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Kate reflects on joining Kalu Yala, citing that the Naked Development Forum sealed the deal: she learned not only are the ideals of Kalu Yala her shared ideals, but the people behind it are people with whom she wants to learn, share ideas, and help plan a community. Read More
Sarah discusses her experience of community at the Naked Development Forum and asserts that the communication won't stop at Serenbe, it can continue on through social media and other outlets. Read More
Jesse Levin gives his thoughts on Kalu Yala and his positive feelings towards Kalu Yala's "Naked Development". What is different about the Kalu Yala project is the design process, which the team members have coined as “Naked Development.” The idea in its essence is to undertake the designing of a village through a completely transparent and open forum that enables every interested individual with the opportunity to provide input and feedback in regards to the direction of the project. Read More
Betsy is home in New Orleans daydreaming about her upcoming intern summer in Panama. Read More
Guest Journalist Marcie Opraseuth gives her final thoughts on the future of Kalu Yala based on our Naked Development Forum held at Serenbe. Needless to say, through Naked Development, she thinks our future looks bright! Read More
Michael Shuman talks of how the economy used to be made of goods, and now it consists mostly of services and why it's time for us to start investing in the economy around us, by investing in small local businesses. Read More
At the Naked Development Forum, Jimmy hosted a session on smart investing, economics, real estate and most importantly, sustainability. Read More
Creating a digital Kalu Yala community through social media will expand and generate outlets to find people who want to work on the project. The Internet is a perfect place to come together with like-minded people and attain what you want. A recent feat of this is Betty White getting on Saturday Night Live. However, Read More
Kate reflects on joining Kalu Yala, citing that the Naked Development Forum sealed the deal: she learned not only are the ideals of Kalu Yala her shared ideals, but the people behind it are people with whom she wants to learn, share ideas, and help plan a community. Read More
Sarah discusses her experience of community at the Naked Development Forum and asserts that the communication won't stop at Serenbe, it can continue on through social media and other outlets. Read More
We caught PJ Yesawich Jr in one of the Gardens at Serenbe and asked him a few questions about digital media at the Naked Development Forum. He explains how the Kalu Yala team is blending traditional and new media with the Naked Development forum to engage them in a collaborative, peer reviewed discussion to help build Kalu Yala in Panama. Read More
Jesse Levin gives his thoughts on Kalu Yala and his positive feelings towards Kalu Yala's "Naked Development". What is different about the Kalu Yala project is the design process, which the team members have coined as “Naked Development.” The idea in its essence is to undertake the designing of a village through a completely transparent and open forum that enables every interested individual with the opportunity to provide input and feedback in regards to the direction of the project. Read More
Ed Everett asks the question "Why have we lost community?"
Common responses including jobs, time, money, and 2-career families don't cover all the bases.
Ed proclaims that suburbanization, community, sprawl, generational change, and the privatization of leisure time causes it. He elaborates how we, as a community, used to have leisure time where we listened and did more activities socially, but these days those activities are fading while modern technology and new social trends have caused anti-socialization. The traditions are not being passed down to future generations. Read More
Betsy is home in New Orleans daydreaming about her upcoming intern summer in Panama. Read More
Guest Journalist Marcie Opraseuth gives her final thoughts on the future of Kalu Yala based on our Naked Development Forum held at Serenbe. Needless to say, through Naked Development, she thinks our future looks bright! Read More
Michael Shuman talks of how the economy used to be made of goods, and now it consists mostly of services and why it's time for us to start investing in the economy around us, by investing in small local businesses. Read More
At the Naked Development Forum, Jimmy hosted a session on smart investing, economics, real estate and most importantly, sustainability. Read More
PJ Yesawich leads a group conversation on strengths and weaknesses within a digital community. Here are some thoughts…
Creating a digital Kalu Yala community through social media will expand and generate outlets to find people who want to work on the project. The Internet is a perfect place to come together with like-minded people and attain what you want. A recent feat of this is Betty White getting on Saturday Night Live. However, Read More
Creating a digital Kalu Yala community through social media will expand and generate outlets to find people who want to work on the project. The Internet is a perfect place to come together with like-minded people and attain what you want. A recent feat of this is Betty White getting on Saturday Night Live. However, Read More
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