Sociocracy was more of a nightmare than a dream in the project.
A Pattern Language?
To bad, I did not learn building using straw bales.
Even worse, I did not see any.
Worse still: The mayor of Boxtel did not see any straw bales.
Festivities on 19 September 2010 were canceled.
The mayor was unable to lay the foundation stone on 19 September 2010 on a straw bale wall.
To bad, there was not a single straw bale yet.
Progress was less than expected.
At the moment the construction process has come to a full stop.
Latest prediction: First straw bale expected in the May holidays 2011.
The host "De Kleine Aarde" closes down 31 December 2010.
In my mind these two messages are mutually exclusive.
What is the current status?
A Dutch radio station
tried to make a positive report.
It was hard as so few volunteers showed up to make convincible construction sounds.
Humor for insiders:
Vincent van Heijnsbergen, with all his international building expertise,
plays the role of a learner that needs assistance.
And well, he learned so much in this project!
Vincent plays his role well, gives all the answers that the subsidizing body needs to hear.
So, the illusion of progress was hard to create, even on radio.
A number of members of the board stepped down.
The chairman thought things were unworkable.
The treasurer does not want to be responsible for the account books for
subsidising SMOM.
Some Eco villagers still believe that all goes well.
I wish them sweet dreams.
Quiz for Eco villagers
I love quite a few Eco Villagers.
And some eco villagers are too naive for me.
Those two are not mutually exclusive.
For the ones I love and the naive ones, a free quiz.