2 manual videos about which we have been thinking for a while are finally online. one video explains how to add a new non-tree species to an ecoregion respectively your home commons. the other one explains how to add a tree species to an ecoregion / commons. the latter is a bit longer because it […]
Rapid advances in automation and AI are dismantling labor as the primary mechanism through which societies distribute income, recognition, and belonging. Yet the crisis is not only economic. It is also existential and structural: as work disappears, societies face rising anomie — a breakdown of meaning, identity, and social orientation — alongside accelerating wealth concentration, […]
Meet our newest member to the ARK advisory board, Tania Schellenberg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tania-schellenberg/ She is a Zurich based hydro ecologist and urban permaculture practicioner. We are looking forward to get her advice on how to integrate the ARK with her work.
During the last crew call, Hans Galliker said, that it is complicated to explain what the ARK really is. We had to agree. One needs to look at the vision first in order to understand the functionalities. All of them have organically evolved because of the mission laid out in the white paper. I asked […]
ahoi crew 🙂 ⛵ Our winter solstice objectives were “mindful” notifications, a “smart” questions database and “correct” school community numbers. But there is indeed much more waiting to be shared with you. Pls refer to below youtube timestamps and jump to the section you are interested in: https://youtu.be/3QvxYmnw1_o We have planned our next crew call just […]
ahoi crew 🙂 ⛵ the Fall Equinox release was a lot about fixing bugs and improving the user experience. The highlight of this release is without question the new notification system 🎼🪇 which has been on the radar for a long time. Notifications are important to give a project traction, however in a world of digital […]
ahoi crew 🙂 ⛵ the May release expanded on the pedagogy of storytelling 📯🪘🪗 and introduced place-based posts 🥁🪘📍, a functionality which helps to ignite interest among students for the school environment, observe problems and suggest solutions. Place-based posts establish ecoregions as territories which help us to communicate beyond nation states. 🌍🏕🐜 This new functionality is […]
One of the most interesting albeit small grants we have applied for since the beginning of this project had its deadline on February 15th. We have sadly received notification on May 18th that our application for EUR 50k was rejected. We believe that failures need to be communicated and think that the grant application summarizes […]
ahoi crew 🙂 ⛵ the March release is all about the pedagogy of storytelling. 📯🪘 🪗Learn why stories turn our minds on and how we have integrated stories with nature experience: https://youtu.be/2qm7a-ILyh4?si=YI5MKJlHF6naegUy 00:00 Quiz02:05 Overview – what’s new?02:25 Storytelling08:05 Harry Potter in Sparkassen Park15:10 POI question database19:40 search field for questions33:00 chat in activities35:50 call recap37:50 […]
ahoi crew 🙂 ⛵ the February release makes the assessment of biodiversity richness 🐛🦚🦉🦗🍄 a great tree watching experience. Learn why trees are also called motherships of (land) biodiversity and why sick or damaged trees 🌳🌲🌴are worth being protected: https://youtu.be/XqmbXZENj2E 00:40 Quiz 03:00 Overview – what’s new? 05:50 Biodiversity richness 23:35 Learning Paths 30:36 Group […]