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Part One of the Evoke Administration Community Challenge
As described here http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/a-evoke-redesign-idea-for, I'd like to build collaborative projects within the community. The basic idea for the format goes something like this: Continue
- An agent (in this case, me) releases a blog post with a specific issue AND a number of detailed steps to follow through.
- YOU, the community, choose a step you think you could address by…
Added by Chris Frueh on April 6, 2010 at 12:30am — 32 Comments
EVOKE@Kiva Update: I'm turning into a Kiva addict!
Since starting a lender team for EVOKE agents on microloan web site Kiva, I've been quite busy researching into the microloan project. If you are interested in microloans and/or already a member of Kiva, hopefully the… Continue
Added by Riko Kamachi on April 3, 2010 at 1:00pm — 46 Comments
ALLIANCE WITH A WATER VISIONARY
For this week's Act mission I followed the work of the Center for Community and Organization Development (CCODE) in Malawi. Their goal is to provide financial and technical support to introduce household eco-sanitation facilities to Malawi slums and informal settlements. At the same time Global Water Challenge is supporting CCODE’s program to provide loans
to households for eco-sanitation facilities in Malawi's capital city, Lilongwe and surrounding areas. In addition, women… Continue
Added by Amy Kate Payne on April 3, 2010 at 9:13am — 5 Comments
The First Bank of Evoke
As any economist will insist, economic behavior is about allocating limited resources - limited resources including giving your fellow Agents a hand with this or that aspect of preparing their Evokation or some other aspect of their involvement on Evoke. To that end and to promote the exchange of goods and services among Evoke Agents (strictly within the Terms of Service), I'd like to invite interested parties to step forward and bank some Evokians to make this market… Continue
Added by Mark Mulkerin on April 1, 2010 at 4:16pm — 86 Comments
Depleted Water Tables
For a truly shocking action on par with the world-record breaking toilet line, I envision having people worldwide build a some kind of tower - possibly a human tower - the same height as the amount which the groundwater table has been depleted in the local area. This should show people how much they have depleted their local groundwater table and remind them to conserve water. Also, because it relies on local measures of the groundwater tables, it should be more poignant to more people since it… Continue
Added by Charles Fiertz on March 31, 2010 at 6:12pm — 13 Comments
What Are You Evoking?
Hello EVOKE,
It is time to get back to work. I have been working on a couple of projects: SEED, Gratitude Gardens, Wind Powered Laptop--but I am interested in what you all are doing?
I think it would be awesome if everyone made a brief reply… Continue
It is time to get back to work. I have been working on a couple of projects: SEED, Gratitude Gardens, Wind Powered Laptop--but I am interested in what you all are doing?
I think it would be awesome if everyone made a brief reply… Continue
Added by Wintermute on March 31, 2010 at 2:04pm — 55 Comments
Cutting Edge Water Filtration
I'd like to introduce everyone to Seldon Labs of Windsor, VT and their product called the Waterbox. Seldon uses innovative technology that they have patented called nanomesh. Using extremely tiny particles of carbon called nanotubes, they create a mesh of spun fiber out of these nanotubes that when water flows through it is capable of eliminating almost all viruses, bacteria, heavy metals, parasites and almost any other particulate that could cause us harm. This Waterbox and their Waterstick… Continue
Added by Gretchen Wallace on March 29, 2010 at 12:22am — 6 Comments
Can YOU Help Defeat the Dragon?
I’ve been thinking about EVOKE, where it’s heading, how things have gone so far etc. I’ve also been thinking about some of the things Jane McGonigal has said and written, about applying game thinking and skills to real world problems. I then started thinking about the reverse, about what EVOKE would look like in terms of more classical computer games. If EVOKE was a fantasy role playing game (RPG), for example, where would we be right…
ContinueAdded by Alex Stovell on March 29, 2010 at 11:30am — 21 Comments
Epic Life
"Instead of providing gamers with better and more immersive alternatives to reality, I want all of us to become responsible for providing the world with a better and more immersive reality."
5 minutes. That's all you need to…
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Added by Paul Holze on March 29, 2010 at 4:30am — 9 Comments
Stick in there
Hello EVOKE.
Over the past two weeks I have been monitoring the increasing dissatisfaction that people are having with EVOKE. What I thought I would do is be one of those def-mutes--just ignore the grumblings and play the game. This week we saw the first instances of EVOKE members leaving, and in an effort to prevent that from happening again I want to share some thoughts with you all.
First: EVOKE is not about getting the most power points. The power points are there to help… Continue
Over the past two weeks I have been monitoring the increasing dissatisfaction that people are having with EVOKE. What I thought I would do is be one of those def-mutes--just ignore the grumblings and play the game. This week we saw the first instances of EVOKE members leaving, and in an effort to prevent that from happening again I want to share some thoughts with you all.
