Comments on: Becoming a 2009 Ashoka Fellow

By: shanttal asha

shanttal asha — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:38:18 +0000

hi we really want o know abau the transtion culture becouse it is so intresting please we need your corporation
we are in uganda and we need the feedback
thanks iremain as shantal nd solomon

By: Manohari

Manohari — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:44:31 +0000

Hi Rob,
Congrats on becoming Ashoka fellow. I am from India. Ijust found this link while browsing in google for Ashoka fellowship. Few months back, I wrote to them regarding the details of application. There was no response. Do you mind sending me few lines about the procedure to apply etc I have great passion to be in this field. I would like to know your experiences too if you don’t mind to share.

By: Bev Doherty

Bev Doherty — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:37:37 +0000

Well done, Rob. So pleased for you. Transition Inishowen Initiative here in Ireland is showing your inauguration film at an event here on Sat. Hope you don’t mind!

By: Greenpa

Greenpa — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:02:08 +0000

I’m absolutely delighted for you. Excellent!

By: Shane Hughes

Shane Hughes — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:24:18 +0000

Nice one Rob!!! You most certainly are the right person for the job, balancing the positive outlook for the future and the practical aspects of the day.
Josef, i think i’m a signed up semi-member of the infrastructure/land project? you’ve got my support.

By: Mike Collins

Mike Collins — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:10:01 +0000

Rob – well done! That’s great recognition for all of your work. On the subject of “Social Entrepreneur” – I realise that it may sound like a businessy back-hand compliment. However, I always saw you as an “entreprenuerial” type. Putting energy, vision and commitment behind a cause that provides for a real need in the community. Whether that be an entrepreneur for profit or a social entrepreneur – if it’s in your nature, that’s how you’ll end up approaching most problems and challenges in life.

Well done again – Mike.

By: Josef Davies-Coates

Josef Davies-Coates — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:10:59 +0000

Actually hadn’t even finished watching the video before posting above comment! Its a great little video

By: Josef Davies-Coates

Josef Davies-Coates — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:07:50 +0000

Just actually watched the video.

Rob: interesting that you mention the “3 things” of Peak Oil, Climate Change, AND Global Economic Issues as opposed to the former “2 things” of just Peak Oil and Climate Change elaborated in the Handbook. Nice.

By: Mike Grenville

Mike Grenville — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:04:21 +0000

congratulations – very well deserved

By: Josef Davies-Coates

Josef Davies-Coates — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:22:41 +0000

Joseph, an old write up of the broad idea can be read here: http://uniteddiversity.com/commons-creation/

Probably most relevant are the .pdf presentation at the top and my most recent 5 comments at the bottom.

Love to hear people’s feedback.

Cheers,

Josef.

By: Kamil Pachalko

Kamil Pachalko — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:36:05 +0000

congratulations, I knew they will finally find you:)

By: Josef Davies-Coates

Josef Davies-Coates — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:19:11 +0000

PS have a read of my friend Vinay’s recent piece on a Global Village Development Bank…

“basically a sketch of the deep structural fit between distributed infrastructure, ICT and crowdsourced financing”:

http://vinay.howtolivewiki.com/blog/hexayurt/my-latest-piece-the-global-village-development-bank-1348

Enjoy!

Josef.

By: joseph

joseph — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:50:06 +0000

Gday Rob Congratulations on such a magnificent achievement-it makes effort seem all worthwile.I am a new convert to this ‘transient pathway’and am keen to learn more. I was also interested in Josef’s comment and would like to know where to find out more of his work. Cheers Joe

By: Josef Davies-Coates

Josef Davies-Coates — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:47:52 +0000

Congratulation Rob, well deserved!

“One of the first things they are working on is a paper exploring, both for Transition Network, and for individual initiatives, of crowd funding and social lending.” is VERY interesting to me. Would love to get involved someone.

My main focus at present is trying to take forward my dream p2p/ crowdfund for eco land and infrastructure projects.

I should have a video of me waffling on about my plans up somewhere later this week, but essentially the idea is that everyone agree to contribute a minimum of 1% of their income and time into a pot to a) buy land, and b) loan existing community land projects money to invest in new infrastructure. Essentially and Resilient Communities Fund. Or Transition Pension scheme!

Whilst doing my Sustainable Land Use course at Ragman’s Lane I chatted briefly with Matt Dunwell about the idea and how it could tie in well with Tudor Trust’s Community Land Trust fund…

Let get our heads together and make it happen

Smiles,

Josef.