Shawn – Beyond One World

This page covers some of the ideas but I must admit they are particular to my way of thinking. The best I should hope for is that they will inspire imagination, debate or even criticism. This page is a work in progress, I intend to add more as I have the time.
http://www.beyondoneworld.com/thepossibilitiesofadynamicopensystem

I was tempted to add this thinking into the main site but as I may be in a minority with this then I should at least voice my opinions here and not jeopardise the main idea.

I always viewed copyright of media as a self defeating obstacle to progress, many things cannot be done efficiently and creatively because of this limitation. There was always the argument of protecting the owner of the idea or product, but I regard that as selfish desire, the owner of the item could not have produced it without the help and effort of millions of people to support them at the stage of creation. Why take that away? Why restrict the millions that follow you and could waste less time without having these restrictions. Nowadays, there are industries that gain substantially more than billions, unfairly, from the rest of the world by the use of this idea.

Where on earth do you start with a project like this?

The most important goal in the early stages of this project is visibility.

If you have questions or thoughts you would like to share with this then please feel free to post in the discussion group at http://groups.google.com/group/beyond-one-world.

Here are some other thoughts for areas of discussion:-

• One light hearted aspect of this is your own view of the world and to answer yourself – if you personally ruled the world, what would you change, what would you do.
• Or maybe you have some ideas as to the minimum rights that every individual should have.
• Maybe you have a vision of the future of this or of the world that you would like to share and discuss with everyone else.
• Maybe you know of projects undertaken by other groups that would fit into this idea or who have similar ideas.
• What are you hopes and dreams for the human race in the future.
• What challenges are there to the human race now? What are the issues and problems facing us? What ones are likely to appear in the future?

If you are really interested and would like to be an active member in shaping this then join the BeyondOneWorld domain – send an email to admin@beyondoneworld.com with your First Name, Last Name and a username you would like to use at username@beyondoneworld.com and I will add you in. This will give you access to the sites we will use to share information and build the first stages.

Please do let anyone know about this site who may be interested. Send them an email, talk to them about it – spread the word.

There is a real need for some Internet marketing allies at this moment in time to help spread the word.

Possibly some web design or usability experts to ensure that the system is presentable to the public at any time.

The first stage of this project will need to be determined. My own thoughts follow but I am definitely open to suggestions:-

• To determine a decision making strategy that can be used to ensure that every step is taken fairly and transparently. This is a big undertaking in itself so a simple start may be needed just to initialise it. The strategy must be robust enough to accept that any individual can challenge an idea and come up with an alternative or more refined one at any time. Also to allow for later changes to earlier decisions based on new information or new membership.
• To put together the underlying principles of the project so that we all aim for the same purpose. I have written many things and have had many ideas but they are unique to me, many things may change with this and I accept that. However, the core of this is that it will be totally transparent and no individuals or groups of individuals may have more power over any others, this is part of the mission of this project and changing it will render it useless.
• A strategy of storing, changing and creation of documents and processes will need to be created so that totally visibility and control is available. Some Open Source project will probably need to be selected at some point to allow careful control of documentation.
  A strategy is needed for the retention and development of ideas of the individuals involved in the system, to ensure none get lost and the good ones given priority in a controlled way. We are here to create the very best system that we are capable of, let’s create the framework that will stand the test of time.
• A project management system for ensuring that separate strands of work get done in an organised way, again the use of an Open Source system may be prudent. The ideals of project management will need to be followed, in that the goals will need to be objective, measurable and within resources available, time and effort.
• A definition of roles and responsibilities with the system need to be made. Any individual who has the capability may take on any of the roles within a fixed amount of time and have responsibility for it. This goes along with a method of selecting who may take on these roles in the future, I always imagined a kind of freelance auction/exchange style approach to this but
• There is a definite need to create measurable milestones in developing this system, even if the milestones are far away at any one time, so this will go into the project when they have been created, discussed and agreed upon.
• We need to address critics and take care of stones thrown at the system. They will all be valid in their own right and will need to be addressed at some stage in the process. So finding the critics and there thoughts will be useful, but no flame throwing will be allowed, or personal attacks on any individual or groups of individuals, they all have their right to express themselves positively.
• A strategy for ensuring that all voices are heard will need to be put forward. This system should ultimately represent every individual.
• The safety and control of the system needs to be addressed. Is it safe from corruption, safe from technical failure or attack? Is there a backup strategy? What disaster recovery management is needed?
• A measure of success for each stage will need to be worked out. Has the system met its objectives? If not, why not and what can be done to achieve it.
• Finally, it needs your thoughts, your ideas, what can we achieve together?

This is one of the core ideas that gave me the idea for the name Beyond One World but as it is a personal belief I have resisted the urge to talk about it plainly on the main site. It is however a strong belief having some basis in what I think I now today.

I believe that we cannot as a species remain here on one world in our entirety, for the sake of our own survival and spirit. The number of individuals already in existence in this one world is already causing many natural balances and systems a problem and the resources that we need have a finite limit in which we are rapidly approaching – if not tried to exceed. We must absolutely leave our cradle and make a physical effort beyond this world.

I also strongly believe that the universe we live in has all the factors to enable life to exist almost everywhere and that it is in fact teeming with life and a lot have had the development time to become sentient.

Personally I think this push into the universe will force us to consider new concepts, challenges and beliefs. There we will encounter so much more than what we have experienced in our shelter – some beautiful things, many opportunities and probably many new things to fear. Our survival depends on being able to cross the distances needed to find new places to inhabit and experience. In fact I think we are so lucky to have the moon, a stepping stone to the outside that will give us a head start when we can work out the economics, technology and commitment to move on. With the challenges ahead of us beyond one world our ability to work together quickly and effectively may well decide on our ultimate survival.

All of our history, our lives, experiences, our efforts are here, in this one world – a very small and insignificant part of the universe. It would only take a large enough rock to hit it to destroy it all…

Brief and to the point – a good video with a good message.