First: EVOKE is not about getting the most power points. The power points are there to help… Continue
Added by Wintermute on March 25, 2010 at 10:30pm — 33 Comments
Crash Burn and Happyness.
Ok... Talked to an engeneer about my 3 projects (Wind, Wave and solar)
Here are the results:
Wind: well, I had a great idea for a new kind of wind turbine.
http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/a-new-type-of-wind-turbine
After talking to the engeneer it turnes out, that though it seems counter intuative that it would be more efficiant use…
ContinueAdded by Omri or something on March 26, 2010 at 11:48am — 8 Comments
First Steps to Create a Gratitude Garden
This idea has been inspired by several other Agents, from Agent McLellan's Hyperlocavore movement to Agent Buentrostro's Community…
ContinueAdded by Nick Heyming on March 24, 2010 at 6:00pm — 29 Comments
IMAGINE3
In 2020 I will be celebrating new years with my friends on the wild coast at coffee bay. Its a holiday destination that has limited electricty and therefore requires the use of sustainable energy sources. The house that we are staying in is a real "shack" and doesn't have mant things which need power. The power that is needed comes from the solar panel on the roof. This powers the geyser, plugs and lights. The power it provides can't power appliances that require alot of power and therefore…
ContinueAdded by Shaun King on March 20, 2010 at 4:37pm — 1 Comment
Challenge: EVOKE others!
EVOKE others!
Dear fellow Evokees,
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Dear fellow Evokees,
I hereby challenge you to evoke others.
Right now, we have about 11,5K agents out there, thats around 2000 more than we did yesterday. That is…Added by Jan Lampe on March 19, 2010 at 3:30pm — 10 Comments
EVOKE Politics : Points, Business, and General understanding
First off, I apologize if this doesn't make as much sense as it should- I'm a bit sick, on some whoozy medications and its 4:30 in the morning.
Now, that I'm past the preface, I want to briefly discuss points, leaderboard and this game in a pretty simple matter.
#1) The game ends with an EVOKATION. That takes work, effort and time. Point hoggers, hundreds of picture rankers, people doing other scamming I'll rank yours if you rank mine stuff cannot win the game even if they are… Continue
Now, that I'm past the preface, I want to briefly discuss points, leaderboard and this game in a pretty simple matter.
#1) The game ends with an EVOKATION. That takes work, effort and time. Point hoggers, hundreds of picture rankers, people doing other scamming I'll rank yours if you rank mine stuff cannot win the game even if they are… Continue
Added by Crystal Bellar on March 19, 2010 at 10:00am — 18 Comments
EVOKATION: SEED -- the outline revealed!
Subtitle: A Four Season Discovery in Sustainable Living
So, wow. The last three weeks on Evoke have been quite a ride! So, My
project, - Our Project - is bigger than a single contest, a dream of
the improbable reality, is set up for some planning action.
So, wow. The last three weeks on Evoke have been quite a ride! So, My
project, - Our Project - is bigger than a single contest, a dream of
the improbable reality, is set up for some planning action.
This can be extraordinary. So, here we are and this is what needs to be done. This is the point it has come to: and those who are already
involved and those who want to become involved: please post,…
Added by Crystal Bellar on March 19, 2010 at 4:50am — 31 Comments
Guerilla Growing
So after several posts about growing food in an urban environment, I've had a thought. What do people think about Guerrilla Growing.
The Premise - Areas that are in public spaces become areas for food production and beauty.
How it works: Where set-aside and private land are owned, and therefore planting on there is trespassing, there are many areas, especially in cities that have and almost symbolic patch of grass (Where I used to live this was on the pavement outside every… Continue
The Premise - Areas that are in public spaces become areas for food production and beauty.
How it works: Where set-aside and private land are owned, and therefore planting on there is trespassing, there are many areas, especially in cities that have and almost symbolic patch of grass (Where I used to live this was on the pavement outside every… Continue
Added by Adam Sunman on March 18, 2010 at 2:34pm — 10 Comments
ACT2: My Vist to Abalimi
ACT2: My…
Added by Reid Falconer on March 17, 2010 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments
The GREAT food miles debate
Dear fellow Agents, for the past week or so we have been discussing different ways we can grow enough food to feed the globe sustainably and affordably.
In many developing countries smallholder export horticulture is aleady proving to be a powerful new engine for growth in rural economies. My country Kenya has been one of the quickest to develop as a supplier of air-freighted fresh vegetables from…
ContinueAdded by Shakwei Mbindyo on March 16, 2010 at 3:04pm — 69 Comments
NEWSKILL: Mentoring: An UnOfficial Guide
Okay this is not coming as an "official" EVOKE Mentor. Because to be honest, I haven't figured out how to navigate that. Instead this is my own thoughts on how we can help each other be the best "players" and therefore change agents that we can be. [And I need to thank Elastica… Continue
Added by Ayala Sherbow on March 10, 2010 at 6:00pm — 20 Comments
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