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The Magic of synergy and how you tune into it | Chris Dews | TEDxSantAntoni


well then good morning everybody

well then good morning everybody before I tell you some more things about

before I tell you some more things about

before I tell you some more things about myself I’d like to ask you a question

myself I’d like to ask you a question

myself I’d like to ask you a question what is the color of your heart okay

what is the color of your heart okay

what is the color of your heart okay well I believe that everyone has a green

well I believe that everyone has a green

well I believe that everyone has a green out somewhere it’s been my passion for

out somewhere it’s been my passion for

out somewhere it’s been my passion for many years to inspire people to show it

[Applause]

[Applause] and then you can talk to me you can find

and then you can talk to me you can find

and then you can talk to me you can find out that I’m hungry now um actually um

out that I’m hungry now um actually um

out that I’m hungry now um actually um they found in the director casita Verde

they found in the director casita Verde

they found in the director casita Verde and main director of green healthy beef

and main director of green healthy beef

and main director of green healthy beef there and my official job is the local

there and my official job is the local

there and my official job is the local administrator for the module based

administrator for the module based

administrator for the module based foundation for the future here on the

foundation for the future here on the

foundation for the future here on the island and if I go on with my story a

island and if I go on with my story a

island and if I go on with my story a minute and ask you to imagine a small

minute and ask you to imagine a small

minute and ask you to imagine a small body the age two and a half or three

body the age two and a half or three

body the age two and a half or three he’s in the street with his mother and

he’s in the street with his mother and

he’s in the street with his mother and the first sentence that he actually said

the first sentence that he actually said

the first sentence that he actually said that made any sense with just somebody

that made any sense with just somebody

that made any sense with just somebody to pick up some garbage had just thrown

to pick up some garbage had just thrown

to pick up some garbage had just thrown down on the floor they didn’t want to do

down on the floor they didn’t want to do

down on the floor they didn’t want to do it of course but as I must have been

it of course but as I must have been

it of course but as I must have been assisted quite loudly

assisted quite loudly

assisted quite loudly I finally got my way now in the world

I finally got my way now in the world

I finally got my way now in the world today we actually throw eight million

today we actually throw eight million

today we actually throw eight million tons of plastic waste into the oceans

tons of plastic waste into the oceans

tons of plastic waste into the oceans every year obviously making it well

every year obviously making it well

every year obviously making it well speaking of oceans that little boy

speaking of oceans that little boy

speaking of oceans that little boy that’s something you say about people

that’s something you say about people

that’s something you say about people playing garbage in this street when he

playing garbage in this street when he

playing garbage in this street when he was younger he want to be a regular

was younger he want to be a regular

was younger he want to be a regular officer in the Merchant Navy and

officer in the Merchant Navy and

officer in the Merchant Navy and traveled many times around the world in

traveled many times around the world in

traveled many times around the world in 12 years visiting hundreds of countries

12 years visiting hundreds of countries

12 years visiting hundreds of countries and hundreds of ports and looking

and hundreds of ports and looking

and hundreds of ports and looking observing what was going on and I got

observing what was going on and I got

observing what was going on and I got very accepting from what I could see

very accepting from what I could see

very accepting from what I could see you’re cutting down on the forests

you’re cutting down on the forests

you’re cutting down on the forests polluting all the rivers with looting

polluting all the rivers with looting

polluting all the rivers with looting our season our skies and basically was

our season our skies and basically was

our season our skies and basically was going around trashing the planet so

going around trashing the planet so

going around trashing the planet so later on I came to dzifa in 1985 about

later on I came to dzifa in 1985 about

later on I came to dzifa in 1985 about to say and like everybody else fell in

to say and like everybody else fell in

to say and like everybody else fell in love with the island

love with the island

love with the island I remember sitting on the end of the

I remember sitting on the end of the

I remember sitting on the end of the pier here in San Antonio looking across

pier here in San Antonio looking across

pier here in San Antonio looking across the Bay of San Antonio watching fourteen

the Bay of San Antonio watching fourteen

the Bay of San Antonio watching fourteen cranes building gobbling up the nature

cranes building gobbling up the nature

