Groups, or individuals that host major relevant sites/activities Communication
1) Evaluate their communication stance, or site and tools structure
2) Propose outreach strategies
3) Record results of communications
Interaction with groups or well know individuals on line needs serious consideration Evaluation
1) Does the group deal with a subject of interest
2) Credentials of the group
b) Do they actually list and give some biography of those involved in the group
3) Accomplishments of the group
4) Degree of control of information the group is offering
5) Communication portals offered by the group
6) Do they list and give back
Local Production
1) What businesses lend themselves to local production
2) Abstract Understandings or Theories Regarding Local Production
A) Multiplier Effect
B) Local Impact Effect
Modes of Local Exchange ( In terms of theory)
1) Novel forms of production that are exchanged with conventional currency
2) Novel forms of exchange, Local Currencies, Time Banks, Cooperatives
3) DIY Maybe explores how one thinks in a DIY perspective
Misc
Self reliance self control theme
Informational overlay Localism has a template of a sort that can placed over growing, health etc
Setting in Adjacent Economic Topics -Energy, Transportation, Shelter, Clothing, Communication, Education, Art, Music, Religion, Politics, Law, Fire, Entertainment,
Logistics
Trends, needs elements, feedback
To be made, both in terms of identifying potentially valuable statistic
Community building theory/ As part of an overall plan
Establish sectors to be drawn from for general planning
Assessment in time hours work, information production
Target' model mindsets, target needed mindsets. End point targeted mental states
Unit size elasticity
Modularity
Federations of communities or regionalism
Government demographics and statistics
Health stats and trends
Regulation
Are regulations popular,accessible, avenues for change
Sales and taxes
Workers
On site pollutants or devices
Home cottage food
Mindsets/Abstraction
Mindset Related Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology,, Cultural Critiques, Technology critics Science Fiction,
Positive mental states, Quality of Life, General Progress Indicator, Empathy, Happiness
Status quo induced/Imposed Mass marketing, Propaganda, Authoritarianism , Hierarchies
Principles/Ethics
Focus in on independent, cooperative alternative form of networking and organizing, but also includes consumer strategies both in terms of transparency of choice in the marketplace and cooperative purchasing and sharing strategies
Developing categories connection /guiding principles and tools to evaluate categories, evaluate relevant groups Education, harnessing coordinating resources Evaluation
Models
Examples of successfully run local food and health businesses or cooperatives
Examples of existing community initiated news or information networks
Communication lines and styles
Lines Structures, networks, modalities, potentials
Styles Approaches, tones, group dynamics, non violent
Book club like gatherings