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:

Necessity-Driven Leadership

Collaboration and evolution will both serve as starting points and navigational references of the hot bee ball journey.

It begins on the premise that leadership is built into 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. 

Equitable and Circular Food Security

The journey focuses on putting food on the table in ways that will deliver enduring self-reliance and stability in what has increasingly become an interconnected world ironically mired in miscoordination, conflict and neglect that all lead to waste. There remains usable but underutilized agricultural land that have become either unaffordable to resell or infeasible to develop.  

Food security will not just focus on production and consumption, but also on the byproducts that ultimately impact both over stretches of time.  As supply and demand provides some direction this part of the journey is also 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.

This journey map looks into where nature itself has left a trail of hints about how best to urgently mitigate the long-term impact of GHG emissions, while first setting aside debates and misgivings about government mandates, subsidies, carbon credits and interventions (which include quick-fixes and half-measures) that already exist, effective or otherwise.

All human activity today, including GHG sequestration, will bring about significant consequences for future generations. 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.

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Sequestration