Nikolay Georgiev
Team Culturing Information
last updated: 27. April, 2012
WHO are you?
- Name/Nationality/Ethnicity - Nikolay Georgiev, Bulgaria
- Location – Darmstadt, Germany
- Contact Information –
Gmail and Skype: nikolay.h.georgiev
Jabber: nikolayhg
Mobile: +49 one seven six 5514 9643
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikolayhg
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/nikolayhg
Flickr: https://secure.flickr.com/photos/nikolayhg1/
Website: http://www.nikolay-georgiev.net/
- Introductory Video -
- What are your long-term goals?
Main Vision: Enabling every human to create their lives and develop the way they really want by increasing freedom and abundance. Practically: start with covering the basic needs of humanity in the Open Source Ecology way.
Long-Term Goals: Grow and evolve Open Source Ecology as a standard way of living and working in Europe. Focus on OSE Germany and Europe-wide collaboration.
- What are your short-term goals?
- Create the first OSE Village in Germany.
- Create strong thriving open collaborative OSE network in Germany.
- Resume/CV –
Current:
2011 - now:
Open Source Ecology - OSE Germany, OSE Europe, OSE Video, Wiki (Crash Course and Team Culturing), IT, Press.
2011 - now: OM Create & Act Open & Positive - started and supporting open positive network on whole sustainability in Bulgaria.
Past:
Personal Work:
2010 Nov: ModuNotes – Simple modular notepad for mobile and everyday use. Project goals: simplicity, modularity, ease of use, mobility, durability, ecology, openness, scalability.
2009 - 2010 - researching sustainability topics - Plastic, Water, Food, Ecology, Consumption, Economics, Design, Open Source Software ...
2009 Dec – 2010 Jan: School Schedule Designer – Open Source Software for designing school schedules based on Eclipse RCP.
2008 Dec: NoteSpring – Open Source Note Taking software based on Eclipse RCP.
Official Work:
2009 - 2011 - Working as a software developer
2004 - 2009 - Bachelor of Computer Science, Darmstadt, Germany
1998 - 2003 - Mathematics Gymnasium, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Hobbies and Pastimes - Learning, Experimenting with thoughts and world views, Contribution, Spirituality, Being in Nature, Creating, Simplifying, Connecting and Communicating with people.
WHY are you motivated to support/develop this work?
- Do you support open source culture?
Absolutely. We have to open so many things - software, hardware, knowledge, connections, beliefs, feelings. Just amazing possibilities!
- Why are you interested in this work?
First, Open Source Ecology is based on Natural Principles which consequences have been shown to be positive for a lot of natural and technological systems.
- Decentralization (instead of Centralization) of Power – proven pattern in a lot of networks, like technology (internet, web site development, …) and human relationships (politics, religion/spirituality, family, …).
- Self-Sufficiency – basic needs for living are covered and produced by the local people. No need for dependence. In the future if there is dependency it will be in the form of collaboration.
- Openness – sharing documentation, product design and development process. Being able to change and adapt the products.
- Product Quality – life-time, modular and systems Design.
- Collaboration (instead of using other people for self-interest) – getting people together by purpose and values, and not by force, is much better for the producers and the consumers as well.
- Replicability – giving birth of open sourced, modern-living villages is just amazing! Having the choice of replicability saves a lot of time and work.
Second, it is crucially important that we go beyond life of survival. Survival mode is pushing everyone to take resources from other people, not considering their allowance, health and their community. When we are in survival mode we often neglect our own values and push other people in order to survive.
When we reach the state of living where all basic needs are covered, every person on this planet will have much bigger possibility to develop his own potential. Right now only a very small percentage of the human population have the time and possibilities to develop themselves – to guide their own life in the direction they want, to contribute to the society by using their abilities in their fullness. Most people in the world are fighting, struggling, working only for their own survival or that of their own families, and higher goals and desires like developing themselves and contributing to society are not possible or of low priority.
We need new models of economy and living based on openness, giving and sharing. Open Source Ecology is headed clearly in this direction, giving back freedom and abundance to where it belongs.
- Why are you interested in OSE Germany?
OSE Germany is crucial to the development of OSE in Europe. If we do it in Germany we can do everywhere in Europe. Germany has many advantages: a lot of professionals, one of the biggest sustainability cultures in the world and most people are well financially.
