Imagine young learners, employers, and community members collaborating around design challenges and competitions. Think hackathons, sprints, scrums to solve problems and opportunities in workplaces and communities.
Imagine this kind of collaborative creativity can happen in person at Thrive Towns AND ALSO REAL-TIME VIRTUALLY - in the Thrive World VR metaverse - with anyone, anywhere, anytime. You've probably heard of THINK TANKS - groups of smart people trying to solve tough problems - and SHARK TANKS - competition of entreneurs proposing innovative solutions to community needs? |
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Phase 2:
THRIVE TOWNS & WORLD ECOSYSTEM
learning from Thrive LABs to DESIGN & BUILD community THRIVE TOWNS IN A Network
In Spring 2023, we moved the Thrive Lab Tahoe facility furnishings and equipment to Thrive Lab at The Generator Community Makerspace - which is the first anchor tenant for the emerging "Oddie District" - an innovation and art community center for Sparks.
In the future, we are eager to work with the Incline Village community to facilitate design of a Thrive Town that could integrate and serve multiple community needs:
In the future, we are eager to work with the Incline Village community to facilitate design of a Thrive Town that could integrate and serve multiple community needs:
- UNR absorbed the former Sierra Nevada College campus in July 2022 - becoming "UNR at Tahoe" campus. Leadership has been exploring how the campus will best be utilized by students and faculty going forward and how can integrate with the community. We are collaborating with local leaders on a vision for a combined performing arts and innovation center that can incorporate a Thrive Town Tahoe facility.
- WCSD proposal to close Incline Middle School in 2025 due to declining enrollment, under-utilized facility, high costs to modernize and pay for comprehensive staffing and leadership - including higher cost of living in the area. IMS building is district owned but it leases land for surrounding fields that are community-owned (IVGID). Strategies are boing considered to move 6th graders to the elementary school and 7th and 8th graders to the high school. However, there is much disagreement about this both in terms of limited capacity of the HS and undesirability of middle and high school age youth to be co-resident.
- IHS has received private foundation funding (DCDF) to rebuild one of their buildings but would not be available to middle or elementary age youth.
- A private foundation (DCDF) offered a $26M gift to build a Teen Center addition to the Recreation Center (to be operated by the Boys & Girls Club based in Kings Beach, CA). Gift has been withdrawn because one trustee veto (one of two who are being recalled).
- IV is a General Improvement District (IVGID) that is experiencing community upheaval; some Trustees have been subject to recall efforts due to causing departures of General Manager and Finance staff over fundamental disagreements on purpose, management, funding (e.g., public or private asset ownership, becoming an independent town/city, operate schools independently from county, etc).
THRIVE TOWNS DEVELOPMENT in NNV
We are now leveraging all the learning from Phase 1 Thrive Labs in Incline Village - both the stand-alone building on Southwood Blvd and the room and program within Incline Middle School - to design Thrive Town facilities and Thrive World virtual platform to enable access to youth across the region in the coming school year 2023-2024.
The vision is that Thrive Town facililites in Reno/Sparks and Incline Village/Tahoe can service as the Corporate Headquarters for research, demonstration, and development of the regional network ecosystem of sites in all communities across Northern Nevada.
Thrive Labs and Towns will be developed differently in each community - by the youth and members of that community - to meet their unique needs and to integrate with current programs and facilities.
Some Thrive Labs could be based at a public library - such as Carson City and Fallon are considering.
Others may be annexes or extensions of existing Discovery Centers, Boys and Girls Clubs, middle and high schools, community colleges, university, and/or community recreation centers.
What will be the shared elements across all locations?
The vision is that Thrive Town facililites in Reno/Sparks and Incline Village/Tahoe can service as the Corporate Headquarters for research, demonstration, and development of the regional network ecosystem of sites in all communities across Northern Nevada.
Thrive Labs and Towns will be developed differently in each community - by the youth and members of that community - to meet their unique needs and to integrate with current programs and facilities.
Some Thrive Labs could be based at a public library - such as Carson City and Fallon are considering.
Others may be annexes or extensions of existing Discovery Centers, Boys and Girls Clubs, middle and high schools, community colleges, university, and/or community recreation centers.
What will be the shared elements across all locations?
- Personal & Professional Career Studios with equipment and coaches to support teenagers (initially) engaging in personal and career exploration and development projects including;
- Self-Preneur (SP) Game of Life Mastery; a self-discovery playbook and development adventure - like a "hero's journey" - with a cohort of peers that includes Ikigai self-reflections, challenge activities, real-world projects, and building personalized plans and THrive Portfolio wiht SP Mastery Level self-assessment, demonstrations, and validations by self-selected team of coaches.
- Use of state-of-the-art equipment with expert coaches provided by community members and employers - through sponsorships, membership fees, grants, and donations. Youth can sign-up to engage in the real-world project challenges that build in-demand skills, competencies, capacities, credentials, internships, apprenticeships, and access to high quality occupations and jobs.
- Students engage with mentors and industry-specific subject experts and college and career counselors to refine their interests and get a clear view of the opportunities that exist and the skill-sets necessary to pursue them. Learners develop personal and interpersonal skills and the capacity to learn and achieve their goals for academic growth, strong citizenship, and career success.
