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Purpose:

• Contributors establish or join a BUD (Basic Unit of Decision-making) of like-minded people. (A BUD ideally consists of 5 to 15 people maximum.)

• Contributors take part in the development and use of the main virtual hub (Imagi-Nation CO-OPeration found on www.thetransition.org) for sharing information, presentations, solutions to problems, and designs for systems.

• BUDs have meetings regularly; weekly meetings are preferable, but once a month meetings are the minimum.  In person meetings are preferred over virtual collaboration.

• A written Trust is established to govern each BUD which gives everyone clear understanding of their responsibilities and purpose.

Physical:

• BUDs use resources from their “Stone Soup” Inventory to develop Ephemeralization Projects.

Social:

• Contributors in each BUD come together to form their BUD’s “Stone Soup” Inventory.

• Ephemeralization Projects are proposed, assessed, and developed by BUDs to fully sustain the Basic Needs of the target population.

Intellectual:

• The Contributors from each BUD compile their knowledge and life experiences into a BUD “Stone Soup” Inventory, and then collectively for the Community “Stone Soup” Inventory for resource management and accounting:

• Intellectual property
  • Systems designs, blueprints, digital designs, etc.
  • Professional skills/Services (plumbing, electrician, nutritionist, etc)
  • Legal Intellectual property (copyrights, patents, trademarks, etc.)
  • Hobby knowledge
  • Volunteer experience
  • World data/events

• Physical property (3d printers, tools, vehicles, cookware, silverware, clothing, etc)

• Social Resources
  • Contacts and networks
  • Representation at Associations, Clubs, and Conferences

• Assets
  • Contributed Income
  • Savings
  • Investments
  • Donations

• Benchmarks are arrived at and used -via The Scientific Method- to empirically define efficiency ratings for resources as well as defining Environmental Limits.

• The Community Carrying Capacity is calculated and used to gauge Cultural Sustainability.
  • A survey is done to see what resources are available in the Community “Stone Soup” Inventory
  • Needs and wants of the Transitional Community are assessed
  • Rates of Production are considered and improved (via Ephemeralization Projects)
  • External Monetary Acquisition is any overhead that the Transitional Community needs to maintain the target population’s desired standard of living.
• Maximum Public Health is highest priority.  Requirements for Maximum Public Health entail Maximum Cultural Sustainability and Maximum Ecological Sustainability - all variables are considered holistically in a System’s Approach.

• The BUD determines if Basic Skill Sets are available to form the new Transitional Community on a firm foundation:

• Food production and preservation
• Water collection and filtration
• Renewable energy systems
• Housing construction
• Clothing production/acquisition
• Education
• Automation and Closed-Loop systems
• Finance
• Marketing
• Nutrition
• Transportation
• Recycling systems
• Engineering
• Recreation

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