#24 Long Now: 10,000 Year Time Horizons for City Building with Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz

11/10/22 • 35 min

Planning for the future is large part of our lives whether it’s deciding to get a college degree or investing money for retirement. But how should humanity think about planning for the really long term— for the next 10,000 years of civilization? These are the questions Long Now aims to explore. On this episode of Campfire, Jackson sits down with Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz, the Director of Strategy of Long Now (@longnow). They talk about the Foundation’s mission, the qualities of a city that perseveres through time, and Long Now’s Organizational Continuity and Long Bets projects.

Topics Covered:

The Long Now Foundation’s Mission and Nicholas’ Work — (2:02)
How to Advocate for Future Generations — (7:50)
How Long Now Chooses Projects to Focus on — (11:46)
Cities That Have Stood the Test of Time — (16:00)
Cabin’s Network as a City— (20:15)
Peter Calthorpe’s 7 Principles for Building Better Cities — (23:45)
Long Now’s Organizational Continuity Project — (27:45)
Long Now’s Long Bets Project — (31:17)

Campfire is brought to you by Cabin - a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:

Website (cabin.city)

Twitter

Discord

Read more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter

Episode Links:

Long Bets’ Website

Long Now’s Website

The Interval Bar’s Website

Long Now and Nicholas on Twitter

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Videos and Clips by @McdonnellCallum

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @Alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

Topics Covered:

The Long Now Foundation’s Mission and Nicholas’ Work — (2:02)
How to Advocate for Future Generations — (7:50)
How Long Now Chooses Projects to Focus on — (11:46)
Cities That Have Stood the Test of Time — (16:00)
Cabin’s Network as a City— (20:15)
Peter Calthorpe’s 7 Principles for Building Better Cities — (23:45)
Long Now’s Organizational Continuity Project — (27:45)
Long Now’s Long Bets Project — (31:17)

Campfire is brought to you by Cabin - a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:

Website (cabin.city)

Twitter

Discord

Read more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter

Episode Links:

Long Bets’ Website

Long Now’s Website

The Interval Bar’s Website

Long Now and Nicholas on Twitter

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Videos and Clips by @McdonnellCallum

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @Alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

Previous Episode

#23 Build Cities: A Protocol for Network States with Angelo Alessio

As groups design and construct their own Network States and cities, they require infrastructure to make their plans become reality. Build Cities aims to make that process simple by providing finance and governance tools. On this episode of Campfire, Jackson chats with Angelo Alessio, Founder and Protocol Architect of Build Cities to talk about his career path, Network States, what Build Cities is, and why their work is important.

Topics Covered:

Introduction to Build Cities — (1:25)
Angelo’s Career Path — (2:25)
Introduction to the Network State— (6:36)
Build Protocol and Its Market — (9:54)
Tools for Network States — (14:00)
Build’s Roadmap — (15:59)
Future of Passports — (17:32)
Phase 2 of Build’s Roadmap — (19:57)
City Processes Moving On-Chain — (28:00)
The Sovereignty of Network States — (32:17)

Campfire is brought to you by Cabin - a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:

Website (cabin.city)

Twitter

Discord

Read more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter

Episode Links:

Build Cities’ Website

Build Cities on Twitter

Angelo on LinkedIn

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Videos and Clips by @McdonnellCallum

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @Alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

Next Episode

#25 Co-Creation Castle: The Untold Story of COVID Coliving

On this week’s episode of Campfire, Jackson is joined by the four founders of the Co-Creation Castle, Michael Wedd, Micky Wolf, Shadman Uddin (@ShadmanMUddin), and Amy Jo (Josie) Weaver (@amyjo_weaver). The CCC in San Diego was an experimental co-living cohort designed for those who wanted to build, co-create, and live vulnerably with other passionate people.

After starving for social interaction for a year, four Venture for America alums decided to host an experimental in person gathering of creatives and entrepreneurs in San Diego. They devised coronavirus protocols, organized teams to manage household tasks, and worked together to create art. Over the course of 5 weeks the Co-Creation Castle cohort members managed to start companies and forge life-long friendships. Tune in to hear how they managed the logistics, built community during a time devoid of it, and created a space for vulnerability and co-creation to thrive.

Venture For America Training Camp — (3:03)
CCC San Diego — (7:10)
The CCC house — (10:32)
Coronavirus Logistics with CCC — (13:10)
Staying Sane through Quarantine with Content Creation — (17:00)
The Power of Co-Creating – (22:00)
The Successes of CCC — (33:51)
CCC Round 2 in Pennsylvania — (34:23)
Dinners at CCC San Diego — (36:24)
Creativity and Freestyle Sessions — (39:30)
Life after CCC San Diego — (41:50)
Including Multiple Voices and Ensuring Equity — (43:37)

Campfire is brought to you by Cabin— a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:

Website (cabin.city)

Twitter

Discord

Read more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Videos and Clips by @McdonnellCallum

Produced + Distributed by @PhilippeIze

Learn more about the future of the Co-Creation C_______: https://bit.ly/ccc-social-fabric