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Jackson’s Journal (7/5/09) – Upstate Working Steez!

jackson published on July 5, 2009 in superforest journal, technology and zeitgeist. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

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Gooood Moring SuperForest!

SuperForester Bee Ladd and I have been in upstate New York for the past four days working on developing the SuperForest Seedlings program. We have wonderful plans! Great, big, shiny plans.

We are dreamers, yes, but the internet has made me aware of just how many of our fellow dreamers there are out there.

The big nasty nouns that we must overcome: Racism, War, Hatred, Them/Other/Enemy… are quickly finding themselves de-fanged by the experiences of regular folks happily linked together all over the world.

We’ve created a huge web of mutual enthusiasm, where good ideas win, and sharing ideas makes them even stronger.

The challenges we face as a species are now being discussed, written down, plans are being made, partnerships are forming, technologies being developed. New friendships are being made, as friendship and the sharing of information that accompany friendships, are the new currency in World 2.0.

Everywhere I go, everyone I meet seems to be involved in dreaming a wonderful dream. Everyone is leaping for the big golden ring. No one seems certain of anything save the need to have fun and be satisfied with each day you spend above ground.

It is a thrilling and wonderful time.

A wave is cresting, my friends. A giant and wonderful wave. Those that can swim will swim, those that can dive will dive, and those that saw the wave coming will be able to paddle, gain speed as the wave begins to break, and then stand up on the planks and foam of sustainability and surf this wave of progress as it replaces all outdated ideas with new ones.

We hope that you will join us at SuperForest in surfing this giant wave. If we position ourselves correctly, and are moving at just the right speed, we can all surf this monster together, and what a thrilling ride that will be.

I am thrilled at the thought.

Happy Holiday Weekend!

Love to All SuperForesters everywhere.

-Jackson

A Moving Experience

jackson published on July 3, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Good Morning All!

Jackson here.

Sorry about the sparse posting yesterday.

Things here at SuperForest are growing and expanding in exciting new ways, so allow me to bring y’all up to date.

Since October, SFNYC has shared an office space with the incredible, generous, magnanimous Andrew Zuckerman and his photography studio. And since October, SF has gone from my blog that I wrote for, to a slightly larger blog that three people write for and many contribute to.

The blog however, was not the main thing we SuperForesters were setting out to accomplish.

The blog started as a workshop/catalogue of everything I saw and heard that made me smile, laugh, or think. Think what? Think that there was hope for us, the human race.

Not to sound all doom and gloomy, but times are tough, and everyone knows it.

So SuperForest became our tonic for the madness of the outside world. A place to go when we needed to be reminded of all that was good and hopeful. Reminded of the great and miraculous things that we as a species can create when we have the will and the drive. And to be honest, I personally need constant reminding.

But, as I said, the blog wasn’t the main idea.

The main idea is to create original, educational, children’s programming that provided young minds with a primer for how to survive and succeed in the strange and challenging thing called World 2.0.

To distill: There was the world before the internet connected us all and gave us access not only to the collective intelligence of our current society, but gave us a taste of the knowledge of ALL societies. That was World 1.0, and it lasted for hundreds of thousands of years.

World 2.0 began a very short time ago, and the rules are still unwritten.

World 2.0 allows us to examine all previously held notions and ideas, discuss them, and discard the inefficient ones in exchange for better ideas. More sustainable ideas.

This is a daunting and herculean task, and will create great waves as old established systems break down and are replaced with new ones.

As we said, we’re in for a turbulent ride.

But there is one thing that will ensure that we humans are able to maintain our humanity in the face of challenge and adversity: the rules by which we live our lives. Our manners.

SuperForest has always been in the business of providing the newest generations with the tools and the hope to succeed in World 2.0. An ethos deeply rooted in manners, compassion, and enthusiasm.

And so the blog is our catalogue to draw from and be inspired by, as we set on down the road of distilling and clarifying good information and presenting it so that all may understand it. All ages, from 1 to 101, can benefit from clean, clear communication. And that is what we are setting out to provide.

So, new offices! New desks! New phones!

SuperForest 1.0 draws to a close. The accumulation and study of interesting future-pertinent info stage reaches a close, and the creation stage begins!

I am so very excited!

Because we are now going to be creating and working full-time on SF 2.0, I’m afraid that the frequency of posting may slow down. But don’t worry, there will still be posts, and posts galore, for there is much to celebrate and be excited about.

If you’re an internet-fiend like myself and check multiple sites multiple times a day to glean the latest and greatest, have patience with us. We’re shaking things up, and it will take time to settle into the new routine.

Lastly, to all who read this blog, with all my heart: Thank you.
Few things make me happier than when I sign on and see comments posted or emails sent in reply to posts we’ve put up.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Stay tuned. Now begins the exciting part.

I will keep you updated.

Love to all,

-Jackson and Team SuperForest