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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><b>Core
Deliverables</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">At
the present phase, our core deliverables are machine prototypes,
documentation (see </font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></font></font></font><a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">CEB
Press</font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></font></font></font><a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Power%20Cube/Manufacturing_Instructions"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">Power
Cube</font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and </span></span></font></font></font><a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/LifeTrac/Manufacturing_Instructions"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">Tractor</font></font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></font></font></font><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">
as examples), and <a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Distributive_Enterprise">distributive
enterprise</a> business models that anyone can access to bring wealth
to their communities. This year, will be delivering the <a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Christmas_Gift_to_the_World_2011">OSE
Christmas Gift to the World</a>: 4 full product releases (tractor,
CEB press, soil pulverizer, Power Cube) by this year's end, as well
as full documentation � to make replication a straightforward
reality. You can read more points of the more general <a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Platform">OSE
Platform on our wiki</a>.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">We
are beginning to demonstrate economic significance. To test the
significance of our tools, we not only develop them, but dogfood
them, and take them to market � as part of open business model
development. Last year, we cleared $3k. This year, we cleared $25k
from our production run of tractors and CEB presses, which we put
back immediately into the operation to bootstrap further development.
Next year, we expect to clear $125-250k from production.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">Of
our core deliverables, the last step of distributive enterprise
development is entrepreneurship training. This relies on the
availability of both prototypes and crystal-clear documentation. Such
training can be the foundation for a <a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Post-Scarcity">post-scarcity
economy</a>. </font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">Using
existing technology, we believe firmly that it is possible to attain
a modern standard of living at 2 hours per day of labor - while
remaining completely within the limits of natural life support
systems � while avoiding geopolitical compromises. <font color="#000000"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Our
goal is to lead the creation </span></span></font><font color="#000000"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Technology
for the People</span></i></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
as a regenerative force for creating prosperity wherever soil,
sunshine, and water are found. </span></span></font></font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><b>Growth</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">Since
the TED Talk, this project has grown tremendously. </font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times, serif"><font size="3"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">We
are committed to continuing on a smart and lean effort for changing
the world � without bloat that can spoil good ideas. We have built
this project on the open source approach. We went 100% to <a href="http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2008/11/october-progress-report-major-success-in-crowd-funding/">crowd
funding</a> in 2008 when our own resources ran dry, and started the
<a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/True_Fans">1000 True Fans
Campaign</a> in 2009. The True Fans are donors who give donations
from $10 to $100 per month for 24 months, and they have been the
uninterrupted mainstay of our work. <a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/True_Fans">Read
what other True Fans are saying and subscribe</a>. If you are a
direct stakeholder who would like to see our results sooner rather
than later, you may want to consider a subscription.</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">This
year, we have shown significant earnings for bootstrapping further
development. We also began to take tax deductible contributions
through our fiscal sponsor � though we are cautious about avoiding
pitfalls of institutionalization. We see the latter as a temporary
step that can assist in the emergence of the open source economy.
We've also observed that very few interests are opposed to the ideals
of Open Source Ecology � as we are positioning ourselves as an
absolutely creative approach. Everybody knows there are problems, and
everybody wants solutions.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">We
have also seen first evidence of independent replication. Currently,
there are 2 efforts in Texas building the CEB press, Power Cube, and
LifeTrac. We are working on perfecting our documentation. We have had
several fabricators-in-training at Factor e Farm who are interested
in starting their own productive enterprises in other locations.
That's the distributive economy at work.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><b>Near-Term
Goals</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">Our
Phase 1 goal is completing the 50 GVCS prototypes and documentation
by year-end 2012, with about $4-5M of funding. Crowd funding,
earnings, and the non-profit sector are our 3 sources of support.
Our metric of success is the number of successful entrepreneurs that
we help to train.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times, serif"><font size="3"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">Read
the <a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/GVCS_Rollout_Plan">GVCS
Rollout Plan</a>. We've got a long way to go, and people say that
we're crazy. We are confident that the support is gaining epic
proportions. The main challenge remains the due diligence of. finding
entrepreneurial, interdisciplinary, boundary-crossing developers -
with the skills and dedication to make this ambitious project a
success. With good project leaders, we can secure resources. The
basic process is producing concrete proposals for each of the
technologies. We encourage you to <a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Proposal_Template">submit
a nonexclusive proposal bid</a> for our review. If the due diligence
is there, we will find a way to fund it through our extensive network
of supporters, especially the TED community.</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">The
problem is quite tractable � as we are not inventing anything new.
