OUR PURPOSE
We live in an era of compunding crises. Economic crisis, meaning crisis, climate crisis, health crisis, pandemic.
To survive and thrive in this century, we have to deeply adapt to the changing world. We have to redesign our systems not to be merely sustainable (maintaininng things or not doing further harm), but to actually be regenerative (returning living systems to health and full capacity).
Future Thinkers Smart Village is a vision for a regenerative living lab and education center to be built in the beautiful Wells Gray country, BC, Canada.
Our living lab will work to prototypes in the areas of natural building, permaculture and food production, health & wellness, regenerative business and economy, decentralized technology, community organization, new forms of governance, and whole systems design.
Our aim is to create processes and templates that other communities can use to regenerate the health of the bioregional ecosystem, the local communities, and the people living in them.
We anticipate it will take 10+ years to bring this vision into reality. Follow our podcast and join our community to get the latest project updates.
The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.
– Gregory Bateson
DESIGNING WITH BIOMIMICRY PRINCIPLES
- Nature is resilient to disturbances, decentralized, redundant, diverse, and self-healing.
- Nature uses only the energy it needs and relies on freely available energy.
- Nature builds using abundant resources, using few rare resources.
- Nature recycles all materials and creates no waste.
- Nature tends to optimize rather than maximize.
- Nature uses chemistry and materials that are safe for living beings.
- Nature uses shape to determine functionality.
- Nature runs on information and monitors its environment.
- Nature is locally attuned and responsive.
- Nature creates mutually beneficial partnerships.
- Nature scales by building from principles, using templates, and adapting to local conditions
PROJECT INTRO
THE CONCEPT
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
– Buckminster Fuller
PROGRAMS
Programs
- Co-Working, Co-Living & Co-Creating
- Workshops & Festivals
- Hackathons & Idea Incubators
- Personal Development Retreats
- Outdoor & Wilderness Adventure
Subjects
- Social & Technological Innovation
- Building Communities of The Future
- Permaculture & Ecology
- Natural Building
- Meditation & Personal Development
- Natural Health & Wellness
Who Is It For?
- Entrepreneurs & Change-Makers
- Tech Innovators & Remote Workers
- Educators, Researchers, and Facilitators
- Artists & Makers
- (r)Evolutionary Families
Unique Advantages
- Established Audience at Future Thinkers
- Existing Programs at FutureThinkers.org/Members
HIGHLIGHTS
RV PARKING
RV PARKING
Wake up to the sounds of the rumbling creek and bridsong. Pitch a tent or roll up in an RV. Ideal for events and short stays.
NATURAL BUILDINGS
NATURAL BUILDINGS
Unique, eco-friendly, and beautiful living environments designed for health and functionality.
PERMACULTURE FARM
PERMACULTURE FARM
Eat organic, home-grown food produced on the farm. You can enjoy working in the garden & grow something yourself.
WORKSHOPS & RETREATS
WORKSHOPS & RETREATS
Events on resilience & sovereignty, innovation, personal development, natural health, permaculture & more.
WILDERNESS & OUTDOORS
WILDERNESS & OUTDOORS
Hiking, fishing, boating, kayaking, rafting, cross-country skiing & 40 waterfalls. Wells Gray Provincial Part is at your doorstep.
CO-WORKING
CO-WORKING
Working online is easy with our high-speed Internet connections, cozy co-working environments, and private meeting rooms.
MULTIMEDIA STUDIO
A/V STUDIO
Record a podcast, make music, film a youtube video; do it all from the on-site audio / video studio.
MAKER SPACE
MAKER SPACE
Woodworking, metal working, 3d printing & fabrication, all the tools for arts and media creation. Take action at any moment of inspiration.
EVENT VENUE
WEDDING & EVENT VENUE
Have your dream wedding or event in a unique & private location with high end cabins & domes, surrounded by gorgeous nature.
GYM
GYM
All the equipment you need for working out & crossfit. Barbells, rings, chin up bars, battle ropes, sleds, kettle bells, and more…
POOL, SPA, SAUNA & FLOAT
POOL, SPA, SAUNA & FLOAT
Unwind in the community pool, relax in the spa & sauna, or meditate in the isolation float tanks.
YOGA, MEDITATION & DANCE
YOGA & MEDITATION SPACE
Enjoy our yoga, meditation, and dance space – by yourself or as part of a workshop. Sometimes there is live music, too!
WHO ARE WE?
Future Thinkers is:
- A long-running podcast about the evolution of society, technology, and consciousness, est. 2013.
- An online community for people to connect and make change in the world.
- A school for growing resilience, cognitive sovereignty, social & tech innovation, and Earth regeneration.
- A platform for building smart villages.
- Founded by Mike Gilliland and Euvie Ivanova, two complex systems thinkers, entrepreneurs, designers, speakers, educators, and parents.
PROJECT STATUS
We’ve reached our initial funding goal and purchased the land in the summer of 2021.
Currently we are working on key infrastructure upgrades and other foundational work on the land before we begin construction.
We’re about to launch several NFTs, which will be used at the village for everything from access keys, accommodations, event tickets, memberships, tokens for planting trees, collectible digital art, and much more.
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