Innovation Nation

JOIN THE REVOLUTION!

A new day is dawning

RECYCLING (Re-use, Reduce waste, support 

Recycling programs.)

     RECLAMATION of still-viable materials,

unused goods & buildings.

REDUCTION of spending, consumerism, 

clutter, possessions.

RETHINKING living space, dwellings, 

politics, lifestyle, beliefs,

communities, societal resources.

RE-PURPOSING, REFURBISHING, 

RENOVATION: Make use of what we 

already have on hand; Find new uses.

REPLENISHING ourselves and others, 

our environment, and the animals we

share the planet with. Protect, preserve,

repair.

RESOURCEFULNESS: Efficient, self-

sustaining, networking, shared resources.

REDUCTION in spending, eating, 

consumption, escapism, stress,

time spent on electronic devices.

RETURN to active lifestyles, connected 

communities, looking out for one 

another, simplicity.

RENEWABLE energy and smarter usage 

of resources; wind and solar power, 

saving rain water, better landscaping, 

conserving energy, better energy sources.

RELEASE from all the division we have 

been fed, release from fear and worry 

and prejudice.

REALIZING that we are all in this

together, and ALL our citizens

deserve respect, care, and protection.

(Ending homelessness, police violence,

sexual assault, poverty, child abuse,

vet and elder neglect, & much more.)

The Time is Now.

Join the REVOLUTION as all these

movements converge as One:

REBUILDING the System.

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Housing

A huge, growing trend in the last decade has been the 'tiny 

home movement,' which arose due to a number of factors.

Affordable housing continues to dwindle, even as wages remain

stagnant. This has led to an epidemic of homelessness in the U.S.

 (and around the world.) Lack of available housing led many

to seek alternatives to traditional (or standardized) ideas 

about dwelling spaces. But it's more than just price reduction.

Americans are increasingly becoming disinterested in the

trap of consumerism, and seek to simplify their lives by 

reducing the number of their possessions. Having a much

smaller space in which to store 'Things' makes that goal

infinitely easier to achieve.

Out of necessity, folks without the means to jump into a full-scale

tiny-home had been finding themselves living in metal buildings,

sales of which had gone up as more and more were becoming

emboldened to take to that lifestyle. Needless to say, in our 

prestige-obsessed society, living in metal buildings was not as 

warmly-received by the media or the general public as folks

living in adorable, custom-built, trend-following homes.

There was definitely a stigma attached to people who were

'living in their shed/garage.' Baby steps.

As people become more comfortable with bucking the

traditional, limited way of approaching life, not only does

a particular trend gain steam but it also opens the doors to

other progressive ideas. We are--and will be--seeing all kinds

of innovation in our housing realities. It all starts with 

opening our minds to new housing concepts.

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A New Frontier

Americans find themselves on the precipice of an entirely new

way of life nowadays, as our society and culture continue to

undergo significant transformation .

This blog won't be about politics. It won't get into the blistering

debates and division that we have seen escalating in this land for

the past several years--A division which ardently threatens to

worsen considerably before being resolved.

Many of us from my generation (I was born in 1969) never thought

life would undergo such a drastic transformation in our lifetime.

But here we are, with severe economic shifts, job market changes,

housing shortages, income inequality, and many other related problems

converging to make survival a different kind of beast than we've 

experienced.

Here is where I will promote Ideas, Inspiration, Innovations, and 

(hopefully) Insights into what we will need in order to get through

this vastly unrecognizable world. My hope is that those of you drawn 

here will have ideas to share as well, because together we can concoct

the best solutions to the issues we all are facing.

Jump on in!

-Robert Sayre,  3/13/18

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