets and low tech solar shower% & Work clothe% & Outdoor kitche/ & Music speakers (to make work more fun) You can always dream bolder & A 3D printing Wasp Cran4 & A saun> & Collection of funky clothes for partie% & Filming equipment 95 Building Methods And Materials You have a vast selection of sustainable building methods and materials at your disposal. Conduct your research and make sure whatever you choose is suitable for your climate. D N Wattle and daub D N Straw bale construction D N Hempcrete D N Aircrete D N Earthships D N Adobe D N Green roofs D N Rammed earth brick Tropical climates: bamboo constructions and wattle and daub are a good choice. Make sure your building design allows for plenty of airflow. Temperate climates: straw bale constructions and green roofs are popular since they provide really good insulation. Desert climates: earthships and adobe structures are the way to go due to their thermal mass that absorbs heat during the day and radiate it out as the temperature drops throughout the night. A few building tips to consider N Include a greywater plumbing syste?
