Here's what is going on.
I've left Resilient Communities due to a difference in creative direction. Which means I'm no longer associated with the site in any way. Despite my departure, I wish the current team good luck with it and hope they stay true to the message I developed there.
As a bit of background, I started Resilient Communities as a way to explore some ideas developed on Global Guerrillas back in '06/'07. Specifically, the idea that the best response to a global disruption (terrorism to pandemic to natural disaster) was to build resilient communities.
Since then, the idea of "community resilience" has gone mainstream and it's finally getting much of the attention it deserves. Fortunately, I've found a new focus for my attention. Something much bigger than resilience. An idea that I could only explore in a new venue.
To accomplish that, I've started working on a new site called HomeFree America.
It's dedicated to a revival of the American Dream (it's the dream that caught the imagination of the world). It's still an early effort (early alpha, so the construction tape is still up and sawdust coats the floor), but it's making progress. Here's what the focus has been on so far:
- The American Dream. What is the dream. Why is it in trouble/dying? How it can be rebuilt.
- The Direct Economy. It's pretty clear that a new economy is emerging and we've found out it is global, fragmented, and chaotic. It also offers up amazing opportunity -- the new economy allows use to conduct business without most of the industrial economy's corrupt middlemen (from finance to government to retial to distribution). With this in mind, my goal is to figure out how it works and how to make it work for us as part of a revived American Dream.
- A Home that Pays for Itself. Simply, the biggest invesment most Americans have/will make is in our home, but as it stands right now, it's an albatross. Fortunately, I've found that by rethinking the role of the home and what it should do, it's possible to turn it into something that helps you succeed economically. A home that makes it easy for you to achieve the American Dream in the 21st Century, whether you are young or old.
So, if you have been reading me for years, I think you will like this new site and what is going on there. If you are interested, join the discussion on HomeFree America. I'm posting there almost every day. It's a big challenge and I'd appreciate the help.
PS: I'll be taking care of everyone that joined me on Resilient Strategies on this new effort. Stay true.
PPS: I'll still continue to post occassionally to GG about ideas relating to conflict. However, I'll be spending most of my time on HomeFree America.