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Creating Sustainable and Thriving Communities | Scott Steele | TEDxCardiffbytheSea


when I was asked Scott how how did you

when I was asked Scott how how did you create community you think about it and

create community you think about it and

create community you think about it and you want to make it very complex you

you want to make it very complex you

you want to make it very complex you want to make it you know you want to

want to make it you know you want to

want to make it you know you want to make it something that everybody can

make it something that everybody can

make it something that everybody can understand and I really had to break it

understand and I really had to break it

understand and I really had to break it down the same way that I learned to

down the same way that I learned to

down the same way that I learned to break everything down like a chef and

break everything down like a chef and

break everything down like a chef and and when I look at that you really have

and when I look at that you really have

and when I look at that you really have to talk about your ingredients and you

to talk about your ingredients and you

to talk about your ingredients and you have to understand how your ingredients

have to understand how your ingredients

have to understand how your ingredients developed where the flavors come in what

developed where the flavors come in what

developed where the flavors come in what makes them unique and and that’s really

makes them unique and and that’s really

makes them unique and and that’s really how you put things together so the key

how you put things together so the key

how you put things together so the key ingredient when you think about

ingredient when you think about

ingredient when you think about community is people and when we talk

community is people and when we talk

community is people and when we talk about people I’m gonna be very direct

about people I’m gonna be very direct

about people I’m gonna be very direct we’re talking about Homo sapiens okay

we’re talking about Homo sapiens okay

we’re talking about Homo sapiens okay because the homo sapien really changed

because the homo sapien really changed

because the homo sapien really changed everything on the face of face of the

everything on the face of face of the

everything on the face of face of the planet and it not because we’re not

planet and it not because we’re not

planet and it not because we’re not because of some mystical woowoo quality

because of some mystical woowoo quality

because of some mystical woowoo quality or or any special thing but it’s really

or or any special thing but it’s really

or or any special thing but it’s really about our biochemistry and our makeup

about our biochemistry and our makeup

about our biochemistry and our makeup and what I’m talking about is our brain

and what I’m talking about is our brain

and what I’m talking about is our brain the human brain was the first brain that

the human brain was the first brain that

the human brain was the first brain that was able to handle complex thought to a

was able to handle complex thought to a

was able to handle complex thought to a degree that we could create we could

degree that we could create we could

degree that we could create we could create new worlds but the problem with

create new worlds but the problem with

create new worlds but the problem with this in the face of the way the world

this in the face of the way the world

this in the face of the way the world looked at everything was that we weren’t

looked at everything was that we weren’t

looked at everything was that we weren’t ready when we were born if you have a

ready when we were born if you have a

ready when we were born if you have a deer a deer can start walking within a

deer a deer can start walking within a

deer a deer can start walking within a day of being born a lion can make its

day of being born a lion can make its

day of being born a lion can make its first kill within a year a human being

first kill within a year a human being

first kill within a year a human being can’t will even walk for a year and it’s

can’t will even walk for a year and it’s

can’t will even walk for a year and it’s not it’s not able to it’s not able to

not it’s not able to it’s not able to

not it’s not able to it’s not able to take care of itself for 14 years on the

take care of itself for 14 years on the

take care of itself for 14 years on the planet now this changes the way that

planet now this changes the way that

planet now this changes the way that everything has to be handled because

everything has to be handled because

everything has to be handled because that means that you have to stay and you

that means that you have to stay and you

that means that you have to stay and you have to raise a child if your species is

have to raise a child if your species is

have to raise a child if your species is going to survive you have to raise that

going to survive you have to raise that

going to survive you have to raise that child for 14 years before I can go

child for 14 years before I can go

child for 14 years before I can go anywhere and that changes where you do

anywhere and that changes where you do

anywhere and that changes where you do things you can’t stay on the move you

things you can’t stay on the move you

things you can’t stay on the move you have to you have to hunker down and if

have to you have to hunker down and if

have to you have to hunker down and if you’re gonna hunker down you’ve got to

you’re gonna hunker down you’ve got to

you’re gonna hunker down you’ve got to feed that child you’ve got to feed

feed that child you’ve got to feed

feed that child you’ve got to feed yourself

yourself

yourself got to be able to grow in order to do

got to be able to grow in order to do

got to be able to grow in order to do that what we did as a species is that we

that what we did as a species is that we

that what we did as a species is that we settled near water where we could grow

settled near water where we could grow

settled near water where we could grow crops this happened about 160,000 years

crops this happened about 160,000 years

crops this happened about 160,000 years ago we realized the first human being

ago we realized the first human being

ago we realized the first human being you know someone identical to us existed

you know someone identical to us existed

you know someone identical to us existed Buckminster Fuller gave us a chart which

