[Music] how many of you have spent time as a
how many of you have spent time as a
how many of you have spent time as a child in a rural village raise your hand
child in a rural village raise your hand
child in a rural village raise your hand in a village in a rural village when you
in a village in a rural village when you
in a village in a rural village when you were quite a lot of people this is me
were quite a lot of people this is me
were quite a lot of people this is me and my family need from my father’s
and my family need from my father’s
and my family need from my father’s village as many of you we used to spend
village as many of you we used to spend
village as many of you we used to spend our holidays there have you ever thought
our holidays there have you ever thought
our holidays there have you ever thought that we might be the last generations
that we might be the last generations
that we might be the last generations having parents that belong to a village
this is the old MacKinnon sir my
this is the old MacKinnon sir my father’s billets around the 60s a
father’s billets around the 60s a
father’s billets around the 60s a Dumba’s was built about the riverside
Dumba’s was built about the riverside
Dumba’s was built about the riverside and by then inhabitants of McKean Anza
and by then inhabitants of McKean Anza
and by then inhabitants of McKean Anza were forced to move to a new billet then
were forced to move to a new billet then
were forced to move to a new billet then were given two choices having a new
were given two choices having a new
were given two choices having a new house in the new industry lies at
house in the new industry lies at
house in the new industry lies at McKinnon Sun or getting money and having
McKinnon Sun or getting money and having
McKinnon Sun or getting money and having a flat in a city nearby my father’s
a flat in a city nearby my father’s
a flat in a city nearby my father’s family took the second choice but they
family took the second choice but they
family took the second choice but they would never settle down in Barcelona at
would never settle down in Barcelona at
would never settle down in Barcelona at least emotionally this is the Olmec
least emotionally this is the Olmec
least emotionally this is the Olmec Bonanza today the village the old
Bonanza today the village the old
Bonanza today the village the old village was never sunk because of the
village was never sunk because of the
village was never sunk because of the dam but it was fully demolished in the
dam but it was fully demolished in the
dam but it was fully demolished in the last few years today I’m gonna explain a
last few years today I’m gonna explain a
last few years today I’m gonna explain a story of return return to our past to
story of return return to our past to
story of return return to our past to our villages
our villages
our villages yes right now when technology and
yes right now when technology and
yes right now when technology and artificial intelligence are threatening
artificial intelligence are threatening
artificial intelligence are threatening the human race today I’m going to
the human race today I’m going to
the human race today I’m going to explain how and why I think technology
explain how and why I think technology
explain how and why I think technology can actually save all villages such as
can actually save all villages such as
can actually save all villages such as MacKinnon Sun from vanishing forever
MacKinnon Sun from vanishing forever
MacKinnon Sun from vanishing forever what happened to my father’s family
what happened to my father’s family
what happened to my father’s family wasn’t a nice
wasn’t a nice
wasn’t a nice thing there are more than 3000 abandoned
thing there are more than 3000 abandoned
thing there are more than 3000 abandoned villages in Spain and rural the
villages in Spain and rural the
villages in Spain and rural the population it’s now affecting 4,000
population it’s now affecting 4,000
population it’s now affecting 4,000 villages this is also happening in Italy
villages this is also happening in Italy
villages this is also happening in Italy where there’s 20,000 ghost villages and
where there’s 20,000 ghost villages and
where there’s 20,000 ghost villages and you may be thinking out this just
you may be thinking out this just
you may be thinking out this just happened in Italy in Spain because you
happened in Italy in Spain because you
happened in Italy in Spain because you know dictatorship so on no way in China
know dictatorship so on no way in China
know dictatorship so on no way in China there are nearly 1 million go spiritus
there are nearly 1 million go spiritus
there are nearly 1 million go spiritus and five thousand in Japan and where is
and five thousand in Japan and where is
and five thousand in Japan and where is everybody
everybody
everybody still going I mean where guess well yes
still going I mean where guess well yes
still going I mean where guess well yes we are still filling up in big cities
we are still filling up in big cities
we are still filling up in big cities and most technologies I really enforcing
and most technologies I really enforcing
and most technologies I really enforcing unknown control at gentrification
unknown control at gentrification
unknown control at gentrification process
process
process who knows what gentrification means so
who knows what gentrification means so
who knows what gentrification means so Rajendra fication to simplify it is the
Rajendra fication to simplify it is the
