To design a mixed-use, mixed-income sustainable neighborhood based on the input of these two people, the focus would be on creating a community that integrates digital innovation and personal growth, while fostering meaningful connections and ethical practices. Here’s how their goals and expertise can shape this neighborhood:
Core Features of the Neighborhood Design:
- Digital Empowerment Hub:
- Purpose: A space where residents can access training and resources to build sustainable online incomes and develop digital skills.
- Facilities: Includes co-working spaces, tech labs for building and testing online tools and apps, and mentorship programs led by residents like Person 1 and Person 2.
- Sustainability and Self-Sufficiency Center:
- Purpose: Deepens residents’ connection to essential needs (food, water, clothing, shelter) through workshops, permaculture gardens, and water reclamation systems.
- Facilities: Community gardens, food co-ops, sustainable clothing workshops, water management systems, and small-scale renewable energy projects.
- Ethics and Empowerment Academy:
- Purpose: Teaches ethics, kindness, digital empowerment, and compassionate living.
- Activities: Hosts classes and discussions on topics like digital ethics, software liberation, building equitable online systems, and interpersonal skills, led by residents based on their expertise.
- Community Living and Support Systems:
- Housing: Mixed-income, including affordable housing options to ensure inclusivity.
- Design: Promotes walkability, eco-friendly transportation, communal gathering spaces, and strong community bonds.
- Innovation and Collaboration Labs:
- Purpose: Space for residents to collaborate on new digital projects, proof-of-concept applications, and community-benefiting technologies.
- Support: Mentorship programs, collaborative problem-solving initiatives, and incubation for ideas to bring positive change to both the digital and physical world.
This neighborhood design blends both technological and personal growth aims, encouraging a collaborative community where residents can thrive and positively impact themselves and the world around them.