cranes building gobbling up the nature later by Lita

later by Lita

later by Lita block-by-block and again I felt very

block-by-block and again I felt very

block-by-block and again I felt very upset and that’s when I knew that had

upset and that’s when I knew that had

upset and that’s when I knew that had come here for something and began to

come here for something and began to

come here for something and began to tell Danny about what love something was

another life story I’d like to share

another life story I’d like to share with you today is that Daniel of the

with you today is that Daniel of the

with you today is that Daniel of the beaver is sinking under tons and tons of

beaver is sinking under tons and tons of

beaver is sinking under tons and tons of garbage we actually produced and an

garbage we actually produced and an

garbage we actually produced and an 40,000 tons of garbage on this island

40,000 tons of garbage on this island

40,000 tons of garbage on this island every year we use it natural resources

every year we use it natural resources

every year we use it natural resources that we don’t have so we have to make

that we don’t have so we have to make

that we don’t have so we have to make some more and in fact far too many

some more and in fact far too many

some more and in fact far too many people in the summer in a very short

people in the summer in a very short

people in the summer in a very short space of time to enjoy holidays in the

space of time to enjoy holidays in the

space of time to enjoy holidays in the Sun if I keep fighting so many people to

Sun if I keep fighting so many people to

Sun if I keep fighting so many people to birthday party you and have a drink see

birthday party you and have a drink see

birthday party you and have a drink see renowned food ran out of chairs looking

renowned food ran out of chairs looking

renowned food ran out of chairs looking out of place in the carpark

out of place in the carpark

out of place in the carpark nobody really had a good time in the end

nobody really had a good time in the end

nobody really had a good time in the end it’s not the kind of party that we’d

it’s not the kind of party that we’d

it’s not the kind of party that we’d like to go to

like to go to

like to go to I noticed that in many places in the

I noticed that in many places in the

I noticed that in many places in the world and including the Angela beaver a

world and including the Angela beaver a

world and including the Angela beaver a structural social systems

structural social systems

structural social systems don’t really work as far as sustainable

don’t really work as far as sustainable

don’t really work as far as sustainable activity goes and unless we make some

activity goes and unless we make some

activity goes and unless we make some serious attempt to change the operating

serious attempt to change the operating

serious attempt to change the operating system we’re going to be in a big mess

system we’re going to be in a big mess

system we’re going to be in a big mess and very soon

and now I’m going to invite you to give

and now I’m going to invite you to give up the carob tree just going off the

up the carob tree just going off the

up the carob tree just going off the subject now that you’ll see weight comes

subject now that you’ll see weight comes

subject now that you’ll see weight comes back later on the cab trainer beeper we

back later on the cab trainer beeper we

back later on the cab trainer beeper we all know the camp lead they’re all over

all know the camp lead they’re all over

all know the camp lead they’re all over the place this is this beautiful tree

the place this is this beautiful tree

the place this is this beautiful tree very strong and it produces a beautiful

very strong and it produces a beautiful

very strong and it produces a beautiful fruit called the caribou and from which

fruit called the caribou and from which

fruit called the caribou and from which a hand in mine and myself in the year

a hand in mine and myself in the year

a hand in mine and myself in the year 2006 made a delicious and very

2006 made a delicious and very

2006 made a delicious and very nutritious

nutritious

nutritious carrot soup in fact we serve this to our

carrot soup in fact we serve this to our

carrot soup in fact we serve this to our guests every Sunday you can see two

guests every Sunday you can see two

guests every Sunday you can see two burly um I’ve heard people saying it’s

burly um I’ve heard people saying it’s

burly um I’ve heard people saying it’s the best sweet with everything

the best sweet with everything

the best sweet with everything unfortunately here in a week then the

unfortunately here in a week then the

unfortunately here in a week then the cab isn’t really appreciated by the

cab isn’t really appreciated by the

cab isn’t really appreciated by the local people and farmers usually get

local people and farmers usually get

local people and farmers usually get only around 20 cents and the take began

only around 20 cents and the take began

only around 20 cents and the take began to their cooperative to sell it well I

to their cooperative to sell it well I

to their cooperative to sell it well I seen it in Austria at three years fifty

seen it in Austria at three years fifty

seen it in Austria at three years fifty kilo it’s obviously Austrians nobody is

kilo it’s obviously Austrians nobody is

kilo it’s obviously Austrians nobody is and know its value so it’s no real

and know its value so it’s no real