Buckminster Fuller gave us a chart which

Buckminster Fuller gave us a chart which basically shows how human knowledge has

basically shows how human knowledge has

basically shows how human knowledge has gone throughout throughout time and if

gone throughout throughout time and if

gone throughout throughout time and if you look at it what we know is that our

you look at it what we know is that our

you look at it what we know is that our first civilization where we had a

first civilization where we had a

first civilization where we had a written language occurred about 5000

written language occurred about 5000

written language occurred about 5000 years ago so we were on the planet for a

years ago so we were on the planet for a

years ago so we were on the planet for a hundred and sixty thousand years before

hundred and sixty thousand years before

hundred and sixty thousand years before we developed a written language we knew

we developed a written language we knew

we developed a written language we knew how to build a house we understood

how to build a house we understood

how to build a house we understood agriculture that’s a really really long

agriculture that’s a really really long

agriculture that’s a really really long time for information to grow okay that

time for information to grow okay that

time for information to grow okay that what are we looking at there that’s

what are we looking at there that’s

what are we looking at there that’s about a hundred and twenty five hundred

about a hundred and twenty five hundred

about a hundred and twenty five hundred and thirty five thousand years before we

and thirty five thousand years before we

and thirty five thousand years before we could basically gather as groups and

could basically gather as groups and

could basically gather as groups and survive in any level and everything that

survive in any level and everything that

survive in any level and everything that we developed was to propagate our

we developed was to propagate our

we developed was to propagate our survival so we created codes ten

survival so we created codes ten

survival so we created codes ten commandments Hammurabi’s code everything

commandments Hammurabi’s code everything

commandments Hammurabi’s code everything that we developed was to create a level

that we developed was to create a level

that we developed was to create a level of survival within ourselves and to keep

of survival within ourselves and to keep

of survival within ourselves and to keep the species propagating and we’ve

the species propagating and we’ve

the species propagating and we’ve continued to do this throughout time and

continued to do this throughout time and

continued to do this throughout time and we after about thirty five hundred years

we after about thirty five hundred years

we after about thirty five hundred years ago knowledge started doubling every

ago knowledge started doubling every

ago knowledge started doubling every century so we continue to go on this

century so we continue to go on this

century so we continue to go on this growth chart all the way until about

growth chart all the way until about

growth chart all the way until about 1900 and at this time we formed large

1900 and at this time we formed large

1900 and at this time we formed large large large communities nation states

large large communities nation states

large large communities nation states religious orders all over at this point

religious orders all over at this point

religious orders all over at this point knowledge started doubling every 50

knowledge started doubling every 50

knowledge started doubling every 50 years and it’s now on a curve the

years and it’s now on a curve the

years and it’s now on a curve the buckminster fuller’s knowledge curve

buckminster fuller’s knowledge curve

buckminster fuller’s knowledge curve knowledge doubling curve which which

knowledge doubling curve which which

knowledge doubling curve which which basically says that our information is

basically says that our information is

basically says that our information is growing so fast now that every 13 months

growing so fast now that every 13 months

growing so fast now that every 13 months we develop new knowledge the thing that

we develop new knowledge the thing that

we develop new knowledge the thing that defines us as a species is that we’re

defines us as a species is that we’re

defines us as a species is that we’re not ready when we come out the gate much

not ready when we come out the gate much

not ready when we come out the gate much like me in this speech

like me in this speech

like me in this speech but what we’re able to develop is so

but what we’re able to develop is so

but what we’re able to develop is so much more complicated and we’re now at a

much more complicated and we’re now at a

much more complicated and we’re now at a point where all the critical information

