{"id":148236,"date":"2016-06-19T14:34:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T18:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.designerchildren.com\/zeitgeist-information\/"},"modified":"2016-06-19T14:34:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T18:34:25","slug":"zeitgeist-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/zeitgeist-movement\/zeitgeist-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Zeitgeist Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>      The Zeitgeist-Info (shortened to ZInfo), website is a      resource of useful Zeitgeist Movement related posts,      aimed at existing Zeitgeist Movement      members. It was created to inform ZM members of      advanced concepts and useful news and information.    <\/p>\n<p>      New to the Zeitgeist Movement or don't even know what      it is?    <\/p>\n<p>      The term Zeitgeist refers to theintellectual, cultural      and moral Spirit of the Times and we want to change that for      the betterment of all humanity. Currently people define      success by how much financial wealth, power, control or      fame they have acquired. However we want to change      it so we value people by how much they've      contributed to humanity and the environment.    <\/p>\n<p>      Check out the TEDx talk below for a quick introduction, or      watch Zeitgeist Moving Forward, the      2.5 hour documentary\/movie.    <\/p>\n<p>      An Introduction to a      Resource-Based Economy [ TEDx - Peter Joseph ]    <\/p>\n<p>      Once you have watched the TED talk orZeitgeist Moving Forward then find and      join your local ZM chapter.      Don't forget to come back here for the latest in ZM      information and concepts.    <\/p>\n<p>      Share on Facebook    <\/p>\n<p>      The 6 short animations      cover the basics of critical thinking including logic and      faulty arguments. Well worth watching for anyone especially      those who do lots of debating.    <\/p>\n<p>      Original source :<a href=\"http:\/\/bridge8.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/30\/critical-thinking-animations\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bridge8.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/30\/critical-thinking-animations\/<\/a>    <\/p>\n<p>      Share on Facebook    <\/p>\n<p>      Download the latest issue:    <\/p>\n<p>        Spirit Of The Times #3 Transition to a Resource Based        Economy      <\/p>\n<p>      Share on Facebook    <\/p>\n<p>      In consolidating the Zeitgeist Info site, the Resources page      has been converted into a Video Wall and updated with a few      new resources.    <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xYhtMZiPO6\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/zeitgeist-info.com\/video-wall\/\">Video Wall<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Video Wall&#8221; &#8212; Zeitgeist Information\" src=\"https:\/\/zeitgeist-info.com\/video-wall\/embed\/#?secret=xYhtMZiPO6\" data-secret=\"xYhtMZiPO6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>      If you are new to the movement then that page should be your      first point of call for a great selection of videos.    <\/p>\n<p>      Share on Facebook    <\/p>\n<p>      This is a repost from the      Australian Atrium (Project Management) website and is aimed      at Australian ZM members.    <\/p>\n<p>      This is a proposal regarding the Beyond Zero Emissions renewable energy      proposal. Beyond Zero Emissions is a group of engineers and      scientists who have created a proposal to convert Australia's      energy supply to 100% renewable energy within 10 years. It is      primarily done using a mixture of wind power and concentrated      solar thermal.    <\/p>\n<p>      The Beyond Zero Emissions cause is very much in line with the      Zeitgeist Movements aims and principals. We will need their      help to prevent humanity from facing environmental and energy      crises, whilst they need our help in order for the proposal      to get traction.    <\/p>\n<p>      We are interested in helping promote and champion the BZE      emissions scheme.    <\/p>\n<p>      In order to help us develop new project ideas we are working      on a output centric approach.    <\/p>\n<p>      1. You start off by writing the press release you would like      to see.      2. You then write the FAQ.      3. If it's particularly complex you can even write a help      manual. Only after you've gone through the above steps do you      work backwards to find out what needs to be done\/created and      how.    <\/p>\n<p>        Solar Concentrator Array      <\/p>\n<p>      Share on Facebook    <\/p>\n<p>      Zeitgeist Movement chapters need to balance activity in at      least 3 main areas, which include Activism, Learning and      Relations. These activities can take the form of various      types of projects and meetings, and ways in which to allocate      time and resources.    <\/p>\n<p>      Activism - Zeitgeist Movement chapters      generally have two forms of activism, helping with the      mindset change and physical activism\/labour. The mindset      activism is usually in the form of handing out DVDs, running      film screenings, and town hall meetings. It is also one of      the more important processes for gathering new members and      affecting the culture and community around the chapter(s).      The main mindset change happens when people understand the      different values, definition of success and change in the      defaults that we want to achieve. Many of the newer ZM      members get annoyed at the lack of physical activism. As a      movement we are only just starting to reach the point at      which creating tangible change is an option. Some great      examples would be converting existing people's lawn area into      gardens, creating eco-village style setups which run on      renewable energy and are progressively automated to the point      they are creating an abundance of produce. An important      requirement for the price of zero transition.    <\/p>\n<p>      Learning - Furthering our understanding of      the ZM but also the world around us. From the latest in      science, to the history of economics, to current news. It      also covers research and analysis, particularly with regard      to how to do things more efficiently and effectively or in      other ways. Learning is divided into two main sections:      personal learning and chapter learning. Personal learning is      particularly focused on reaching an understanding of how the      world works, the issues with the current system, and the      solutions (the RBE). This is usually done through watching      movies, being a part of a mailing list, reading articles,      creating newsletters, and attending or giving presentations.    <\/p>\n<p>      Relations - This is about internal chapter      relationships and relations with other organisations. A very      important motivator for continuous membership is the social      aspect of being surrounded by other people who care about and      understand them. This sense of community is fostered by      holding social meetups, like BBQs, or casually meeting up at      a bar. The relations between chapters and with other      organisations are also very important. The potential for the      Zeitgeist Movement to foster a transition to a Resource Based      Economy is facilitated by creating strong ties with other RBE advocating groups and      organisations such as Beyond Zero Emissions (in Australia).    <\/p>\n<p>      A basic outline of the sub-points is below    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      As an example, the table below lists of some projects being      undertaken or planned in Australian ZM chapters. Some      projects are listed twice as they have pronounced secondary      effects, which arecoloured in grey.    <\/p>\n<p>      On top of the three different buckets that need to be      balanced is the almost constant review and admin work.    <\/p>\n<p>      The regular review process could for example      involve reading your posts, emails, and behaviour for the      last week and allow you to both fix up mistakes and give you      feedback regarding how to do thing better next time. A group      review process should also be on the agenda of the next ZM      meetup after an event (e.g Zday, ZMedia Festival).    <\/p>\n<p>      The admin work involves general organisation      work and maintenance. From maintaining mailing lists and      websites to doing checks and balances, etc...    <\/p>\n<p>      Share on Facebook    <\/p>\n<p>      I thought I knew a decent amount about energy and renewables,      but still learnt a lot from this.    <\/p>\n<p>      Energy Knowledge    <\/p>\n<p>      It's only 19mins long and well worth watching.    <\/p>\n<p>      Share on Facebook    <\/p>\n<p>      Survival of the Fittest<\/p>\n<p>      This is a great video which explains the true meaning of      'Survival of the Fittest'. It also does a great job of      explaining some of the issues between Tournament and Pair      Bonding Species.    <\/p>\n<p>      Share on Facebook    <\/p>\n<p>      This is a MUST WATCH video of Derrick      Jensen talking about the premises of our Civilisation and why      it is<br \/>\n not sustainable.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      In the talk he does a great job of explaining the premises,      although if you enjoyed the video, or if you didn't fully      understand it then you should probably read the book.      (NB : ZInfo is not associated with Derrick and does not      receive any money for any form of advertising, in any      way).    <\/p>\n<p>      Premises :    <\/p>\n<p>      There are some points that I think could be debated or      slightly tweaked. Especially premise 6. I agree that whilst      civilisation won't go voluntarily, you don't have to have a      Price of Infinity (enviro, energy, economic) collapse.      We can guide civilisation through a Price of      Zero collapse (using abundance,      sustainability, automation and education).    <\/p>\n<p>      As you'll see in the next post (about changing the value      system), I think that point 8 needs to be pointed out to      people. They know it, but don't realise that the economic      system is given priority over nature, life, and human      wellbeing. The Sydney, Australia chapter is currently editing      some vox-pop\/street interviews which show this mentality in      action.    <\/p>\n<p>      Regarding point 9. It's possible that if we were to be      efficient and effective with the natural resources, we would      likely be able to keep similar numbers of people or even      raise the population whilst maintaining a stable equilibrium      with the environment. But we would need to be net positive      not net destructive to the environment. Humanity would also      expand in numbers as we colonise other planets. But would      shouldn't and likely won't do such a thing under the current      culture and system. If we did it wouldn't be pretty for      anything that got in our way.    <\/p>\n<p>      Share on Facebook    <\/p>\n<p>      This is a quick announcement of the creation of the      Transition Ideas Team (TIT) a new ZM team that Scott Wrampler      and Michael Kubler are currently helping kick start.    <\/p>\n<p>      For those who are interested here's a recent Blog Talk Radio show      regarding the team which talks about the organisational      structure and some of the initial teams. It's only 30mins      long.    <\/p>\n<p>      The team will be split into 3 main groups :    <\/p>\n<p>      The Admin staff will be a small group who      run the website, organise the tools and help co-ordinate the      other two groups.    <\/p>\n<p>      The Transition Proposals group will be a      collection of people who, working alone or together, come up      with various transition models then propose them.    <\/p>\n<p>      The Proposal Analysts are those who are      knowledgeable within their field and as a group can analyse      the proposal and undertake useful critical analysis and      highlight potential issues and also make suggestions or      reccomendations.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      The process of submitting, analysing and refining a proposal      will itself need to be developed and refined over time. One      of the hardest parts of the process will be removing human      bias, especially those which are predictable. An example may      be that proposals are to be madeanonymousbefore      being presented to the proposal analysts. Once the analysts      have provided feedback and the proposal refined the proposal      can then be presented on the website for further analysis and      discussions with the wider public.    <\/p>\n<p>      It's possible that the team may itself change from being      about transition ideas, to be a      TransitionImplementationteam (or more likely, a      group of teams).    <\/p>\n<p>      If you have any transition ideas or suggestions then feel      free to comment or email <a href=\"mailto:transition@zeitgeist-info.com\">transition@zeitgeist-info.com<\/a>    <\/p>\n<p>      Thank you    <\/p>\n<p>      Share on Facebook    <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>View original post here:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/zeitgeist-info.com\/\" title=\"Zeitgeist Information\">Zeitgeist Information<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Zeitgeist-Info (shortened to ZInfo), website is a resource of useful Zeitgeist Movement related posts, aimed at existing Zeitgeist Movement members. 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