Rajendra fication to simplify it is the rise at interest towards an a specific
rise at interest towards an a specific
rise at interest towards an a specific location the good things objectification
location the good things objectification
location the good things objectification our business development and the
our business development and the
our business development and the attraction of new and new entrepreneurs
attraction of new and new entrepreneurs
attraction of new and new entrepreneurs to that area but we thought control
to that area but we thought control
to that area but we thought control gentrification leads to real estate
gentrification leads to real estate
gentrification leads to real estate speculation and the foresaid migration
speculation and the foresaid migration
speculation and the foresaid migration of locals does this ring a bell
of locals does this ring a bell
of locals does this ring a bell barcelona property owners are literally
barcelona property owners are literally
barcelona property owners are literally kicking out from their homes long term
kicking out from their homes long term
kicking out from their homes long term Drennen tenants and instead of this they
Drennen tenants and instead of this they
Drennen tenants and instead of this they are hosting short term vacation base
are hosting short term vacation base
are hosting short term vacation base guests every day is more difficult to
guests every day is more difficult to
guests every day is more difficult to reside in the cities most of us work and
reside in the cities most of us work and
reside in the cities most of us work and live so maybe the question more than
live so maybe the question more than
live so maybe the question more than where is why why are we still filling up
where is why why are we still filling up
where is why why are we still filling up in cities especially why when nature
in cities especially why when nature
in cities especially why when nature doesn’t just makes us happier and
doesn’t just makes us happier and
doesn’t just makes us happier and healthier but also smarter as science
healthier but also smarter as science
healthier but also smarter as science confirms several universities in the USA
confirms several universities in the USA
confirms several universities in the USA have proven with groups of people
have proven with groups of people
have proven with groups of people spending four days in nature that they
spending four days in nature that they
spending four days in nature that they have increased by 50% they problem solve
have increased by 50% they problem solve
have increased by 50% they problem solve them problem solve em and creativity
them problem solve em and creativity
them problem solve em and creativity capabilities so this is a fact nature
capabilities so this is a fact nature
capabilities so this is a fact nature and thus rural areas enables
and thus rural areas enables
and thus rural areas enables productivity creativity focus high
productivity creativity focus high
productivity creativity focus high performance and moment of flow this is
performance and moment of flow this is
performance and moment of flow this is because our lateral thinking and
because our lateral thinking and
because our lateral thinking and leverage capabilities are reinforced set
leverage capabilities are reinforced set
leverage capabilities are reinforced set out there so this means that you get
out there so this means that you get
out there so this means that you get much more things done in few days in
much more things done in few days in
much more things done in few days in nature that in one full month in your
nature that in one full month in your
nature that in one full month in your office sure that’s why more scientific
office sure that’s why more scientific
office sure that’s why more scientific breakthroughs happened out in nature
breakthroughs happened out in nature
breakthroughs happened out in nature every day there are more companies and
every day there are more companies and
every day there are more companies and individuals myself that are using nature
individuals myself that are using nature
individuals myself that are using nature as a vehicle for reconnecting with
as a vehicle for reconnecting with
as a vehicle for reconnecting with ourselves but also for boosting boosting
ourselves but also for boosting boosting
ourselves but also for boosting boosting businesses scientists are still filling
businesses scientists are still filling
businesses scientists are still filling out why nature works so well for us but
out why nature works so well for us but
out why nature works so well for us but I think the answer is simpler at the end
I think the answer is simpler at the end
I think the answer is simpler at the end we come from nature our parents as said
we come from nature our parents as said
we come from nature our parents as said before grandparents grew up in small
before grandparents grew up in small
before grandparents grew up in small communities in villages surrounded by
communities in villages surrounded by
communities in villages surrounded by nature nature was for most of us home
nature nature was for most of us home
nature nature was for most of us home some time ago and if you think of it
some time ago and if you think of it
some time ago and if you think of it nature is us and also why should we go
nature is us and also why should we go
nature is us and also why should we go on working and living in cities mostly
