It is possible that the inherent nature to dominate, along with all other biases that have conspired to normalize excess, has somehow diminished mankind’s ability to promptly perceive and consequently permit the natural programming that enables both collaboration and evolution to unfold. Deciphering and reactivating this code will be integral parts of this journey, while curiosity will supply these maps and compasses:

The Four Cs

The commitment to courage, to competence and to collaboration is built on the premise that leadership is inherent in every person, and urgency enables its emergence.

Channeling the survival instincts of many individuals into collective action is still for the most part a secret that existing leadership structures have not adequately unlocked. For challenges that already dwarf and will very likely outlive the current generation of leaders, this journey is not recommended for those whose notions of leadership hint at self-promotion and a monopoly of all the answers. Infallibility, if it is even real, will give way to functionality and consensus here.  Titles, privilege or the lack thereof ultimately have no bearing on taking responsibility for the future.

Collaboration and evolution will feed off one another to serve as both starting points and navigational references of the hot bee ball journey.

Everyone Must Eat

The journey focuses on putting food on the table in ways that build enduring self-reliance and stability in what has increasingly become an interconnected world ironically mired in miscoordination, conflict and willful neglect that all lead to waste.

Amidst the challenges posed by extreme weather and rising sea levels, there remains usable but underutilized agricultural land that have become either unaffordable to resell or infeasible to develop.

Food security here will not just consider the effects of supply and demand on production and consumption, but also on the byproducts that ultimately impact both over stretches of time. This part of the journey is expected to become proportionately about how much to reasonably consume, in terms of what people truly need, and how much to produce, in terms of what nature will permit.

Humankind has gotten very good at producing and consuming things for which it has not given adequate thought about cleaning up after.

All human activity today, not excluding GHG sequestration, carbon capture, recycling and upcycling, will bring about significant consequences for future generations. This journey map looks into where nature itself has left a trail of hints about how best to urgently mitigate humanity's footprints, while first setting aside misgivings about government mandates, subsidies, carbon credits and interventions (which include quick-fixes and half-measures) that already exist, effective or otherwise.

Movement is life. Mindful action will require as much time and energy as are currently being channeled towards debate and expression. Patience is both the only antidote against denial and the only fuel for the curiosity and imagination necessary to keep pace with what remains to be discovered.

CLAYCOP (clean as you consume or produce)