The MapMakersWorld _CONSCIOUSness SHIFT_blog

by Beverley Mitchell, via inhabitat Sweden now recycles or reuses an incredible 99 percent of its waste, an improvement on the already impressive 2012 figure of 96 percent. The country uses a waste management hierarchy system that focuses in descending...

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Tag(s) : #Ecology, #Civilization, #Consciousness, #Technic, #Paradigm Shift

via Films for Action Within modern life exists a paradox: we celebrate democracy as a political system, but not as an economic system, even though our workplaces have a far greater impact on our day to day lives. It's fair to say that most workplaces...

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #LeadershipCulture, #LiveWork, #Economy, #Change, #Cooperative-Manufactory

Howard Zinn reflects upon social activism-- an excerpt from the film ReGENERATION.

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Tag(s) : #Awarness, #Consciousness, #Community, #Cultural Creatives, #Paradigm Shift

July 15th, 2015 by Lara Lopes via Interesting Engineering Paving streets and roads with asphalt can – in a not so distant future – become a thing of the past. The alternative? Recycled plastic. And the Netherlands could be the first country to use this...

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Tag(s) : #Technic, #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Science, #Sustainability

The Copenhagen Wheel turns the bike you already own, quickly and easily into an electric bike with regeneration and real-time environmental sensing capabilities. The wheel harvests the energy you input while braking and cycling and stores it for when...

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Tag(s) : #Technic, #Ecology, #Science, #Sustainability

By Admin User Posted July 15th, 2015 In Features, Inspiration via uplift The first challenge to overcome, for those going through either slow economic decline or sudden economic collapse, is uncertainty. In the culture I grew up in, there’s no need for...

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Tag(s) : #Economy, #Share Economy, #Sustainability, #Paradigm Shift

via inhabitat Wind turbines have become airborne! An enormous helium-filled wind turbine will soon float over the city of Fairbanks, Alaska to produce enough electricity for more than a dozen families living off the grid. Designed and built by MIT startup...

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Tag(s) : #Technic, #Ecology, #Sustainability

earthguardians We are a tribe of young activists, artists and musicians from across the globe stepping up as leaders and co-creating the future we know is possible. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are #GenerationRYSE

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Tag(s) : #Youth, #Future, #Indigenous, #Paradigm Shift, #Awarness

via The Independent The Dutch city of Utrecht will start an experiment which hopes to determine whether society works effectively with universal, unconditional income introduced. The city has paired up with the local university to establish whether the...

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #Economy, #Change, #Share Economy

by Samuel Alexander / theconversation.com We are used to hearing that if everyone lived in the same way as North Americans or Australians, we would need four or five planet Earths to sustain us. This sort of analysis is known as the “ecological footprint”...

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Tag(s) : #Ecology, #Civilization, #Technic, #Paradigm Shift, #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Sustainability

by Robert Lanza with Bob Berman Every now and then, a simple yet radical idea shakes the very foundations of knowledge. The startling discovery that the world was not flat challenged and ultimately changed the way people perceived themselves and their...

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Tag(s) : #Science, #Consciousness, #Paradigm Shift

see Rob Hill Sr http://robhillsr.com/

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Tag(s) : #Consciousness, #Entrepreneur, #Share Economy, #Social Enterprise, #Ideas, #LiveWork

'The Truth according 2 Puppetji: Who am I....really?

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Tag(s) : #Others

From the website SCIENCE & NONDUALITY Science and Nonduality provides a forum where preeminent scientist, philosophers, teachers, artists and a large, international community gather to explore and advance the new paradigm emerging in spirituality, that...

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #Consciousness, #Science

By Christou (Source: Collective Evolution; June 19, 2015) via ANP The bard Robert Anton Wilson said, “Anybody who tells you that we’re running out of resources or that we’re in a terrible mess–they are idiots. We can’t run out of resources. Resources...

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Tag(s) : #Consciousness, #Technic, #Civilization, #Cultural Creatives, #Economy, #Entrepreneur, #Ecology

This post was originally published on Inspiration and Chai. Bronnie Ware is a writer and songwriter from Australia who spent several years caring for dying people in their homes.For more information, please visit Bronnie's official website at www.bronnieware.com...

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Tag(s) : #LiveWork, #Consciousness, #Others, #Wisdom

by Lucy Wang via inhabitat Hejmans, the innovative Dutch construction company behind the smart highway and glowing Van Gogh-inspired bicycle paths, has unveiled their latest avant-garde project: a 3D-printed steel bridge in the heart of Amsterdam. Created...

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Tag(s) : #Technic, #Future, #Paradigm Shift, #Entrepreneur, #Architecture-Cityplaning

by oas1s,via Inhabitat OAS1S has introduced a unique concept for the future of urban green living: a 21st century home that merges architecture and nature into one. The OAS1S houses are inspired by trees that act as modern skyscrapers. These “treescrapers”...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Paradigm Shift, #Ecology, #Nature, #Sustainability, #Science, #Civilization

This fun animation provides a vision of what a post-consumer society could look like, with people working fewer hours and pursuing re-skilling, homesteading, and small-scale enterprises that can help reduce the overall size and impact of the consumer...

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Tag(s) : #Economy, #Paradigm Shift, #Cultural Creatives, #Consciousness, #Change

1. “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace...

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #Nature, #Ecology, #Economy, #Civilization, #Change, #Consciousness

'Dead Drops' is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessable to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug...

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Tag(s) : #Cultural Creatives, #Change, #Technic

June 19, 2015 by Christine Horner via Collective Evolution Blog There’s a new kind of leadership emerging that’s gaining momentum, and it may very well change the world. In less than a decade, it has the power to do what took multiple generations centuries...

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #Consciousness, #LeadershipCulture, #Entrepreneur, #Education, #Cultural Creatives

Source Susan Gunelius , Contributor via Forbes blog As the social web has grown and tools like Twitter, blogs, Facebook and YouTube have allowed communications to flow faster and farther than ever before — inevitably causing the world to shrink and real-time...

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #Economy, #Entrepreneur, #LeadershipCulture, #Cultural Creatives

by Greg Beach, 06/17/15 via inhabitat The cost of solar power has declined dramatically over the past few decades, from $40 per watt in 1977 to $0.74 per watt in 2013. This trend is expected to accelerate as improvements in efficiency and new technologies...

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Tag(s) : #Technic, #Future, #Ecology, #Economy, #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Awarness, #Civilization

Source June 15, 2015 by Amanda Froelich via True Activist Imagine being woken up by the feral noises of the Serengeti every morning, being best friends with some of the most majestic creatures on the planet, and knowing no other world than one in which...

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Tag(s) : #Civilization, #Indigenous, #Nature