on working and living in cities mostly
on working and living in cities mostly now that we can work from whatever
now that we can work from whatever
now that we can work from whatever there’s good internet connection mostly
there’s good internet connection mostly
there’s good internet connection mostly now as well when we are quitting more
now as well when we are quitting more
now as well when we are quitting more than ever our jobs reinventing ourselves
than ever our jobs reinventing ourselves
than ever our jobs reinventing ourselves professionally starting up new
professionally starting up new
professionally starting up new businesses failing and rising up again
businesses failing and rising up again
businesses failing and rising up again did you know that 90% of productive
did you know that 90% of productive
did you know that 90% of productive people worldwide is not happy with their
people worldwide is not happy with their
people worldwide is not happy with their job did you know it some of us are
job did you know it some of us are
job did you know it some of us are already working living and working in
already working living and working in
already working living and working in the remote area this means that we mix
the remote area this means that we mix
the remote area this means that we mix work and
work and
work and and life and laser and we often do so in
and life and laser and we often do so in
and life and laser and we often do so in beautiful places natural locations and
beautiful places natural locations and
beautiful places natural locations and rural areas I mean don’t get me wrong
rural areas I mean don’t get me wrong
rural areas I mean don’t get me wrong I’m not envisioning a horde of aliens
I’m not envisioning a horde of aliens
I’m not envisioning a horde of aliens invading villages with their laptops a
invading villages with their laptops a
invading villages with their laptops a bunch of very interesting people and
bunch of very interesting people and
bunch of very interesting people and entrepreneurs are already abandoning
entrepreneurs are already abandoning
entrepreneurs are already abandoning cities yes
cities yes
cities yes abandoning cities and going back to
abandoning cities and going back to
abandoning cities and going back to their home villages relocating their
their home villages relocating their
their home villages relocating their businesses starting up new projects
businesses starting up new projects
businesses starting up new projects visit on the local economy or opening up
visit on the local economy or opening up
visit on the local economy or opening up co-working spaces shared offices that at
co-working spaces shared offices that at
co-working spaces shared offices that at the same time are attracting other young
the same time are attracting other young
the same time are attracting other young professionals to the villages knowing it
professionals to the villages knowing it
professionals to the villages knowing it or not knowing it what those are doing
or not knowing it what those are doing
or not knowing it what those are doing those entrepreneurs are mixing tradition
those entrepreneurs are mixing tradition
those entrepreneurs are mixing tradition and technology for revitalizing their
and technology for revitalizing their
and technology for revitalizing their rural hometowns you may be thinking is
rural hometowns you may be thinking is
rural hometowns you may be thinking is this a new tepee well no it’s not just
this a new tepee well no it’s not just
this a new tepee well no it’s not just to name a few of them in the other side
to name a few of them in the other side
to name a few of them in the other side of the wall Steve and his team has been
of the wall Steve and his team has been
of the wall Steve and his team has been managing from the last seven years one
managing from the last seven years one
managing from the last seven years one of the top ten co-working spaces by
of the top ten co-working spaces by
of the top ten co-working spaces by forests they have inspired very
forests they have inspired very
forests they have inspired very international professional community in
international professional community in
international professional community in the middle of the island of Valley in a
the middle of the island of Valley in a
the middle of the island of Valley in a rural village and the river side the
rural village and the river side the
rural village and the river side the river the seaside story is not nearby
river the seaside story is not nearby
river the seaside story is not nearby near from here in Tarragona river is a
near from here in Tarragona river is a
near from here in Tarragona river is a river on a very pioneer and young
river on a very pioneer and young
river on a very pioneer and young government launched it one of the very
government launched it one of the very
government launched it one of the very first co-working spaces with fiber optic
first co-working spaces with fiber optic
first co-working spaces with fiber optic internet enable it’s nearly six years
internet enable it’s nearly six years
internet enable it’s nearly six years ago and in the north of Catalonia in
ago and in the north of Catalonia in
ago and in the north of Catalonia in Girona excell al we’re in a group of
Girona excell al we’re in a group of
Girona excell al we’re in a group of thriving entrepreneurs and young
thriving entrepreneurs and young
thriving entrepreneurs and young families that’s growing over time have
