A Big Next Step For The Smart Village

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Future Thinkers Smart Village is becoming a reality!

We have found a new 400 acre property in BC, Canada. It has the right zoning, good infrastructure, and everything else we could need to make the village happen. The property has an existing RV park, a private lake, two creeks, large forest, and even a golf course. The closest town with amenities is half an hour away, and a small regional airport is two hours away.

In this episode we want to share where we are with this project right now, as well as our plans and vision for the smart village at this new location.

In This Episode of Future Thinkers:

• Why we are creating the Smart Village and what problems it solves
• How converging technologies can make rural living more practical and viable
• The benefits of regenerative villages for health, family and community life
• The opportunity for sustainable, affordable and innovative housing
• Whole systems design and its connection with biomimicry, permaculture and indigenous thinking
• The eight pillars of whole systems design
• The opportunity for experimenting with social organization, business structures, economy and investing
• What kind of mentality it takes to live in a smart village
• The three things that make intentional communities fail
• Why we need a network of regenerative villages all over the world

Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• How to invest in Future Thinkers Smart Village
• Check out the property photos
• Re:Build – Online festival of regenerative village builders, April 30th-May 2nd 2021

Recommended Books:

• Founding Startup Societies by Mark Frazier

More From Future Thinkers:

• FTP134: Miriam Martineau – Building an Intentional Community
• FTP133: Jim Rutt – How to Transition to a GameB Society
• FTP131: Daniel Christian Wahl – Designing Regenerative Cultures
• FTP128: Richard Perkins – Regenerative Revolution: How Permaculture Can Save Failing Food Systems
• FTP124: James Ehrlich – Designing Regenerative Villages