and know its value so it’s no real surprise that we’ve used this pair of

surprise that we’ve used this pair of

surprise that we’ve used this pair of tree is the symbol of our new social

tree is the symbol of our new social

tree is the symbol of our new social initiative to chaffing the social

initiative to chaffing the social

initiative to chaffing the social leadership initiative this is designed

leadership initiative this is designed

leadership initiative this is designed actually to inspire people to think

actually to inspire people to think

actually to inspire people to think consciously ecologically and clearly and

consciously ecologically and clearly and

consciously ecologically and clearly and design a showcase for responsible and

design a showcase for responsible and

design a showcase for responsible and sustainable tourism

I can tell you all about the cabinetry

I can tell you all about the cabinetry actually here’s a picture out of camp

actually here’s a picture out of camp

actually here’s a picture out of camp three this is an idea I think worth is

three this is an idea I think worth is

three this is an idea I think worth is worth spreading

worth spreading

worth spreading just let me tell you a bit more about

just let me tell you a bit more about

just let me tell you a bit more about the country the carob tree but from

the country the carob tree but from

the country the carob tree but from being all over the island it’s joining

being all over the island it’s joining

being all over the island it’s joining cosmic energy with earth energy it’s

cosmic energy with earth energy it’s

cosmic energy with earth energy it’s always green likely it’s a Sarris

always green likely it’s a Sarris

always green likely it’s a Sarris working just like me

working just like me

working just like me and it produces a delicious fruit that

and it produces a delicious fruit that

and it produces a delicious fruit that can sustain life have 70 Pizza min to

can sustain life have 70 Pizza min to

can sustain life have 70 Pizza min to mineral Vinik can actually sustain life

mineral Vinik can actually sustain life

mineral Vinik can actually sustain life like the story of st. John in the desert

like the story of st. John in the desert

like the story of st. John in the desert running around eating carrion drinking

running around eating carrion drinking

running around eating carrion drinking water so basically this is very good I’m

water so basically this is very good I’m

water so basically this is very good I’m stable idea to build our social

stable idea to build our social

stable idea to build our social initiative and we’re inviting game

initiative and we’re inviting game

initiative and we’re inviting game changers NGOs members of the local

changers NGOs members of the local

changers NGOs members of the local political force to join us in making

political force to join us in making

political force to join us in making some active branches on this tree and

some active branches on this tree and

some active branches on this tree and try over the next few years to increase

try over the next few years to increase

try over the next few years to increase the local people of Aviva to take an

the local people of Aviva to take an

the local people of Aviva to take an active part and the evolution of the

active part and the evolution of the

active part and the evolution of the place that they live in building a world

place that they live in building a world

place that they live in building a world where we all want to live basically and

where we all want to live basically and

where we all want to live basically and now I’m going to talk about and

now I’m going to talk about and

now I’m going to talk about and metaphorically see what the situation

metaphorically see what the situation

metaphorically see what the situation that I’m trying to create here I want

that I’m trying to create here I want

that I’m trying to create here I want you to imagine a load of geese sitting

you to imagine a load of geese sitting

you to imagine a load of geese sitting on the lake where the food supplies

on the lake where the food supplies

on the lake where the food supplies running low the climate is changing a

running low the climate is changing a

running low the climate is changing a little bit you’re getting a bit nervous

little bit you’re getting a bit nervous

little bit you’re getting a bit nervous and fidgety no get the go somewhere

and fidgety no get the go somewhere

and fidgety no get the go somewhere all of a sudden wonderful fly up in the

all of a sudden wonderful fly up in the

all of a sudden wonderful fly up in the air all of the geese all the dip to do

air all of the geese all the dip to do

air all of the geese all the dip to do the same thing the pipe in here and the

the same thing the pipe in here and the

the same thing the pipe in here and the other ones will follow don’t make a

other ones will follow don’t make a

other ones will follow don’t make a Reformation fly around the lake a few

Reformation fly around the lake a few

Reformation fly around the lake a few times where they can all decide on the

times where they can all decide on the

times where they can all decide on the right direction and off the go for the

right direction and off the go for the

right direction and off the go for the next

next

next of reading ground this is nature

of reading ground this is nature

of reading ground this is nature organically deciding where to go and

