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I started a group called Open Source Ecology- (OSE slide) a social enterprise. We have identified the 50 most important machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts. This includes everything from a tractor, to an oven, to a circuit maker. We call this the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS Slide). This is an open source civilization starter kit - a life-size lego set (picture of legos) - that allows a farmer, a builder, an entrepreneur - lower barriers to distributed production. We are a collaborative open platform that provides access to know-how and tools which allow individuals to achieve material security, autonomy and abundance. | I started a group called Open Source Ecology- (OSE slide) a social enterprise. We have identified the 50 most important machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts. This includes everything from a tractor, to an oven, to a circuit maker. We call this the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS Slide). This is an open source civilization starter kit - a life-size lego set (picture of legos) - that allows a farmer, a builder, an entrepreneur - lower barriers to distributed production. We are a collaborative open platform that provides access to know-how and tools which allow individuals to achieve material security, autonomy and abundance. | ||
At TED 2 Years ago, I was propelled to the world stage with my TED Talk. The talk now has 1.1M hits on the site, | At TED 2 Years ago, I was propelled to the world stage with my TED Talk. The talk now has 1.1M hits on the site. What has this done to me? | ||
Absolutely nothing...if we don't count: | |||
#$1.1 funding, each of which was from people seeing the TED talk | |||
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We build machines. So far 65 prototypes from the construction set have been built in 5 countries. We will eventually scale to 144 enterprise incubators and open source economy development centers all working to train and provide revenue and products for use. We want an efficient open economy that accelerates innovation and creates a sustainable future for as many people as possible, as fast as possible. | We build machines. So far 65 prototypes from the construction set have been built in 5 countries. We will eventually scale to 144 enterprise incubators and open source economy development centers all working to train and provide revenue and products for use. We want an efficient open economy that accelerates innovation and creates a sustainable future for as many people as possible, as fast as possible. | ||
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Hi. My name is Marcin (blue slide with my name). I was born in Poland (picture of hometown), and left at the age of 10 - when tanks of the communist regime were rolling down my streets - a grey time of material scarcity. (tanks rolling down my streets). I never forgot what it's like when resources are scarce and people fight over opportunity.
I started a group called Open Source Ecology- (OSE slide) a social enterprise. We have identified the 50 most important machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts. This includes everything from a tractor, to an oven, to a circuit maker. We call this the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS Slide). This is an open source civilization starter kit - a life-size lego set (picture of legos) - that allows a farmer, a builder, an entrepreneur - lower barriers to distributed production. We are a collaborative open platform that provides access to know-how and tools which allow individuals to achieve material security, autonomy and abundance.
At TED 2 Years ago, I was propelled to the world stage with my TED Talk. The talk now has 1.1M hits on the site. What has this done to me?
Absolutely nothing...if we don't count:
- $1.1 funding, each of which was from people seeing the TED talk
We build machines. So far 65 prototypes from the construction set have been built in 5 countries. We will eventually scale to 144 enterprise incubators and open source economy development centers all working to train and provide revenue and products for use. We want an efficient open economy that accelerates innovation and creates a sustainable future for as many people as possible, as fast as possible.
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slideHi, my name is Marcin. I'm a farmer – technologist / from Poland now in the US / I started a group called slideOpen Source Ecology - and we took on a very big, hairy, audacious goal. We identified the 50 most important machines that allow modern life to exist – the basic tools that we all - rely on - every day / whether we know it or not / everything from a Tractor slide to an oven slide to a circuit maker slide. Then we create an open source, DIY version that anyone can build and maintain at a fraction of the cost. slide We call this the Global Village Construction Set. slide Is this reinventing the wheel? Yes. Let me tell you a story. I finished my 20's with a Phd in fusion energy slide and I discovered - that I was useless / I had no practical skills / The world presented me with options and I took them, slide I guess you would call this the consumer lifestyle. So I started a farm slide in Missouri / and I learned about the economics of farming. I bought a tractor slide // and it broke slide / I paid to repair it slide/ and it broke again slide / and then soon enough / I was broke, too slide. I realized that the truly appropriate - low-cost tools / that I needed / to build a sustainable farm and settlement - just - didn’t - exist yet. I needed tools that were slide robust / slide modular / slide highly efficient / slide low cost / slide made from local or recycled materials / slide and, that were designed for a lifetime - not obsolescence. I realized slide I'd have to build 'em myself. I did just that / slide and I tested them / I found that industrial productivity - can be achieved - on a small scale. // I posted all the slide designs, schematics, instructional videos, and budgets onto a wiki. slide Then contributors from all - around - the world began slide showing up - prototyping new machines slide - during dedicated project visits slide / To date, we prototyped slide 8 of the 50 machines / and now the project is beginning - to grow on its own slide We know open source has succeeded with software slide and with tools for managing knowledge slide / and creativity. Despite a lot of early skepticism / it's beginning to happen with slide hardware too. We're focusing on hardware - because it’s hardware that can slidechange - people's – lives - in such tangible - material ways. If we can lower the barriers to farming - building - and manufacturing - then we can unleash massive amounts of human potential. slide And not only in the developing world. slide We’ve seen lots of excitement from American farmers / makers / and builders - who can use our free published library to start a construction business slide - a parts factory - an organic CSA -