Some exciting things happening down in Australia. Especially love that quote about the majority. Important changes always start with a minority for sure.

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New Moves (Emergent Behaviour)

We are Finding One Another

The first 5 weeks have flown by and here is what I am seeing start to emerge. I have spent the last 5 weeks plugging in, getting connected, sending out probes to find like minded people to gather with, collaborate, learn and make. I can feel that we are finding one another now, rapidly as connections or nodes join, and people start to cluster around a new shared intention that is defining new dynamics for a new system with new values for a better world. Personally, to be quite honest I have never fitted into any institution where profit was the main agenda. I have fitted well into organisations where people and learning were the first agenda. When I first started lecturing at RMIT this was the case. Old School people are not part of nor wish to be part of the majority who are wrong. Yes, that’s right, they are wrong because, as Marjane Satrapi author of Persepolis puts it so beautifully: 

The majority is always wrong. I mean if the majority was right, then we would live in a better world. But the world is not good, which means that the majority is always, always wrong.

People who are starting to think about new ways of aligning with others and join forces are watching us, supporting us and visiting us, and they are interested in what we are doing because they are changemakers. 

We are the NEW school, because we can see that there is a massive value in shifting away from the old way of measuring what we value, to a new way of measuring what has value and meaning. This realignment is emergent, and it is definitely more human centred and multidimensional. Harvest Textiles just down the road laid the path for us with their workshops classes and design residencies held in an exciting authentic alternative space.

Old School is yet another part of a long overdue global change of direction away from valuing individual outcomes in a competitive winner take it all mind set that focuses on short term rewards. This is giving way to one where winning means generating more for both the individual, everyone, and the ecosystem (its called getting over your own ego and sharing). This system is synergistically optimised for a win win for everyone, and at the same time celebrates our individuality when it reveres what each of us can contribute to the world.

The new moves are from: 
- scarcity to abundance (sharing)
- transactional to relational (quality relationships)
- information hoarding to knowledge creation 
- isolation to co-creation (make) 
- passive consumer to active producer (DIY design)
- child to grown up

This has been evident in the attitude of Old School visitors and supporters this week who are all sincere authentic relaxed, open, friendly, happy sharers with no ego issues. This is something that we are proud to model. 

I will name you all, as many of you could not actually make it in person due to your commitments: (I apologise in advance if i miss any of you out). Amadis from Village Well, Michelle from Frankie & Swiss, Marius from RMIT, Narelle Lemon RMIT, Tess McCabe from CWC, Vanessa Wong, Lauren Seaman & Kate Murray, Zoe Sweeny, Tracy, Megan Davis, Rebbecca , Jeff Tan, Liane Rossier, Mimmo Cozzolino, Published by Process, Melbourne Made, Pachinko Pictures, Emma at Harvest Textiles, Valerie Casey of the Designers Accord, Stella Zarella, Justus Magazine, DG Design Network

I know that there are many other small clusters forming out there and together we are all part of a NEW way of doing things. Doing business, doing education. I anticipate that these clusters will become interconnected, and rise together to make the world a better place. More switched into doing good, and all the old sleeping dead wood will happily fall away. 

What other clusters do you see forming?

ps I know I talked about making books, but we had too much talking to do today to also make books. Next saturday a bookmaking class is taking place, so book in if you are interesting in taking part.