point where all the critical information

point where all the critical information in the world there’s so much that

in the world there’s so much that

in the world there’s so much that initially it might take us four years

initially it might take us four years

initially it might take us four years just to understand the critical things

just to understand the critical things

just to understand the critical things to keep us alive at this point human

to keep us alive at this point human

to keep us alive at this point human maturity is somewhere in the mid 20s now

maturity is somewhere in the mid 20s now

maturity is somewhere in the mid 20s now if you think about that not only have we

if you think about that not only have we

if you think about that not only have we moved away from a world where if we live

moved away from a world where if we live

moved away from a world where if we live in the United States survival isn’t our

in the United States survival isn’t our

in the United States survival isn’t our number one our number one concern

number one our number one concern

number one our number one concern anymore the rules that define the

anymore the rules that define the

anymore the rules that define the society that we live in are no longer

society that we live in are no longer

society that we live in are no longer survival based we’re talking about new

survival based we’re talking about new

survival based we’re talking about new problems right we’ve created new games

problems right we’ve created new games

problems right we’ve created new games new mechanics new us chemistry to to

new mechanics new us chemistry to to

new mechanics new us chemistry to to take us to another level we’re thinking

take us to another level we’re thinking

take us to another level we’re thinking about space migration increased

about space migration increased

about space migration increased intelligence life extension and we don’t

intelligence life extension and we don’t

intelligence life extension and we don’t have to worry about surviving we don’t

have to worry about surviving we don’t

have to worry about surviving we don’t have to go to a job all day the majority

have to go to a job all day the majority

have to go to a job all day the majority the people that hang out in my hub they

the people that hang out in my hub they

the people that hang out in my hub they could stay home all day if they wanted

could stay home all day if they wanted

could stay home all day if they wanted to because they work from a laptop but

to because they work from a laptop but

to because they work from a laptop but they don’t they need that community they

they don’t they need that community they

they don’t they need that community they need that interaction right so we’ve

need that interaction right so we’ve

need that interaction right so we’ve created a new space a new time where

created a new space a new time where

created a new space a new time where where people really have to they still

where people really have to they still

where people really have to they still need to gather they they’re still

need to gather they they’re still

need to gather they they’re still maturing it’s harder to mature now than

maturing it’s harder to mature now than

maturing it’s harder to mature now than it ever was at any other point so what

it ever was at any other point so what

it ever was at any other point so what do we need we need that same watering

do we need we need that same watering

do we need we need that same watering hole that same that same place where we

hole that same that same place where we

hole that same that same place where we can be nourished or we can share

can be nourished or we can share

can be nourished or we can share knowledge with each other and that’s

knowledge with each other and that’s

knowledge with each other and that’s exactly what Eve represents now the

exactly what Eve represents now the

exactly what Eve represents now the problem is is that we all know this in

problem is is that we all know this in

problem is is that we all know this in every community anywhere across the

every community anywhere across the

every community anywhere across the world we want these places we want these

world we want these places we want these

world we want these places we want these spaces but the revenue that’s dedicated

spaces but the revenue that’s dedicated

spaces but the revenue that’s dedicated to it that we’ve created in our complex

to it that we’ve created in our complex

to it that we’ve created in our complex system is in other words our government

system is in other words our government

system is in other words our government our taxes they’ve got to go to all kinds

our taxes they’ve got to go to all kinds

our taxes they’ve got to go to all kinds of things so really you have to leave it

of things so really you have to leave it

of things so really you have to leave it to capitalist at this point and we’re

to capitalist at this point and we’re

to capitalist at this point and we’re talking about intentional capitalists

talking about intentional capitalists

talking about intentional capitalists who will create spaces where people can

who will create spaces where people can

who will create spaces where people can people can gather and share there and

people can gather and share there and

people can gather and share there and share their knowledge so really really

share their knowledge so really really

share their knowledge so really really what what we want to talk about is it a

what what we want to talk about is it a

what what we want to talk about is it a community is a responsibility for

community is a responsibility for

community is a responsibility for everybody to hold thank you very much

everybody to hold thank you very much

everybody to hold thank you very much folks

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