The Problem –
The current economic need to compete against one another, in addition to external forces, means that many people get the short end of the stick. In response to this growing divide, people protest those who won this lottery instead of working together to take matters into our own hands. Often a reason for this divide is due to a lack of skill. This is perhaps a reason for the protest
ing instead of progressing – people do not have the abilities they need to implement a solution. The Solution –
Create a network of cooperatively run businesses that can mentor people with their own inventions until the new ideas can be made into something of direct value to the world. They will then iterate on this collaborative model by starting their own cooperative. Founders of a cooperative and other people invested in an idea full time will be seen as “Operative Members” or simply Members while people affiliated with a current coop but also working their own endeavors will be seen as “Associate Members” or simply Associates. Each associate will spend approximately half their time working with existing cooperative members and half their time turning their own ideas into actionable procedures toward the attainment of a viable product or service. Because they will be working for an existing coop part of their time, associates will be paid a stipend instead of needing to cough up an inordinate sum in loans or tuition as they would in the standard way of learning and business growth. When the person has gained enough knowledge and skill and advanced their own project sufficiently, they will either start their own cooperative, thus iterating on this model, or join as a member of an existing cooperative, if the ideas this member has been working on are in line with the mission of that cooperative. Community Served
The Other Realm will be focused on serving people who, for whatever reason, do not mesh well with the present education and economic structure predominating in the U.S. Whereas the current methods of higher education and business incubator systems are by and large highly competitive, we will not discriminate based on a person’s current ability, knowledge and skill but direct them towards the path they desire to lead. Mission
The goals for which The Other Realm was formed are to:
-Foster sustainable, cooperative education and innovation that leads to the betterment of those involved
-Lower the energy and complexity necessary to get a task done with the expressed or implied purpose of making room for previously unachievable tasks
-Promote community while encouraging individuality and uniqueness in all
These goals are to be for the purpose of directing where entropy is headed and using it to benefit humanity in an ever more joyful way. Objectives
Recognize people’s achievements, allow people to distinguish themselves, but realize that everyone has a part to play in making other peoples’ achievements a success. Learn from each other and teach each other. Compete against the unknown and collaborate in order to do this
For mutual agreement to be achieved within a group without any one party having more say in the matter because of status or seniority
