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Richard Smedley is now a member of THETRANSITIONER May 21, 2009

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Website: http://goodGNUs.org

Twitter username: RichardSmedley

What is my interest in collective intelligence, wisdom and consciousness? (please provide answers, even in your original language, as this is a condition to become part of this community. Names only will not be accepted): Everybody can do something that I can't. I can do things you can't. Let's get together and do the impossible :-)

About me... Share what you feel inspired to share. Need inspiration? Here are some questions: How did I arrive to TheTransitioner? What are my most essential values? What makes me get out of bed in the morning? What are my dreams? What do I want to accomplish in my life?: Arrived via #OpenMoney / #LibreMonnaie tweets
Essential values? Earth care, people care, fair shares.
Dreams? People taking just what they need, but giving everything that they can.

What are the gifts, skills and expertise I would like to share in this community?: Social entrepreneur; Free Software campaigner; project manager; permaculturist; choral singer; organic grower; vegan; technical author; tutor & teacher; poetry reader; father; husband.

What are my current intentions, needs, burning questions, quests?: Spaces (hackspace, co-working, tree-growing);
micro-finance (enough to keep going, then to seed some new projects);
people (mentors, collaborators, pupils)

What is my current occupation?: Social & Accessible Web trainer & consultant
Occasional permaculturist
Peripatetic techie
Boulevardier

What am I up to?

What am I up to?

1. Various techie bits for GaiaUniversity - a great place for Sustainability education: become a World changer :-)

2. Social Media & The Accessible Web courses
Priced low for small businesses & community organisations - see http://www.goodgnus.org/courses/

3. Starting up hackspaces in NW England
Join the list at http://groups.google.co.uk/group/NW-hack-space/ if you're interested.

4. Credit Unions
Starting a new social enterprise to write Free Software for Credit Unions
[4a & other financial software aimed at the Voluntary Sector]

5. Cloud computing
Involved in developing clouds for Voluntary Sector groups.

6. Permaculture
Growing, blogging [about to launch site], public speaking on sustainable growing.
Just given three days of talks on "edible landscaping" at the Southport Flower Show.

7. Web
Spending much of the autumn producing websites

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At 9:27pm on November 16, 2009, Vincent said…: Hello Richard,

I was touched by your dream: People taking just what they need, but giving everything that they can. Beautiful, thanks!

Vincent

At 9:26pm on May 28, 2009, Fernanda Ibarra said…: Welcome to TheTransitioner network Richard.

Your description of collective intelligence, wisdom and consciousness fits my description of wealth. My wealth is also in the ways you can complement me. And if we can do that and have a harmonious relationship with each other we can step towards more and more complex forms of relating, being and doing together in the world.

I dream about the flowplace to be ready very soon. Here we will be able to have a wider view of what each of us has to offer and match with those who can fill up our needs. In the flowplace expressed as intentions.

Did you arrive via de openmoney ning site? TheTransitioner is currently working hand by hand with Metacurrency.org as one of the vectors/forks from openmoney.

Metacurrency is one of the layers of the flowplace which we hope to have ready, in very very alpha version, to play intimately with this network to test and continue prototyping.

Hope to see more of you around. If I can be of service. Let me know!