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<p>What makes the <em>holotopia</em> particularly attractive is a paradox: | <p>What makes the <em>holotopia</em> particularly attractive is a paradox: | ||
| − | <blockquote>Comprehensive change can be easy – even when smaller and obviously necessary changes | + | <blockquote>Comprehensive change can be easy – even when smaller and obviously necessary changes may seem impossible.</blockquote> |
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<p>We explain this point here by a mockup logical argument. We may interpret the "H" as "H ⇒ H", which is a tautology. But when written as "Holoscope ⇒ Holotopia", it becomes an intuitively obvious theorem – which our [[prototype|<em>prototype</em>]] undertakes to <em>federate</em>: When we liberate ourselves from our conventional or <em>socialized</em> ways of looking at the world, and begin to use a <em>knowledge federation</em> which allows us to see it holistically, then a wonderful new world, a <em>whole</em> world, becomes manifest and practically realizable. </p> | <p>We explain this point here by a mockup logical argument. We may interpret the "H" as "H ⇒ H", which is a tautology. But when written as "Holoscope ⇒ Holotopia", it becomes an intuitively obvious theorem – which our [[prototype|<em>prototype</em>]] undertakes to <em>federate</em>: When we liberate ourselves from our conventional or <em>socialized</em> ways of looking at the world, and begin to use a <em>knowledge federation</em> which allows us to see it holistically, then a wonderful new world, a <em>whole</em> world, becomes manifest and practically realizable. </p> | ||
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| − | <div class="col-md-3">[[File:Holotopia_summary.jpeg]]<br><small><center> | + | <div class="col-md-3">[[File:Holotopia_summary.jpeg]]<br><small><center>Knowledge federation makes the holotopia manifest.</center></small></div> |
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<div class="col-md-6"><p>We use the [[invisible elephant|<em>elephant</em>]] as a metaphor for the emerging new social order. The point (* to be elaborated *) is that the [[giant|<em>giants</em>]] have been pointing to different parts of the large and invisible thing. But – since they used the idioms of their own professions, and since we didn't have any way to put their insights together – we heard them talking about "the rope", "the fan" and "the tree trunk", and hence ignoring them. By making the <em>holotopia</em> manifest, we at <em>both</em> create a wonderful vision for the future, <em>and</em> provide a way in which the best ideas of our best minds can be understood, put together, and given a way to impact our reality.</p> | <div class="col-md-6"><p>We use the [[invisible elephant|<em>elephant</em>]] as a metaphor for the emerging new social order. The point (* to be elaborated *) is that the [[giant|<em>giants</em>]] have been pointing to different parts of the large and invisible thing. But – since they used the idioms of their own professions, and since we didn't have any way to put their insights together – we heard them talking about "the rope", "the fan" and "the tree trunk", and hence ignoring them. By making the <em>holotopia</em> manifest, we at <em>both</em> create a wonderful vision for the future, <em>and</em> provide a way in which the best ideas of our best minds can be understood, put together, and given a way to impact our reality.</p> | ||
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<div class="col-md-3"><h4>Holotopia's icon</h4></div> | <div class="col-md-3"><h4>Holotopia's icon</h4></div> | ||
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| − | To emphasize that the <em>holotopia</em> is | + | To emphasize that the <em>holotopia</em> is evidence-based, that we are only <em>federating</em> knowledge, we show how each of our main insights, including the overall insight that <em>holotopia</em> stands for, results by <em>federating</em> a claim of a visionary 20th century thinker or [[giant|<em>giant</em>]]. We consider the <em>giant</em> that corresponds to an insight to be the <em>icon</em> for that insight. The <em>icon</em> for </em>holotopia</em> is Aurelio Peccei.</p> |
<p>Based on a decade of The Club of Rome's research into the future prospects of mankind, Peccei was led to conclude | <p>Based on a decade of The Club of Rome's research into the future prospects of mankind, Peccei was led to conclude | ||
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Revision as of 13:59, 5 February 2020
Contents
Holotopia
Holotopia vision and mission
As part of our initiative to foster knowledge federation as an academic field and a real-life praxis, we are developing the Holotopia prototype.
As a vision of a societal new order of things, holotopia is practically realizable and yet more auspicious than the common utopias. It is realizable because we already own the knowledge needed to make it possible. It is more auspicious because the authors of common utopias either lacked the knowledge of what is possible, or conceived their visions before the possibilities we have today existed.
The mission of the Holotopia prototype is to share the holotopia vision and to facilitate its realization.
What makes the holotopia particularly attractive is a paradox:
Comprehensive change can be easy – even when smaller and obviously necessary changes may seem impossible.
Holotopia summary
In the spirit of knowledge federation, we offer holotopia as "the point of it all" – or technically as the circle in the information holon in which the knowledge federation prototype is the square.
We explain this point here by a mockup logical argument. We may interpret the "H" as "H ⇒ H", which is a tautology. But when written as "Holoscope ⇒ Holotopia", it becomes an intuitively obvious theorem – which our prototype undertakes to federate: When we liberate ourselves from our conventional or socialized ways of looking at the world, and begin to use a knowledge federation which allows us to see it holistically, then a wonderful new world, a whole world, becomes manifest and practically realizable.
Holotopia ideogram
We use the elephant as a metaphor for the emerging new social order. The point (* to be elaborated *) is that the giants have been pointing to different parts of the large and invisible thing. But – since they used the idioms of their own professions, and since we didn't have any way to put their insights together – we heard them talking about "the rope", "the fan" and "the tree trunk", and hence ignoring them. By making the holotopia manifest, we at both create a wonderful vision for the future, and provide a way in which the best ideas of our best minds can be understood, put together, and given a way to impact our reality.
Holotopia's icon
To emphasize that the holotopia is evidence-based, that we are only federating knowledge, we show how each of our main insights, including the overall insight that holotopia stands for, results by federating a claim of a visionary 20th century thinker or giant. We consider the giant that corresponds to an insight to be the icon for that insight. The icon for </em>holotopia</em> is Aurelio Peccei.
Based on a decade of The Club of Rome's research into the future prospects of mankind, Peccei was led to conclude
It is absolutely necessary to find a way to change course.
There is a natural way to change course – by providing suitable 'headlights'.
See
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