families that’s growing over time have
families that’s growing over time have chosen La Scala in villages around for
chosen La Scala in villages around for
chosen La Scala in villages around for living and growing their businesses they
living and growing their businesses they
living and growing their businesses they are about to launch a co-working space
are about to launch a co-working space
are about to launch a co-working space that would gather creative professionals
that would gather creative professionals
that would gather creative professionals and makers from the area and from cities
and makers from the area and from cities
and makers from the area and from cities nearby at this point
nearby at this point
nearby at this point I would be asking myself how can we take
I would be asking myself how can we take
I would be asking myself how can we take part of this rural connected return what
part of this rural connected return what
part of this rural connected return what if we start by those nearly 1 million
if we start by those nearly 1 million
if we start by those nearly 1 million empty houses that there are in rural
empty houses that there are in rural
empty houses that there are in rural areas in Spain some of those empty
areas in Spain some of those empty
areas in Spain some of those empty houses are located in very convenient
houses are located in very convenient
houses are located in very convenient bilities not just beautiful but also
bilities not just beautiful but also
bilities not just beautiful but also accessible with fiber optic internet
accessible with fiber optic internet
accessible with fiber optic internet business incubators co-working spaces
business incubators co-working spaces
business incubators co-working spaces kindergarten primary school powder
kindergarten primary school powder
kindergarten primary school powder courts swimming pools and so on but most
courts swimming pools and so on but most
courts swimming pools and so on but most of all some of those empty houses are
of all some of those empty houses are
of all some of those empty houses are located in villages that have already
located in villages that have already
located in villages that have already been chosen by some of those interesting
been chosen by some of those interesting
been chosen by some of those interesting intrapreneurs I told you about before
intrapreneurs I told you about before
intrapreneurs I told you about before light Excel or our wealth so while
light Excel or our wealth so while
light Excel or our wealth so while waiting for holiday or weekend to go to
waiting for holiday or weekend to go to
waiting for holiday or weekend to go to the village imagine that you can keep on
the village imagine that you can keep on
the village imagine that you can keep on living in inner city in Barcelona but
living in inner city in Barcelona but
living in inner city in Barcelona but you can combine your time there with
you can combine your time there with
you can combine your time there with periods of time with family or team in
periods of time with family or team in
periods of time with family or team in one of those entrepreneurial villages
one of those entrepreneurial villages
one of those entrepreneurial villages imagine that you don’t want to move to a
imagine that you don’t want to move to a
imagine that you don’t want to move to a village forever but you want to try out
village forever but you want to try out
village forever but you want to try out this rural connected thing to see how it
this rural connected thing to see how it
this rural connected thing to see how it feels
feels
feels let’s say you feel somehow attracted by
let’s say you feel somehow attracted by
let’s say you feel somehow attracted by the idea of having a second house in
the idea of having a second house in
the idea of having a second house in abilities but you don’t want to commit
abilities but you don’t want to commit
abilities but you don’t want to commit to anything permanent and most of all
to anything permanent and most of all
to anything permanent and most of all you don’t want to have to pay for the
you don’t want to have to pay for the
you don’t want to have to pay for the second mortgage you might not even be
second mortgage you might not even be
second mortgage you might not even be paying for the first one so let’s take
paying for the first one so let’s take
paying for the first one so let’s take for instance one all house in the
for instance one all house in the
for instance one all house in the village of River Raja Libre it is a very
village of River Raja Libre it is a very
village of River Raja Libre it is a very authentic and beautiful village house of
authentic and beautiful village house of
authentic and beautiful village house of course it needs some renovation costs
course it needs some renovation costs
course it needs some renovation costs instead of yourself acquiring the house
instead of yourself acquiring the house
instead of yourself acquiring the house let’s keep its ownership in its current
let’s keep its ownership in its current
let’s keep its ownership in its current owners hands just in case you change
owners hands just in case you change
owners hands just in case you change your mind so instead of buying this
your mind so instead of buying this
your mind so instead of buying this house and renovating it by own for a
house and renovating it by own for a
house and renovating it by own for a considerable considerable amount of
considerable considerable amount of