organically deciding where to go and

organically deciding where to go and well actually we can learn a lot about

well actually we can learn a lot about

well actually we can learn a lot about nature we can learn that if we look

nature we can learn that if we look

nature we can learn that if we look after it it’ll serve us better when we

after it it’ll serve us better when we

after it it’ll serve us better when we study nature in great detail this is

study nature in great detail this is

study nature in great detail this is normally called biomimicry when we copy

normally called biomimicry when we copy

normally called biomimicry when we copy things from nature but imagine if we

things from nature but imagine if we

things from nature but imagine if we grown destroying nature’s clusters

grown destroying nature’s clusters

grown destroying nature’s clusters welding at the moment as the woman on

welding at the moment as the woman on

welding at the moment as the woman on the last video is talking about

the last video is talking about

the last video is talking about we could have nothing less to copy

we could have nothing less to copy

we could have nothing less to copy let me just let’s just think about that

let me just let’s just think about that

let me just let’s just think about that for me now you can see to birdie where

for me now you can see to birdie where

for me now you can see to birdie where we living in nature’s all the time and

we living in nature’s all the time and

we living in nature’s all the time and where I’ve been working with a thousand

where I’ve been working with a thousand

where I’ve been working with a thousand volunteers for the last 20 years or

volunteers for the last 20 years or

volunteers for the last 20 years or something well we’ve been building up

something well we’ve been building up

something well we’ve been building up these installations they’re doing our

these installations they’re doing our

these installations they’re doing our eco stuff all over the island like

eco stuff all over the island like

eco stuff all over the island like cleaning beaches and talking in schools

cleaning beaches and talking in schools

cleaning beaches and talking in schools and everything and I’ve seen the people

and everything and I’ve seen the people

and everything and I’ve seen the people that working with me they work better on

that working with me they work better on

that working with me they work better on a level playing field not in a pyramidal

a level playing field not in a pyramidal

a level playing field not in a pyramidal system

and I’d like to believe that the big the

and I’d like to believe that the big the Phoenix project when it’s successful in

Phoenix project when it’s successful in

Phoenix project when it’s successful in Ibiza can be exported to other bases on

Ibiza can be exported to other bases on

Ibiza can be exported to other bases on on the planet to his destination in

on the planet to his destination in

on the planet to his destination in particular that are suffered from an

particular that are suffered from an

particular that are suffered from an overuse of natural resources and

overuse of natural resources and

overuse of natural resources and overcrowding of the territory that we

overcrowding of the territory that we

overcrowding of the territory that we have in Ibiza it really is time to

have in Ibiza it really is time to

have in Ibiza it really is time to change let me get it right this time

change let me get it right this time

change let me get it right this time what we need now is a letter more

what we need now is a letter more

what we need now is a letter more persist where people are living together

persist where people are living together

persist where people are living together using their collective energy and make

using their collective energy and make

using their collective energy and make the world a better place now I I’m not

the world a better place now I I’m not

the world a better place now I I’m not blaming anybody for what happened before

blaming anybody for what happened before

blaming anybody for what happened before I also participated in the destruction

I also participated in the destruction

I also participated in the destruction and the construction and installed 255

and the construction and installed 255

and the construction and installed 255 to 2500 satellite systems on the beef in

to 2500 satellite systems on the beef in

to 2500 satellite systems on the beef in 10 years so an all about that story I’m

10 years so an all about that story I’m

10 years so an all about that story I’m here today to offer some solution it’s

here today to offer some solution it’s

here today to offer some solution it’s time to act

time to act

time to act it is a call for action I see synergy

it is a call for action I see synergy

it is a call for action I see synergy all around us my question to you is are

all around us my question to you is are

all around us my question to you is are you ready to choose into it

and also like to say thank you to the

and also like to say thank you to the wonderful friends who helped me make

wonderful friends who helped me make

wonderful friends who helped me make this presentation possible and I’d like

this presentation possible and I’d like

this presentation possible and I’d like to see you all at casita Verde on basin

to see you all at casita Verde on basin

to see you all at casita Verde on basin thank you

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