- THRIVE WORLD PORTAL is the platform that will enable all above learners and adults to coordinate their work, play, and development to thrive together through the Thrive Collaborative innovation network;
- Youth members creating and managing their personal learning plan, goals, and Capacity Portfolio (public record of job credentials, projects experiences, Self-Preneur mastery level, and occupation objectives), scheduling space use, engaging with coaches, and engaging in collaborative projects to discover, design, develop, and manifest their best life in service to community
- Youth members apply for jobs to operate the Thrive Lab, Town, and World and career project stations.
- Parent and Coach members apply for roles on project coach teams, Self-Preneur Coach Team, and Thrive Lab Advisory Team
Emerging VISION FOR THRIVE TOWN at ODDIE DISTRICT
The following is a preliminary design for future Thrive Town @ Oddie District - with 5 core Self-Preneur development playgrounds plus a sustainability makerspace and community garden playground where youth of all ages can team-up with their peers and coaches to explore their talents and interests - turning them into passion and purpose to contribute to their thriving community.
In otherwords, places to collaboratively develop personal, professional, and community thriving.
In otherwords, places to collaboratively develop personal, professional, and community thriving.
FLOORPLAN CONCEPT FOR ODDIE DISTRICT (draft 1)
Explore the preliminary design of Thrive Town at the emerging Oddie District community center for Sparks - using the 5D Planner software tool --->
The CORE SPACE consists of 5 PLAYGROUNDS for personal and professional exploration and development experiences, games, and real-world challenge projects. Think of it as an ESCAPE ROOM to THRIVE; where you start with your team in the central Integral Playground and solves challenges in each room before gaining access to the next in the spiral around the middle;
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Thrive Town - sustainability MAKER SPACE AND COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND
As Self-Preneurs develop through the five levels of Life Mastery, they will have opportunities to design collaborative projects in the other spaces within Thrive Town @ Oddie District
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imagine the future...
of METAVERSAL CREATIVITY IN THRIVE TOWN & WORLD
Small teams of youth and coaches can engage in fun design projects and challenges in person at Thrive Towns AND they will also engage virtually thorugh THRIVE WORLD VR and Web3 collaboration platform.
The virtual world allows for anytime, anywhere engagement with peer team members, coaches, experts, mentors, prospective employers, and even potential funders/investors for their innovative project ideas! All participants can work with the latest technologies and learning programs to gain immediately useable skills, knowledge, recognition, network building, and personal insight into what the best next learning challenge and experience should be for them. Thrive Labs and Towns are designed to bring STATE OF THE ART learning experiences to ALL YOUNG PEOPLE - who were all born curious and experiential learners from day one. Thrive Towns and World Portal finally UNLEASH everyone's inate human curiosity to explore their world, investigate real-world challenges and solve real-world needs. These explorations will naturally lead to clarity about inherent unique aptitudes, talents, and interests - and how they can serve their community in enjoyable, productive ways - which are the best match for them. When everyone is in their optimal FLOW ZONE of deeply engaging and enjoyable creative activities that do good in the world, then we can finally realize the dream; UNIVERSAL THRIVING! When young people have the opportunity to participate in create design challenges in a field of interest to them, they become self-aware and self-directed to desire their optimal learning and Life Thrive Plan. This plan may include:
THRIVE WORL PORTAL EXEC SUMMARYSee the 1 page summary business plan and opportunity for investors to see a 5X return in 5 years plus signiticant SOCIAL INNOVATION impact to all the youth, coaches, employers, schools districts, universities and cities that participate in the ecosystem.
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ADVENTURES IN THRIVE TOWN & WORLD!Check-out above 3 minute video trailer for ADVENTURES IN THRIVE TOWN WORLD - with Coach Mari and some Self-Preneurs showing you what fun you could have at Thrive Towns!
UNITY FOR HUMANITY APPLICATION!The above slide deck supports the UNITY FOR HUMANITY grant application that we submitted on Janaury 5, 2024. The project is developing the Self-Preneur Game of Life Mastery and Thrive World Portal with the Unity game design platform.
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the magic of INNOVATION & networkingAs each community designs and creates their unique Thrive Labs or Town, they can be CONNECTED through the THRIVE WORLD PORTAL.
This is where the magic happens! The open collaboration and sharing of research, new knowledge, technologies, real projects, people, and programs unleashes an exciting CO-CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM among teams of youth, parents, teachers, school and system leaders, community organizations, and employers. With the Thrive World Portal for Self-Preneurs fully developed, each individual will be empowered to find the fellow students, coaches, and resources they need to pursue their interests and curiosities. As they become increasingly self-directed in driving their own learning, parents, teachers, and employers can focus on enriching and accelerating their learning - to deeper challenges and more creative experiences - regardless of where they are located. |
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Mary Alber, Founding Director
mary.alber@eic-nv.org 775.224.3736 Priya Ahlawat, Co-Founder priya.ahlawat@eic-nv.org 774 Mays Blvd Ste #10-453, Incline Village, NV 89451 |
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