- How does OSE fit into your current live and long and short term goals?
I have dedicated my life to OSE.
- What will stop you supporting OSE Germany?
Nothing. As long as we are developing with the OSE values and principles, this is my path.
WHAT
- List all of your skills in these areas: Communications - Organizational - PR/Marketing - Computer Support - Finances - Law - Design - Video/Graphics - Education - Architecture - Construction - Natural Building - Ecology - Agriculture - Permaculture - Renewable Energy - Electronics - Automation - Metallurgy - Engineering - Product Design - CAD - Fabrication - Industry - CNC - Chemistry - Others
Communications - I share valuable information openly - blogging, speaking, presenting, discussing, clarifying, creating and sustaining bridges.
Organizational - Experience in organizing OSE Europe, Bulgarian open sustainability network and OSE Germany.
Computer Support - I use open source software: Ubuntu, Wordpress, Wiki, phpBB, Drupal. Able to setup quickly Wordpress websites.
Video/Graphics - I use Kdenlive, GIMP and Inkscape.
Education - Love it. For education to effective, there should be clear understanding of the teacher and clear simple communication.
Natural Building - I want to learn and practice designing and building tools and structures.
Permaculture - Basic understanding, would love to get practical experience and grow my own food.
Renewable Energy - Basic understanding, would love to get practical experience.
Electronics - Played with Arduino.
CAD - Beginner in Solidworks, seems easy and fun.
Fabrication and CNC - Beginner welding, metal working and CNC experience through few courses. Found it easy and will be happy to improve my fabrication skills.
- What have you contributed to the development of OSE and OSE Germany?
To OSE: Wiki (Crash Course, Team Culturing), IT, Press, OSE Europe
To OSE Germany: Organizing, communicating, expanding the network, finding people. For more info see OSE Germany.
HOW can you help?
- How do you want to contribute?
Creating OSE Community in Germany, expanding OSE Europe and helping OSE and FeF as I can.
- Can you volunteer to work with us, and if so, how many hours per week?
All my free time!
- Are you interested in working with us for pay? If so, what services can you offer, and what is your hourly or per-project rate?
If we find finances to support our work, yes. I prefer to work for OSE than anything else.
- Are you interested in purchasing equipment from us to help bootstrap development?
No, I want to produce it in Germany and other European countries.
- Are you interested in bidding for consulting/design/prototyping work?
No.
- Are you a True Fan? If not, why not?
Yes.
- Would you like to see yourself working with us on a full-time basis?
I am almost doing it. An OSE Community in Europe would complete the picture.
- Are you interested in using the technologies that we are developing directly?
Of course!
- Are you interested in being part of the world's first, open source, resilient community? The GVCS is the preparatory step for the OSE Village Experiment – a 2 year, immersion experiment (2013-2014) for testing whether a real, thriving, modern-day prototype community of 200 people can be built on 200 acres using local resources and open access to information? We are looking for approximately 200 people to fill a diverse array of roles, according to the Social Contract that is being developed. This may be the boldest social experiment on earth - a pioneering community whose goal is to extend the index of possibilities regarding harmonious existence of humans, ecology, and technology – as a beacon of light to benefit of all people on Earth.
We will do this in Europe!
- Are you interested in being part of one of the OSE communities in Europe? If so in which country?
Yes, Germany.
- Are you interested in a Dedicated Project Visit in OSE Communities in Europe? If so in which country?
Actually full-time in Germany.
- Are you interested in building GVCS or other Open Source Hardware equipment in Europe? If so which ones?
That's the way.
Your Friends and Community
- What friends, people, communities and organizations do you know who are already doing valuable work for a better future? For example: open source hardware/software, sustainable agriculture, natural building, renewable energy, abundance based economies, local production or others?
Check OSE Europe Friends.
- What are the technological (machines, tools, structures, ...) and biological (people, animals, plants, ...) needs of your community so that it becomes self-sufficient locally and globally connected?
Still to define them in Germany.
- Are your friends and community doing valuable work for a better future? How can they become more involved in this process and share more with everyone?
Yes, we need to create spaces where they can work on opening and creating valuable information and products.