considerable considerable amount of money you could share the renovation
money you could share the renovation
money you could share the renovation costs with other Co users three Co users
costs with other Co users three Co users
costs with other Co users three Co users let’s say
let’s say
let’s say and by these and by covering this
and by these and by covering this
and by these and by covering this content yearly access fee you and those
content yearly access fee you and those
content yearly access fee you and those four users would be able to enjoy this
four users would be able to enjoy this
four users would be able to enjoy this fully renovated authentic village house
fully renovated authentic village house
fully renovated authentic village house in River Raja all right but let’s say
in River Raja all right but let’s say
in River Raja all right but let’s say you don’t want having to choose because
you don’t want having to choose because
you don’t want having to choose because you even know the place and you are not
you even know the place and you are not
you even know the place and you are not really sure but most of all we like to
really sure but most of all we like to
really sure but most of all we like to move up to move around Tom wait so as a
move up to move around Tom wait so as a
move up to move around Tom wait so as a canoe sir of this house in River Raja
canoe sir of this house in River Raja
canoe sir of this house in River Raja Devlin you could become the co user of a
Devlin you could become the co user of a
Devlin you could become the co user of a multi property system for village houses
multi property system for village houses
multi property system for village houses this means you would just you wouldn’t
this means you would just you wouldn’t
this means you would just you wouldn’t just have access to this village house
just have access to this village house
just have access to this village house in River Raja but to as many business
in River Raja but to as many business
in River Raja but to as many business houses as others have contributed to
houses as others have contributed to
houses as others have contributed to renovate in a number of villages that
renovate in a number of villages that
renovate in a number of villages that would be growing growing and growing
would be growing growing and growing
would be growing growing and growing over time it turns out that is precisely
over time it turns out that is precisely
over time it turns out that is precisely a distributed transparent and copper
a distributed transparent and copper
a distributed transparent and copper attic technology that can make this
attic technology that can make this
attic technology that can make this possible a technology that would enable
possible a technology that would enable
possible a technology that would enable a housing system that would prioritize
a housing system that would prioritize
a housing system that would prioritize the use versus the ownership of those
the use versus the ownership of those
the use versus the ownership of those properties this means instead of
properties this means instead of
properties this means instead of managing the ownership of the properties
managing the ownership of the properties
managing the ownership of the properties this technology would simply distribute
this technology would simply distribute
this technology would simply distribute the right to access these empty houses
the right to access these empty houses
the right to access these empty houses in a non speculative way the goal of
in a non speculative way the goal of
in a non speculative way the goal of this technology would be filling up
this technology would be filling up
this technology would be filling up empty village houses throughout the year
empty village houses throughout the year
empty village houses throughout the year allowing its users to collaboratively
allowing its users to collaboratively
allowing its users to collaboratively renovate them reveal them and inherit
renovate them reveal them and inherit
renovate them reveal them and inherit them making someday possible to
them making someday possible to
them making someday possible to collaboratively rebuild
collaboratively rebuild
collaboratively rebuild fully ruined and abandoned villages by
fully ruined and abandoned villages by
fully ruined and abandoned villages by its new co-inhabitants this technology
its new co-inhabitants this technology
its new co-inhabitants this technology would actually in
would actually in
would actually in our return to Bilitis our return to pass
our return to Bilitis our return to pass
our return to Bilitis our return to pass for regaining our freedom of movement
for regaining our freedom of movement
for regaining our freedom of movement for doing more of what we like how we
for doing more of what we like how we
for doing more of what we like how we like it but most of all where we like to
like it but most of all where we like to
like it but most of all where we like to do it and all these while contributing
do it and all these while contributing
do it and all these while contributing to a good cause
to a good cause
to a good cause reviving our abilities for a better
reviving our abilities for a better
reviving our abilities for a better living this is a dream some of us are
living this is a dream some of us are
living this is a dream some of us are already living in would you join us
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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