Therefore, this is a process which lends itself to massive parallel
development. The question is � does the world have the will to make
this happen. It's up to you to vote with your energy and contribute
to the core deliverables � we're an open source project.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">MID
TERM GOALS</font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">January
1. 2013 will mark the kickoff of the social experiment which Michel
alluded to in the first paragraph. We will be testing whether it is
possible to create a materially-prosperous community, whether right
here at Factor e Farm or in the heart of Africa, on the scale of
Dunbar's number in size - that enjoys 1-2 hour per day work
requirements to provide a modern standard of living (including
ability to trade) � via wise use of productive technology - while
at the same time avoiding contribution to geopolitical compromises.
We aim to generate data points on the above. These data points will
include: practical work requirements in hours; level of technology
achieved; level of specialization reqiured; ergonomic constraints;
sufficiency of local resources; happiness, satisfaction, and meaning
found in the population.</font></font></font></h3>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">NEXT
STEPS</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">So
how do we get there? Our current strategy is building a solid team at
Factor e Farm to be able to manage a much greater, global, parallel
development effort. The on-site team is the agile development team
which can move forward both on the prototyping and organizational
aspects.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">To
do this, we are planning an ambitious construction plan this season.
It calls for t<font color="#000000"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
construction of 10 living units and a 5000 square foot fabrication
facility here at Factor E Farm. Tnis would finally bootstrap us to
the comfortable living and working environment for developers at
Factor e Farm. Infrastructure was a persistent issue throughout our
history. We started from raw land � and we continue as one of the
world's few, if not only, off-grid digital fabrication facilities.
This is part of our civilization reboot experiment. Historically, I
prioritized getting on the world map with open source hardware �
because we did this all on a $1.5k/month budget from True Fans and
supporters (we are now over $10k/month, with $4k from True Fans).</span></span></font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">DRASTIC
IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO NATURAL BUILDING</font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">As
part of our development work � and to provide the much needed
infrastructure at Factor e Farm - we are putting the tractor, CEB
press, soil pulverizer, and Power Cube through the most rigorous
field tests to date. We�ve already achieved the highest brick
pressing rates of any open source model (16 bricks/minute, 5,000
bricks/day), and now we�re aiming to complete the package - by
achieving $5 per square foot construction costs, while remaining
within industry standard construction schedules. Our goal is to
improve dramatically upon the efficiency of natural building - far
surpassing the benchmarks of earthbag, cordwood, strawbale, cob,
rammed earth, adobe, earthship, and papercrete techniques, while
keeping the ecological footprint to bare minimums. We�ll publish a
full energy accounting report, including embodied energy estimates
for materials and the �joules per day� of both biological (slide:
a human being) and electromechanical systems (slide: of the tractor).
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<font color="#000000"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 9pt;" size="2"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">See
a video of the proposed workshop and living units, and <a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Shop_2011">read
more on the wiki</a>:</font></font></font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 9pt;" size="2"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">This
will be a complete closure of taking this equipment from the drawing
board and <a href="http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2007/12/ceb-phase-1-done/">first
prototype almost 4 years ago</a> � to full application towards
accommodations for GVCS developers and enrepreneurs-in-training. We
plan on doing this at breakthrough cost and spectacular ecological
performance � while remaining within industry standard construction
schedules. </font></font></font></font></font>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 9pt;" size="2"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2">In
addition to the open source CEB press, tractor, soil pulverizer, and
power cube� we will use the first prototype of the <a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Sawmill/Research_Development">open
source dimensional sawmill</a>, open source tractor loader-mounted
cement mixer, and square baler � to provide construction materials
from on-site feedstocks. This includes brick, lumber, and hay-bale
insulation � to deliver <a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Hybrid_CEB-Straw_Superinsulated_Housing_Plans">super-insulated
housing at $2/square foot</a> for construction materials. We will
document this carefully.</font></font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
ran into a slight pickle, in that the $60k enabling construction
grant did not yet materialize. So we took to the crowds with an
</span></span></font></font></font><a href="http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2011/09/recovery-plan/">emergency
recovery plan</a><font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and have so far raised about $18k (some of this is not shown in the
ChipIn widget) in under one week from dedicated supporters. We still
have about a day left and $2k to go to reach our goal of $20k, so if
you are interested in us succeeding, please chip in:</span></span></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It's
not easy building the world's first open source village. Challenges
such as the one above need to be negotiated daily, and recovery plans
are a regular part of the game. See the </span></span></font></font></font><a href="http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2011/08/video-the-open-source-ecologist/">Open
Source Ecologist</a><font color="#000000"><font face="Times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
for an inside look from one day on the ground. Stay tuned for more
exciting news.</span></span></font></font></font></p>
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